BAC vs BCS vs EZPW Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Barclays and Ezcorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$364.39B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.45 -9.5% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$80.81B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$29.55 -5.2% 1M +63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.83B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Ezcorp 4, Barclays 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACBCSEZPWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $364.39B $80.81B $1.83B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 7.5x 11.6x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 7.7x 15.5x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +9.5% +28.6% EZPW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 26.0% 10.0% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — 9.8% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x — 0.8x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.4% +5.5% +63.3% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +14.9%/yr +32.1%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 31.0% 42.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 72/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

BACBCSEZPW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBACBCSEZPW
Valuation 96 #17 of 360 99 #6 of 360 74 #44 of 169
Growth 82 #35 of 191 71 #56 of 191 89 #18 of 160
Profitability 73 #46 of 168 19 #136 of 168 75 #38 of 149
Financial Health 24 #133 of 175 2 #172 of 175 92 #14 of 158
Shareholder Returns 76 #84 of 341 62 #132 of 341 29 #97 of 136
Overall 70 50 72
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EZPW ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBACBCSEZPWSPY
1 month -10.6%-9.5%-5.2% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%-16.8%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -3.8%-2.4%-8.4% +8.2%
Year to date -7.9%-11.8%+52.2% +12.9%
1 year -4.4%+5.5%+63.3% +12.3%
3 years +101.4%+259.8%+268.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.3%+53.3%+54.5% +23.3%
5 years +6.1%+100.4%+302.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%+14.9%+32.1% +10.9%
10 years +199.7%+142.2%+189.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.6%+9.2%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBACBCSEZPWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%31.0%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%31.8%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.601.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.181.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.0%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-21.4%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $64.82$28.56$35.59 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$20.07$17.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBACBCSEZPW
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 3.4x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 7.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 13.1xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.34 0.41median 1.34 0.17median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBACBCSEZPW
Revenue $121.10B $41.50B $1.58B
Gross profit – – $927.76M
Operating income – – $220.26M
Net income $33.66B $10.83B $159.09M
Free cash flow $94.74B – $138.33M
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $2.95 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $229.75B $335.17B $311.03M
Total debt $399.84B $302.10B $519.49M
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 3.65B 83.36M
Enterprise value -$2.01T -$1.63T $228.18M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBACBCSEZPW
P/E 11.3x 7.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 3.8x – 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x – 10.0x
P/S 2.9x 1.9x 1.1x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT 1.4x 16.9x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x -1.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 1.8x – 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x – 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 0.41 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACBCSEZPW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 9.5% 28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 9.8% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 59.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% 19.1% 62.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 10.5% 64.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 29.0% 60.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 17.8% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – 28.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – 39.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACBCSEZPW
Gross margin – – 58.6%
EBITDA margin 99.4% – 16.3%
Operating margin – – 13.9%
Pretax margin 36.2% 33.1% 13.4%
Net margin 26.5% 26.0% 10.0%
FCF margin 78.2% – 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% – 11.5%
Return on equity 11.2% 10.4% 13.8%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.5% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 13.1% – 9.8%
Return on capital employed – – 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACBCSEZPW
Debt / assets 11.4% 13.1% 24.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 95.5% 46.1%
Equity / assets 8.6% 4.5% 53.9%
Interest coverage 1.6x – 6.7x
Current ratio – – 4.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.6x
Cash ratio – – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACBCSEZPW
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 6.6% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 8.9% 2.8% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBACBCSEZPW
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $2.91FY2026 $1.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +12.7% +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $42.91BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% -4.3% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACBCSEZPW
Held by institutions 75.0% 8.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,614 556 313
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 1,827 306 138
Institutions selling 1,342 161 116
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.90 1.19

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BACBCSEZPW
BAC 1.00 0.58 0.22
BCS 0.58 1.00 0.34
EZPW 0.22 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, BCS and EZPW?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $364.39B, Barclays (BCS) $80.81B, Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, BCS and EZPW?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Barclays (BCS) 7.5x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Barclays (BCS) 7.7x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ezcorp (EZPW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%, Barclays (BCS) +5.5%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +63.3%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Barclays (BCS) +14.9%/yr, Ezcorp (EZPW) +32.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 0.00%. Barclays (BCS) and Ezcorp (EZPW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, BCS and EZPW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.