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.
NPFD
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund
There isn't enough reported data to score NPFD 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.
NPFD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
There isn't enough reported data to rate NPFD's fundamentals.
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.
NPFD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7x | N/A | N/A |
| Fair | 9.2x | N/A | N/A |
| Current | 73x | $16.73 | — |
| Expensive | 80x | N/A | N/A |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NPFD's PE is 73x, 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 |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
NPFD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NPFD 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.
NPFD Earnings Per Share
NPFD and BAC do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
NPFD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $24.4M | +6.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.7M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.9M | +12% |
NPFD has the edge over BAC in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 83% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 83% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 81% | N/A |
| Q3 2024 | 81% | N/A |
| Q1 2024 | 81% | N/A |
NPFD's operating margin was 83% last quarter, up 2.3 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.
NPFD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $23.9M | +$23.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $54.6M | +1279% |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | -100% |
NPFD and BAC do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 NPFD 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.
NPFD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
NPFD has 24M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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.
NPFD 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).
NPFD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.1 | Oversold |
NPFD's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
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 NPFD on valuation relative to its sector.
NPFD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NPFD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 73x | 13x | 459% above |
| PE % | 69 | 63 | 6 pts above |
NPFD is trading at 73x earnings, a 459% premium to 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 the edge over NPFD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NPFD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $18.0 | 6.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.6 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $18.0 | 7% below |
NPFD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 7% 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 NPFD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NPFD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25.0 | $25.2 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | $25.2 | $17.5 | -30% |
| 2023 | $17.5 | $16.3 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | $16.3 | $18.4 | +13% |
| 2025 | $18.4 | $19.2 | +4% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.2 | $16.7 | -13% |
NPFD has finished higher in three of the last five years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.