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.
NMR
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score NMR 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.
NMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NMR's profitability is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NMR.
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 NMR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NMR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.9x | $5.90 | -38% |
| Fair | 12x | $8.70 | -9% |
| Current | 13x | $9.56 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $13.82 | +45% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NMR's PE is 13x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over NMR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
NMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NMR's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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.
NMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $0.75 | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.76 | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.70 | +112% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.56 | +107% |
| Q1 2024 | $0.33 | +74% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.27 | +23% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.19 | -32% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.22 | +$0.23 |
NMR has the edge over BAC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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's operating margin was 30% last quarter, down 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $7.1B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | +13% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.9B | +31% |
| Q1 2024 | $5.3B | +18% |
| Q3 2023 | $4.5B | +16% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.5B | +3.9% |
| Q3 2022 | $3.9B | -8.2% |
NMR has the edge over BAC in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 21% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | +6.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 25% | +18 points |
| Q1 2024 | 21% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2023 | 15% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2023 | 18% | +26 points |
| Q3 2022 | 7.8% | -24 points |
NMR's operating margin was 21% last quarter, about level with 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.
NMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$12.7B | -$10.1B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.2B | +$8B |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.6B | -$1.6B |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.8B | -420% |
| Q1 2024 | -$968.3M | -$27.3M |
| Q3 2023 | $885.9M | +$5.4B |
| Q1 2023 | -$941M | +$6.6B |
| Q3 2022 | -$4.5B | -$2.8B |
NMR's free cash flow was −$12.9B over the past year, against −$5.5B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NMR.
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 7.2B diluted shares, down 5.3% from a year ago, with $25.6B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
NMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -9.6% | -325M shares |
| 1 year | -14% | -498M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -781M shares |
NMR has the edge over BAC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $260.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $376.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $50,144 |
| Q3 2024 | $369.8M |
| Q1 2024 | $257.1M |
| Q3 2023 | $125.4M |
| Q1 2023 | $9.5M |
| Q3 2022 | $145.5M |
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.
NMR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 21.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 16.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 18.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 19.0x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 26.8x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 28.2x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 31.5x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 32.4x | High |
NMR's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NMR.
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).
NMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.2 | Neutral |
NMR's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (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 NMR on valuation relative to its sector.
NMR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NMR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 1.5% below |
| PE % | 59 | 63 | 4 pts below |
NMR is trading at 13x 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.
NMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.49 | 0.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.75 | 1.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.94 | 6.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.73 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.28 | 52% above |
NMR 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.
NMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.12 | $5.22 | +2% |
| 2021 | $5.22 | $4.43 | -15% |
| 2022 | $4.43 | $3.68 | -17% |
| 2023 | $3.68 | $4.51 | +23% |
| 2024 | $4.51 | $5.86 | +30% |
| 2025 | $5.86 | $8.41 | +44% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.41 | $9.56 | +14% |
NMR has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.