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.
VAI
Valor Energy Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VAI 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.
VAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VAI's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VAI.
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.
VAI PE Valuation
VAI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
VAI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VAI 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 has the edge over VAI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.23 | -$5.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.97 | +$1.53 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.16 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.78 | +$0.92 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.05 | +$1.15 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.50 | +$0.60 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.20 | +$1.50 |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.70 | +$1.30 |
VAI is still losing money, but far less than before: $8.23 per share over the past year, against $45.55 at its worst in late 2020.
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 VAI 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 VAI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $360.9K | -58% |
| Q1 2026 | $326.5K | -61% |
| Q4 2025 | $358.7K | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $936.3K | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $860.1K | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $844.3K | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $919.8K | -43% |
| Q3 2024 | $745.9K | -59% |
VAI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $360,889 last quarter, down 58% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -175% | -104 points |
| Q1 2026 | -224% | -14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -306% | -229 points |
| Q3 2025 | -81% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -71% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -210% | -86 points |
| Q4 2024 | -77% | -10 points |
| Q3 2024 | -83% | -12 points |
VAI's operating margin was −175% last quarter, down 104 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 VAI at up 89%.
VAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | -$48.1K | +$227.7K |
| Q4 2024 | $355.7K | +$474.5K |
| Q3 2024 | $175.6K | +$270.6K |
| Q2 2024 | $15.6K | +$190.4K |
| Q1 2024 | -$275.8K | -174% |
| Q4 2023 | -$118.8K | +$1.4M |
| Q3 2023 | -$95K | -$91.7K |
| Q2 2023 | -$174.8K | -134% |
VAI's free cash flow was −$460,400 over the past year, against −$474,067 the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VAI.
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 VAI 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.
VAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +43% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +385% | +4.1M shares |
| 3 years | +610% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +1065% | +4.7M shares |
| Available history | +1709% | +4.8M shares |
VAI has 5M diluted shares, up 385% from a year ago.
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.
VAI 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).
VAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
VAI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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.
VAI PE vs Financial Services Sector
VAI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
VAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.28 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.89 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.51 | 47% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.62 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.64 | 61% below |
VAI 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.
VAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $64.0 | $104.0 | +63% |
| 2021 | $104.0 | $41.5 | -60% |
| 2022 | $41.5 | $9.20 | -78% |
| 2023 | $9.20 | $4.10 | -55% |
| 2024 | $4.10 | $9.80 | +139% |
| 2025 | $9.80 | $1.10 | -89% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.10 | $2.22 | +102% |
VAI has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.