BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 5 points to 35% and revenue grew 15%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 13x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score FCF yet.
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.
FCF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FCF'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 FCF.
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's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
FCF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.2x | $15.62 | -25% |
| Fair | 11x | $18.96 | -9.4% |
| Forward | 11x | $20.92 | — |
| Current | 12x | $20.92 | — |
| Expensive | 13x | $22.07 | +5.5% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FCF has the edge over BAC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
FCF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FCF, 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 FCF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FCF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.99 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.70 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.64 | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.52 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.47 | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | -6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.30 | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.34 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.39 | -9.7% |
FCF earned $1.70 per share over the past year, up 23% 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 FCF on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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's operating margin was 30% last quarter, down 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FCF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $143M | +5.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $139.4M | +6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $133.6M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $137.9M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $136M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $131M | +9% |
| Q1 2025 | $118M | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $120.4M | +0.3% |
FCF's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $143M last quarter, up 5.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 35% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 38% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | -5.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | -10 points |
FCF has the edge over BAC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
FCF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16M | -68% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | -88% |
| Q1 2026 | $86.8M | +55% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.5M | -7.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.4M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.9M | +41% |
| Q3 2024 | $53.6M | +163% |
| Q2 2024 | $22.7M | -52% |
FCF's free cash flow was $156M over the past year, down 4.1% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FCF.
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 FCF 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.
FCF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.5% | -1.5M shares |
| 1 year | -4.5% | -4.7M shares |
| 3 years | -2.3% | -2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +4.4% | +4.2M shares |
| Available history | +1.5% | +1.5M shares |
FCF has 100M diluted shares, down 4.5% from a year ago, with $148M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $24.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $22.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $508,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.1M |
FCF spent $148M buying back its own shares over the past year, about seven 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.
FCF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
FCF 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).
FCF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.0 | Neutral |
FCF's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (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 FCF on valuation relative to its sector.
FCF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FCF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 5.5% below |
| PE % | 70 | 63 | 7 pts above |
FCF is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
FCF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.7 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $20.9 | 0.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.2 | 8.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.7 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.0 | 30% above |
FCF 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.
FCF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.5 | $10.7 | -26% |
| 2021 | $10.7 | $15.9 | +49% |
| 2022 | $15.9 | $13.9 | -13% |
| 2023 | $13.9 | $15.4 | +11% |
| 2024 | $15.4 | $17.0 | +10% |
| 2025 | $17.0 | $17.1 | +0.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.1 | $20.9 | +22% |
FCF has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.