BAC vs COF vs JPM Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Capital One Financial and Jpmorgan Chase Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.57 -9.7% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.10B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
COF Capital One Financial Corp
$201.33 +2.6% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$125.54B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$331.54 -1.8% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$898.55B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$199.41B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 5, Bank Of America 4, Capital One Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACCOFJPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $361.10B $125.54B $898.55B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 12.3x 14.1x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 10.3x 13.7x COF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +45.3% +13.5% COF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 16.4% 31.9% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 14.4% 15.8% JPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 1.2x 2.8x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -8.5% +12.6% JPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +3.7%/yr +14.1%/yr JPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 31.6% 22.2% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 82/100 33/100 COF

Percentile Scorecard

BACCOFJPM

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

AxisBACCOFJPM
Valuation 96 #16 of 361 86 #52 of 361 2 #353 of 361
Growth 80 #69 of 344 95 #17 of 344 27 #251 of 344
Profitability 71 #102 of 348 70 #106 of 348 55 #156 of 348
Financial Health 20 #271 of 340 66 #116 of 340 9 #311 of 340
Shareholder Returns 77 #82 of 352 95 #17 of 352 74 #93 of 352
Overall 69 82 33
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • COF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACCOFJPMSPY
1 month -9.7%+2.6%-1.8% -1.0%
3 months -18.5%-0.7%-6.1% +2.9%
6 months -2.8%+5.2%+7.5% +6.4%
Year to date -8.1%-16.9%+2.9% +11.4%
1 year -2.3%-8.5%+12.6% +13.1%
3 years +98.5%+125.7%+134.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.7%+31.2%+32.9% +21.5%
5 years +6.3%+20.0%+93.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.2%+3.7%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +203.4%+168.8%+384.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%+10.4%+17.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBACCOFJPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%31.6%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%35.6%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.300.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.270.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-49.2%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-21.9%-9.2% -2.5%
52-week high $64.82$257.94$365.23 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$176.10$282.84 $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.

MultipleBACCOFJPM
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 12.3xmedian 12.5x 14.0xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 2.0xmedian 3.5x 4.4xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.8x 4.6xmedian 4.8x 7.4xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.4x 4.2xmedian 11.4x -5.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.48 1.58median 1.48 0.95median 1.48

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 monthsBACCOFJPM
Revenue $121.10B $62.02B $199.41B
Net income $33.66B $10.52B $65.07B
Free cash flow $94.74B $29.70B -$162.53B
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $16.37 $23.62
Cash & equivalents $229.75B – –
Total debt $399.84B $44.68B $532.95B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 621.10M 2.69B
Enterprise value -$2.01T $125.54B $898.55B

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
MetricBACCOFJPM
P/E 11.3x 12.3x 14.0x
P/FCF 3.7x 4.2x -5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 3.9x -5.4x
P/S 2.9x 2.0x 4.4x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 4.6x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 1.4x 5.7x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.7x 7.1x
EV/FCF 1.8x 5.7x -8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x 5.3x -8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 1.58 0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACCOFJPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 45.3% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 20.1% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% – 15.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 25.5% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 2,849% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 7.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 60.2% -9.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 22.1% -159.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 63.0% -9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 22.1% -159.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACCOFJPM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 99.4% 58.4% 96.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 36.2% 21.0% 42.1%
Net margin 26.5% 16.4% 31.9%
FCF margin 78.2% 47.9% -81.5%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 50.7% -81.5%
Return on equity 11.2% 9.3% 17.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.6% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 14.4% 15.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 3.0x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACCOFJPM
Debt / assets 11.4% 6.6% 10.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 1.2x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 1.5x -3.3x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 83.1% 92.5%
Equity / assets 8.6% 16.9% 7.5%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.8x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACCOFJPM
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.6% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 7.0% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 8.9% 8.6% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% 18.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% 6.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% 74.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 26.8% –

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.

ConsensusBACCOFJPM
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $19.55FY2026 $24.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +17.7% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.89BFY2026 $66.18BFY2026 $213.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +0.0% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACCOFJPM
Held by institutions 75.0% 86.5% 73.0%
Institutions holding 3,612 2,110 5,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,825 1,048 2,486
Institutions selling 1,342 758 2,060
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.38 1.21

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.

BACCOFJPM
BAC 1.00 0.60 0.74
COF 0.60 1.00 0.59
JPM 0.74 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, COF and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B, Capital One Financial (COF) $125.54B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $898.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, COF and JPM?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Capital One Financial (COF) 12.3x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capital One Financial (COF) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Capital One Financial (COF) 10.3x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capital One Financial (COF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Capital One Financial (COF) +45.3%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Capital One Financial (COF) 16.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Capital One Financial (COF) 14.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%, Capital One Financial (COF) -8.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +12.6%. Over five years, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Capital One Financial (COF) +3.7%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Capital One Financial (COF) 0.02%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%. Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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) 21.9%, Capital One Financial (COF) 31.6%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, COF and JPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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.