JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has the edge over TFC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
TFC
Truist Financial Corporation
TFC offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
TFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
TFC's profitability is currently strong, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like TFC.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM has the edge over TFC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TFC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.2x | $35.92 | -28% |
| Forward | 10x | $49.89 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $46.89 | -6% |
| Current | 13x | $49.89 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $57.58 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TFC's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for JPM, with profitability improving.
TFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect TFC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over TFC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.75 | +22% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.89 | +3.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.37 | +18% |
| Q1 2024 | -$1.33 | -130% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.09 | -125% |
| Q3 2023 | $3.97 | -8.9% |
| Q2 2023 | $4.32 | -2% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.49 | +0.2% |
| Q4 2022 | $4.43 | -0.9% |
TFC earned $3.89 per share over the past year, up 3.7% from the year before.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM has the edge over TFC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM has the edge over TFC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.3B | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2B | +5.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2B | +3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.2B | +2% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.9B | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1B | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.1B | -10% |
TFC's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $3.7B last quarter, down 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | -9.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 30% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +121 points |
TFC's operating margin was 24% last quarter, down 9.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM's free cash flow was −$84.2B over the past year, against −$120B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
TFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $1B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $679M | -9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6B | +233% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | -2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $746M | +$1.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $775M | -67% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.5B | -36% |
TFC has the edge over JPM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has 2.7B diluted shares, down 3.1% from a year ago, with $24.5B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
TFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -12.7M shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -70.3M shares |
| 3 years | -8.3% | -111M shares |
| 5 years | -9.1% | -123M shares |
| Available history | -9.7% | -131M shares |
TFC has the edge over JPM on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $750M |
| Q3 2025 | $500M |
| Q2 2025 | $750M |
| Q1 2025 | $500M |
| Q4 2024 | $500M |
TFC spent $4.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 90% from the year before.
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM has the edge over TFC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TFC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 9.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 143.0x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 57.0x | High |
TFC's net debt is about 9.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like TFC.
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
TFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.7 | Neutral |
TFC's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (neutral).
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM is trading at 14x earnings, a 10% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
TFC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | TFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 1.5% below |
| PE % | 63 | 63 | Same percentile |
TFC has the edge over JPM on valuation relative to its sector.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 45% above its 200-week average.
TFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $48.0 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $50.0 | 0.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $49.6 | 0.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $46.4 | 7.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.7 | 20% above |
TFC's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 20% above its 200-week average.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has the edge over TFC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.5 | $47.0 | -17% |
| 2021 | $47.0 | $57.8 | +23% |
| 2022 | $57.8 | $42.6 | -26% |
| 2023 | $42.6 | $36.9 | -13% |
| 2024 | $36.9 | $43.7 | +18% |
| 2025 | $43.7 | $50.6 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.6 | $49.9 | -1.4% |
TFC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 1.4% so far in 2026.