BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over FG overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
FG
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
FG offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
FG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FG's profitability is currently strong, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FG.
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.
FG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 3.1x | $23.62 | — |
| Forward | 5.7x | $23.62 | — |
| Cheap | 7.2x | $54.82 | +132% |
| Fair | 8.7x | $66.51 | +182% |
| Expensive | 17x | $128 | +442% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FG 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 |
BAC has the edge over FG on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and revenue expectations.
FG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect FG's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 FG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.15 | -46% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.61 | +121% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.98 | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.86 | +1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.88 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.44 | +$3.49 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.51 | +1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.80 | +93% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.88 | +$5.35 |
FG earned $7.61 per share over the past year, up 121% 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 FG 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's operating margin was 30% last quarter, down 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -33% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +4.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $908M | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | -3.3% |
FG's revenue has held roughly level: $1.1B last quarter, down 33% 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 has the edge over FG on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $982M | +4.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | -8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $743M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $937M | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $956M | -38% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | -41% |
FG's free cash flow was $4.4B over the past year, down 9.4% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FG.
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 FG 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.
FG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +5M shares |
| 1 year | -2.9% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | +8% | +10M shares |
FG has 135M diluted shares, down 2.9% from a year ago, with $130M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $94M |
| Q1 2026 | $29M |
| Q4 2025 | $7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $6M |
FG spent $130M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten 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.
FG Net Leverage
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).
FG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.0 | Neutral |
FG's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (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.
FG PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.1x | 13x | 76% below |
| PE % | 5 | 55 | 50 pts below |
FG 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.
FG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $21.5 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.6 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $26.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $30.8 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $32.5 | 27% below |
FG has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 27% below its 200-week average.
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 the edge over FG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
FG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25.0 | $20.2 | -19% |
| 2023 | $20.2 | $46.0 | +127% |
| 2024 | $46.0 | $41.5 | -9.7% |
| 2025 | $41.5 | $32.1 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.1 | $23.6 | -26% |
FG has finished lower in three of the last four years. It's down 26% so far in 2026.