BAC vs FISV vs V Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Fiserv and Visa Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$49.56 -7.8% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$366.57B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
FISV Fiserv Inc
$51.93 +17.1% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.05B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
V Visa Inc.
$425.49 +18.0% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$724.86B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Visa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Visa 6, Fiserv 3, Bank Of America 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACFISVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $366.57B $33.05B $724.86B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 11.8x 32.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 7.8x 30.4x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% -1.2% +14.4% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.6% 13.4% 50.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 7.0% 38.1% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 3.4x 0.4x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -22.1% +24.9% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr -12.5%/yr +15.4%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 38.4% 22.3% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 63/100 51/100 FISV

Percentile Scorecard

BACFISVV

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

AxisBACFISVV
Valuation 93 #26 of 359 90 #11 of 99 12 #829 of 939
Growth 14 #293 of 340 40 #57 of 94 47 #436 of 814
Profitability 40 #205 of 343 84 #15 of 90 99 #13 of 828
Financial Health 18 #278 of 338 29 #75 of 105 69 #282 of 898
Shareholder Returns 74 #92 of 351 72 #18 of 61 27 #528 of 725
Overall 48 63 51
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACFISVVSPY
1 month -7.8%+17.1%+18.0% -2.3%
3 months -20.7%-4.5%+16.4% -0.7%
6 months -5.0%-17.3%+30.2% +4.8%
Year to date -9.9%-22.7%+21.3% +10.3%
1 year -7.3%-22.1%+24.9% +10.3%
3 years +74.4%-56.6%+74.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +20.4%-24.3%+20.4% +20.1%
5 years +2.5%-48.8%+104.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +0.5%-12.5%+15.4% +10.1%
10 years +200.7%+5.3%+428.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.6%+0.5%+18.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACFISVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%38.4%22.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%42.0%19.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.420.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.581.11 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-81.3%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-25.7%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $64.82$69.85$425.49 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$44.36$295.52 $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.

MultipleBACFISVV
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.7x 9.9xmedian 20.4x 31.5xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 17.1xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.9x 6.9xmedian 13.7x 27.2xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.4x 7.0xmedian 16.4x 36.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 21.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.06median 1.46 1.10median 1.02 2.19median 0.92

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 monthsBACFISVV
Revenue $120.16B $20.87B $44.49B
Gross profit – $11.73B –
Operating income – $4.66B $27.00B
Net income $32.24B $2.82B $22.59B
Free cash flow $41.37B $3.93B $21.01B
EPS (diluted) $4.22 $5.25 $11.90
Cash & equivalents $249.64B $627.00M $12.36B
Total debt $380.92B $27.89B $23.86B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 533.70M 1.90B
Enterprise value -$2.01T $29.73B $668.18B

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
MetricBACFISVV
P/E 11.5x 9.9x 31.5x
P/FCF 8.4x 7.0x 36.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 4.7x 33.6x
P/S 2.9x 1.3x 17.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.0x 21.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.0x 99.2x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x 6.9x 27.2x
EV/EBIT 1.3x 11.8x 28.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.6x 17.3x
EV/FCF 3.5x 14.0x 36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x 9.4x 34.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.06 1.10 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACFISVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% -1.2% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 4.2% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -9.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -26.7% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% -17.2% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 3.2% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.0% -14.2% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 9.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% -13.9% -3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 6.5% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% -23.9% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.1% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACFISVV
Gross margin – 56.2% –
EBITDA margin 95.5% 38.2% 63.7%
Operating margin – 22.3% 60.7%
Pretax margin 33.8% 15.8% 60.6%
Net margin 25.6% 13.4% 50.8%
FCF margin 34.4% 18.8% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 27.9% 50.8%
Return on equity 10.8% 10.6% 63.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 3.5% 23.8%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 7.0% 38.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.3% 42.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 1.8% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACFISVV
Debt / assets 11.1% 34.5% 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 3.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 9.2x 7.1x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 66.7% 62.8%
Equity / assets 8.7% 33.3% 37.2%
Interest coverage 1.6x 3.0x 34.8x
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.26 9.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACFISVV
Dividend yield 2.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 5.8% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 10.0% 5.8% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
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.

ConsensusBACFISVV
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $7.44FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 -13.9%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +13.2% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026 $48.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +4.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +3.9% +19.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACFISVV
Held by institutions 75.0% 89.7% 86.7%
Institutions holding 3,617 1,152 4,531
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,828 500 2,330
Institutions selling 1,344 503 1,734
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.99 1.34

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.

BACFISVV
BAC 1.00 0.20 0.29
FISV 0.20 1.00 0.50
V 0.29 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, FISV and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $366.57B, Fiserv (FISV) $33.05B, Visa (V) $724.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, FISV and V?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.9x, Fiserv (FISV) 11.8x, Visa (V) 32.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.0x, Fiserv (FISV) 7.8x, Visa (V) 30.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%, Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Visa (V) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%, Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Visa (V) 50.8%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%, Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Visa (V) 38.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -7.3%, Fiserv (FISV) -22.1%, Visa (V) +24.9%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +0.5%/yr, Fiserv (FISV) -12.5%/yr, Visa (V) +15.4%/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%, Fiserv (FISV) 0.00%, Visa (V) 0.00%. Fiserv (FISV) and Visa (V) 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) 22.0%, Fiserv (FISV) 38.4%, Visa (V) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, FISV and V?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Visa (V) leads on 6. 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.