BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over EFSC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
EFSC
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
EFSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
EFSC's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like EFSC.
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 EFSC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EFSC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.2x | $40.64 | -35% |
| Fair | 11x | $54.51 | -13% |
| Forward | 11x | $62.38 | — |
| Expensive | 13x | $63.92 | +2.5% |
| Current | 13x | $62.38 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EFSC's PE is in its expensive range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
EFSC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EFSC, with profitability improving.
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 has the edge over EFSC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EFSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.92 | +19% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.98 | -2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.03 | -4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.30 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.31 | +9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.13 | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.26 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.09 | +9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.83 | -4.7% |
EFSC earned $4.98 per share over the past year, down 2.9% 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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $30B last quarter, up 6.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 EFSC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EFSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $187.8M | -9.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $182.2M | +5.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $185.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $193.6M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $206.9M | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.4M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $166M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $167M | +0.5% |
EFSC's revenue is growing: $188M last quarter, down 9.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | -14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | -8.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | -2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 36% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 43% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 37% | +3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | +2.9 points |
EFSC's operating margin was 29% last quarter, down 14 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.
EFSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $71.1M | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $67M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $57.5M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $39.8M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.1M | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $59M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.1M | -33% |
EFSC's free cash flow was $235M over the past year, up 23% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like EFSC.
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 EFSC 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.
EFSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -337K shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -974K shares |
| 3 years | -3.1% | -1.2M shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -588K shares |
| Available history | +39% | +10.2M shares |
EFSC has 36M diluted shares, down 2.6% from a year ago, with $88M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34M |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $27.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.5M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $14,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.3M |
EFSC spent $88M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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.
EFSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
EFSC 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).
EFSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.9 | Neutral |
EFSC's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (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 has the edge over EFSC on valuation relative to its sector.
EFSC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | EFSC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 3.8% below |
| PE % | 78 | 63 | 15 pts above |
EFSC is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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.
EFSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $60.9 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $63.4 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.1 | 3.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $57.8 | 7.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $51.1 | 22% above |
EFSC 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.
EFSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.1 | $35.2 | -27% |
| 2021 | $35.2 | $46.5 | +32% |
| 2022 | $46.5 | $49.1 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | $49.1 | $44.7 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | $44.7 | $56.3 | +26% |
| 2025 | $56.3 | $55.5 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.5 | $62.4 | +12% |
EFSC has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.