BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has a slight edge over SAN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SAN
Banco Santander, S.A.
SAN'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.
SAN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SAN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SAN.
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 SAN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SAN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.8x | $6.79 | -44% |
| Fair | 6.9x | $8.02 | -34% |
| Expensive | 11x | $12.46 | +2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $12.13 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SAN's PE is 11x, 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.
SAN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SAN, 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 SAN on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
SAN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.16 | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.14 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.96 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.91 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.92 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.90 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.86 | +18% |
SAN's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.16 over the past year, up 27% from the year before, and higher year over year for 22 quarters in a row.
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 SAN 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 has the edge over SAN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SAN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.4B | +170% |
| Q2 2026 | $37.2B | +134% |
| Q1 2026 | $33B | -6% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.6B | -5.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.4B | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.9B | -7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.1B | -6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.6B | +9.8% |
SAN's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $36.4B last quarter, up 170% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | -18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | -16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +1.9 points |
SAN's operating margin was 15% last quarter, down 18 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 has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 119% versus its history, compared with SAN at down 186%.
SAN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$21.9B | +$416.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11.1B | -186% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.6B | +$38.8B |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.3B | +$32.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $23B | +370% |
| Q3 2024 | $12.9B | +101% |
| Q2 2024 | -$17.1B | -1043% |
SAN's free cash flow was −$11.3B over the past year, against −$3.6B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAN.
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 SAN 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.
SAN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +15% | +2.2B shares |
| 1 year | +6.2% | +990M shares |
| 3 years | +6.1% | +977M shares |
| 5 years | -9.7% | -1.8B shares |
| Available history | -6.8% | -1.2B shares |
SAN has 16.9B diluted shares, up 6.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $3.4B |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $560.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $954.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B |
| Q3 2024 | $658.8M |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B |
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 has the edge over SAN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SAN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 13.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 14.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 11.9x | High |
SAN's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAN.
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).
SAN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.4 | Oversold |
SAN's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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 is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
SAN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SAN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 19% below |
| PE % | 81 | 63 | 18 pts above |
SAN 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.
SAN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 5.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.7 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.7 | 4.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.25 | 67% above |
SAN 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.
SAN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.96 | $3.19 | -19% |
| 2021 | $3.19 | $3.26 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | $3.26 | $2.94 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | $2.94 | $4.14 | +41% |
| 2024 | $4.14 | $4.49 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $4.49 | $11.8 | +163% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.8 | $12.1 | +2.7% |
SAN has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.