BAC vs MUFG vs SAN Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Banco Santander 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
$347.81B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
2.34%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$11.46 -14.2% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$168.34B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
2.53%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBACMUFGSANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $347.81B $254.56B $168.34B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 16.2x 9.1x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 12.5x 10.5x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% -12.0% +11.2% SAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.6% 47.7% 26.2% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 3.7% — BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — -37.5x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.34% 1.45% 2.53% SAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +41.8% +12.9% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr +30.5%/yr +24.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 26.5% 35.3% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 36/100 19/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACMUFGSAN

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

AxisBACMUFGSAN
Valuation 93 #26 of 359 27 #263 of 359 12 #316 of 359
Growth 14 #293 of 340 74 #88 of 340 40 #206 of 340
Profitability 40 #205 of 343 63 #128 of 343 7 #320 of 343
Financial Health 18 #278 of 338 4 #324 of 338 0 #338 of 338
Shareholder Returns 74 #92 of 351 11 #314 of 351 36 #224 of 351
Overall 48 36 19
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACMUFGSANSPY
1 month -7.8%-6.0%-14.2% -2.3%
3 months -20.7%-4.6%-20.7% -0.7%
6 months -5.0%+22.1%-0.8% +4.8%
Year to date -9.9%+35.2%-2.3% +10.3%
1 year -7.3%+41.8%+12.9% +10.3%
3 years +74.4%+144.0%+200.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +20.4%+34.7%+44.4% +20.1%
5 years +2.5%+278.3%+196.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +0.5%+30.5%+24.3% +10.1%
10 years +200.7%+324.8%+152.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.6%+15.6%+9.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACMUFGSANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%26.5%35.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%26.6%36.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.931.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.331.580.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-35.6%-42.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-11.1%-23.8% -3.5%
52-week high $64.82$24.14$15.03 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$14.88$10.01 $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.

MultipleBACMUFGSAN
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.7x 16.2xmedian 12.7x 9.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 8.0xmedian 3.5x 2.3xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x -41.0xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 26.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 12.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.06median 1.46 0.27median 1.46 0.38median 1.46

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 monthsBACMUFGSAN
Revenue $120.16B $31.62B $71.89B
Gross profit – $29.85B -$3.71B
Operating income – $18.02B -$51.48B
Net income $32.24B $13.97B $20.00B
Free cash flow $41.37B – $6.31B
EPS (diluted) $4.22 $1.32 $1.26
Cash & equivalents $249.64B – –
Total debt $380.92B $112.96B $1.88T
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 11.40B 14.98B
Enterprise value -$2.03T -$77.67B -$509.25B

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
MetricBACMUFGSAN
P/E 11.5x 16.2x 9.1x
P/FCF 8.4x – 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x – 26.7x
P/S 2.9x 8.0x 2.3x
P/B 1.2x 2.4x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.4x -10.8x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x – -41.0x
EV/EBIT 1.3x 4.8x -38.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.7x 27.2x
EV/FCF 3.5x – 310.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x – 310.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.06 0.27 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACMUFGSAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% -12.0% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -2.4% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -100.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 62.6% 21.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 32.4% 17.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.0% 104.8% -91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 59.4% 23.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% – -62.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 32.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% – -62.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 32.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACMUFGSAN
Gross margin – 94.4% -5.2%
EBITDA margin 95.5% – -66.4%
Operating margin – 57.0% -71.6%
Pretax margin 33.8% 59.6% 31.9%
Net margin 25.6% 47.7% 26.2%
FCF margin 34.4% – 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% – 8.8%
Return on equity 10.8% 11.7% 117.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 3.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACMUFGSAN
Debt / assets 11.1% 4.2% 78.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.0x 133.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – -37.5x
Debt / FCF 9.2x – 297.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 96.0% 99.4%
Equity / assets 8.7% 4.0% 0.6%
Interest coverage 1.6x 0.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACMUFGSAN
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.4% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 7.6% – –
Shareholder yield 10.0% 1.4% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusBACMUFGSAN
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +0.6% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $76.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +4.0% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACMUFGSAN
Held by institutions 75.0% 3.0% 3.4%
Institutions holding 3,617 576 662
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,828 325 405
Institutions selling 1,344 161 149
Buyers to sellers 1.36 2.02 2.72

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.

BACMUFGSAN
BAC 1.00 0.42 0.48
MUFG 0.42 1.00 0.50
SAN 0.48 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, MUFG and SAN?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $347.81B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.56B, Banco Santander (SAN) $168.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, MUFG and SAN?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.0x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.5x, Banco Santander (SAN) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Banco Santander (SAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Banco Santander (SAN) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Banco Santander (SAN) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -7.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.8%, Banco Santander (SAN) +12.9%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +0.5%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +24.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of America (BAC) 2.34%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.45%, Banco Santander (SAN) 2.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 22.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.5%, Banco Santander (SAN) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, MUFG and SAN?

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