BAC vs SCHW vs RY Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Schwab Charles and Royal Bank Of Canada 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
3 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$90.58 -9.0% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$155.46B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$201.11 +0.8% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$285.75B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBACSCHWRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $361.10B $155.46B $285.75B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 16.0x 17.4x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 13.6x 16.6x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +20.3% +11.2% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 37.4% 31.9% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 15.0% 49.3% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x -0.2x -3.0x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -4.2% +36.4% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +1.6%/yr +13.3%/yr RY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 25.8% 16.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 76/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

BACSCHWRY

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

AxisBACSCHWRY
Valuation 96 #16 of 361 8 #332 of 361 65 #128 of 361
Growth 80 #69 of 344 59 #142 of 344 64 #123 of 344
Profitability 71 #102 of 348 91 #34 of 348 93 #26 of 348
Financial Health 20 #271 of 340 38 #212 of 340 63 #127 of 340
Shareholder Returns 77 #82 of 352 81 #68 of 352 93 #24 of 352
Overall 69 55 76
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SCHW ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACSCHWRYSPY
1 month -9.7%-9.0%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -18.5%-11.2%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months -2.8%+2.4%+14.7% +6.4%
Year to date -8.1%-9.3%+18.0% +11.4%
1 year -2.3%-4.2%+36.4% +13.1%
3 years +98.5%+81.8%+150.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.7%+22.1%+35.8% +21.5%
5 years +6.3%+8.4%+86.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.2%+1.6%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years +203.4%+180.7%+217.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%+10.9%+12.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBACSCHWRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%25.8%16.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%29.3%15.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.420.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.162.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.4%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-20.3%-7.7% -2.5%
52-week high $64.82$113.68$217.87 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$85.35$145.41 $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.

MultipleBACSCHWRY
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 16.2xmedian 12.5x 17.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 6.0xmedian 3.5x 5.5xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.8x 8.6xmedian 4.8x 0.9xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.4x 14.5xmedian 11.4x 4.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.48 0.91median 1.48 1.20median 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 monthsBACSCHWRY
Revenue $121.10B $26.03B $51.37B
Net income $33.66B $10.10B $16.43B
Free cash flow $94.74B $10.79B $57.35B
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $5.59 $11.62
Cash & equivalents $229.75B $40.58B $45.78B
Total debt $399.84B $37.11B $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 1.74B 1.41B
Enterprise value -$2.01T -$6.69B -$544.29B

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
MetricBACSCHWRY
P/E 11.3x 16.2x 17.3x
P/FCF 3.7x 14.5x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 13.7x 4.9x
P/S 2.9x 6.0x 5.5x
P/B 1.2x 3.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 8.6x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 1.4x 9.3x 0.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 5.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 1.8x 14.2x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x 13.4x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 0.91 1.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACSCHWRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 20.3% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.8% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% 38.6% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 13.6% 14.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 200.1% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 17.8% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% -35.9% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -0.3% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% -37.2% -8.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 0.4% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACSCHWRY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 99.4% 68.2% 140.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 36.2% 50.2% 40.9%
Net margin 26.5% 37.4% 31.9%
FCF margin 78.2% 41.5% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 43.9% 111.6%
Return on equity 11.2% 20.3% 15.9%
Return on assets 1.0% 2.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 15.0% 49.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.1x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACSCHWRY
Debt / assets 11.4% 7.2% 0.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x -0.2x -3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 3.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 90.3% 94.2%
Equity / assets 8.6% 9.7% 5.8%
Interest coverage 1.6x 4.9x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACSCHWRY
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.4% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 5.6% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 8.9% 7.0% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusBACSCHWRY
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $6.68FY2026 $12.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +37.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +13.6% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.89BFY2026 $30.06BFY2026 $52.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +3.4% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACSCHWRY
Held by institutions 75.0% 83.0% 43.8%
Institutions holding 3,612 2,313 984
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,825 1,077 446
Institutions selling 1,342 951 325
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.13 1.37

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.

BACSCHWRY
BAC 1.00 0.50 0.55
SCHW 0.50 1.00 0.24
RY 0.55 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, SCHW and RY?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $155.46B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $285.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, SCHW and RY?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.6x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +36.4%. Over five years, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.6%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.3%/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%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 0.00%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 0.00%. Schwab Charles (SCHW) and Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, SCHW and RY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.