BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has a slight edge over RF overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RF
Regions Financial Corporation
RF'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.
RF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RF'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 RF.
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 RF in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $20.63 | -28% |
| Forward | 10x | $28.51 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $27.95 | -2% |
| Current | 11x | $28.51 | — |
| Expensive | 13x | $33.96 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RF's PE is in its fair range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over RF on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
RF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect RF'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 RF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.80 | +9.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.56 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.46 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.41 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.30 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.26 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.14 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.07 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.93 | -8.5% |
RF earned $2.56 per share over the past year, up 13% 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 RF 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.
RF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9B | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +0.2% |
RF's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $2B last quarter, up 3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | +2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 38% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 37% | +3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | +8.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | +10 points |
RF 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 has the edge over RF on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15M | -102% |
| Q2 2026 | $369M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $867M | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | -$319M | -$99M |
| Q3 2025 | $861M | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $573M | +256% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +169% |
| Q4 2024 | -$220M | -126% |
RF's free cash flow was $902M over the past year, down 60% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RF.
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 RF 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.
RF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -4.3% | -38M shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -84M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -106M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -143M shares |
RF has 856M diluted shares, down 4.3% from a year ago, with $985M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $95M |
| Q2 2026 | $59M |
| Q1 2026 | $401M |
| Q4 2025 | $430M |
| Q3 2025 | $251M |
| Q2 2025 | $144M |
| Q1 2025 | $242M |
| Q4 2024 | $58M |
RF spent $985M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 42% from 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.
RF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
RF 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).
RF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.2 | Neutral |
RF's weekly RSI is 49 (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.
RF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 14% below |
| PE % | 54 | 63 | 9 pts below |
RF 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.
RF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.9 | 2.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $29.6 | 3.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $28.5 | 0% below |
| 100 week MA | $26.1 | 9.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.0 | 24% above |
RF 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.
RF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.2 | $16.0 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | $16.0 | $21.5 | +35% |
| 2022 | $21.5 | $21.2 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | $21.2 | $19.4 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | $19.4 | $23.7 | +22% |
| 2025 | $23.7 | $27.8 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.8 | $28.5 | +2.6% |
RF has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.