BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has a slight edge over WTW overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
WTW
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
WTW offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
WTW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WTW's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WTW.
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 WTW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
WTW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $208 | -37% |
| Forward | 15x | $329 | — |
| Current | 20x | $329 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $368 | +12% |
| Expensive | 27x | $441 | +34% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WTW's PE is in its fair range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
WTW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WTW, 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 WTW on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WTW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $21.62 | +33% |
| Q3 2026 | $16.27 | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.14 | +976% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.03 | +$17.49 |
| Q4 2025 | $16.26 | +$17.22 |
| Q3 2025 | $21.05 | +$28.40 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.50 | -86% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.46 | -105% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.96 | -110% |
WTW's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $16.27 over the past year, against $32.78 in late 2021.
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 WTW 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 WTW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WTW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5B | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.5B | +9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +8.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | -3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3B | -0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | +4.2% |
WTW's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $2.5B last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +52 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +6.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +7.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +3 points |
WTW's operating margin was 17% last quarter, down 0.8 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.
WTW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $675M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $425M | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | -$65M | +$21M |
| Q4 2025 | $708M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $621M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $303M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | -$86M | -458% |
| Q4 2024 | $599M | +15% |
WTW has the edge over BAC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 WTW 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.
WTW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -4.1% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -11M shares |
| 5 years | -27% | -35M shares |
| Available history | -28% | -36M shares |
WTW has 94M diluted shares, down 4.1% from a year ago, with $1.3B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $220M |
| Q2 2026 | $450M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q4 2025 | $350M |
| Q3 2025 | $600M |
| Q2 2025 | $500M |
| Q1 2025 | $200M |
| Q4 2024 | $395M |
WTW spent $1.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 22% 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.
WTW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2x | Elevated |
WTW 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).
WTW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.5 | Neutral |
WTW's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (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 WTW on valuation relative to its sector.
WTW PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WTW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 13x | 55% above |
| PE % | 38 | 63 | 25 pts below |
WTW is trading at 20x earnings, a 55% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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.
WTW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $312.7 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $316.2 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $302.5 | 8.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $311.7 | 5.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $282.0 | 17% above |
WTW 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.
WTW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $201.8 | $211.8 | +5% |
| 2021 | $211.8 | $236.5 | +12% |
| 2022 | $236.5 | $244.4 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $244.4 | $241.2 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | $241.2 | $316.3 | +31% |
| 2025 | $316.3 | $334.6 | +5.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $334.6 | $328.8 | -1.7% |
WTW has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.