BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over CFFI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CFFI
C&F Financial Corporation
CFFI trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
BAC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BAC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BAC.
CFFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CFFI's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CFFI.
BAC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.4x | $39.50 | -22% |
| Forward | 10x | $50.51 | — |
| Current | 12x | $50.51 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $53.81 | +6.5% |
| Expensive | 15x | $62.23 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BAC has the edge over CFFI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CFFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.3x | $58.98 | -44% |
| Fair | 7.3x | $68.48 | -35% |
| Expensive | 9.8x | $91.59 | -13% |
| Current | 11x | $106 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CFFI's PE is in its expensive range at 11x.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
CFFI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CFFI to show an outlook.
BAC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.92 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.19 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.34 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.02 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.81 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.66 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.41 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.35 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.21 | +4.2% |
BAC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.19 over the past year, up 14% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
CFFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.34 | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.97 | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.71 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.29 | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.06 | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.53 | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.66 | +9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.01 | -13% |
CFFI earned $9.34 per share over the past year, up 16% from the year before.
BAC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.6B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.5B | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.3B | +15% |
BAC has the edge over CFFI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | -3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | +14 points |
BAC has the edge over CFFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CFFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.2M | +6.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.9M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.3M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $36M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.4M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.6M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $32.1M | -0.9% |
CFFI's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $38M last quarter, up 6.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +3.4 points |
CFFI's operating margin was 27% last quarter, up 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BAC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$6.5B | -114% |
| Q2 2026 | $29B | +$38.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8B | +$44B |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.9B | -189% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.9B | +$84.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.1B | -150% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.2B | +$13.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $25.9B | -21% |
BAC's free cash flow was $41.4B over the past year, down 33% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
CFFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.3M | +$27.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.9M | -368% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M | -96% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.7M | +$24.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$5M | -529% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M | +618% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.1M | +112% |
CFFI has the edge over BAC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BAC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -72M shares |
| 1 year | -5.3% | -405M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -854M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -1.3B shares |
| Available history | -24% | -2.2B shares |
BAC has the edge over CFFI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6B |
| Q2 2026 | $6B |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5B |
BAC spent $25.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
CFFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -745 shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +13.4K shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -140K shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -299K shares |
| Available history | -5.8% | -199K shares |
CFFI has 3M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $367,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $614,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $507,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $10,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $426,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $969,000 |
CFFI spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 6.9% from the year before.
BAC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.0x | High |
BAC's net debt is about 6.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
CFFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
CFFI has the edge over BAC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BAC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.9 | Oversold |
BAC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
CFFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.7 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 77.1 | Neutral |
CFFI's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 77 (neutral).
BAC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BAC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 40 | 63 | 23 pts below |
BAC is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CFFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CFFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 93 | 63 | 30 pts above |
CFFI has the edge over BAC on valuation relative to its sector.
BAC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $52.1 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.8 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $54.7 | 7.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $50.5 | 0% below |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 19% above |
BAC has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
CFFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $102.9 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $93.2 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $81.8 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $75.3 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $65.4 | 62% above |
CFFI has the edge over BAC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BAC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.4 | $30.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $30.0 | $44.4 | +48% |
| 2022 | $44.4 | $32.5 | -27% |
| 2023 | $32.5 | $33.7 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $33.7 | $44.3 | +32% |
| 2025 | $44.3 | $56.2 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $56.2 | $50.5 | -10% |
BAC has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 10% so far in 2026.
CFFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $55.8 | $37.2 | -33% |
| 2021 | $37.2 | $52.1 | +40% |
| 2022 | $52.1 | $58.0 | +11% |
| 2023 | $58.0 | $68.2 | +18% |
| 2024 | $68.2 | $72.2 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $72.2 | $71.2 | -1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $71.2 | $105.8 | +49% |
CFFI has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.