BAC vs SHG vs GS Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Shinhan Financial and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.54 -10.8% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$362.39B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$893.23 -4.5% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$273.64B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBACSHGGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $362.39B $31.29B $273.64B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 8.3x 12.8x SHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 7.4x 11.9x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -2.5% +18.7% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 5.9% — BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 3.9% — BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 10.1x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +26.5% +13.9% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +14.3%/yr +16.8%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 34.0% 31.9% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 43/100 48/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACSHGGS

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

AxisBACSHGGS
Valuation 96 #17 of 362 80 #73 of 362 20 #290 of 362
Growth 83 #39 of 221 22 #173 of 221 96 #10 of 221
Profitability 74 #52 of 200 25 #151 of 200 –
Financial Health 24 #154 of 203 3 #197 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 77 #79 of 342 87 #47 of 342 27 #251 of 342
Overall 71 43 48
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SHG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACSHGGSSPY
1 month -10.8%-19.4%-4.5% -0.8%
3 months -18.7%-8.8%-14.6% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%-2.3%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date -8.1%+21.6%+1.6% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%+26.5%+13.9% +13.0%
3 years +100.8%+159.6%+208.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.2%+37.5%+45.5% +23.1%
5 years +7.4%+95.0%+117.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+14.3%+16.8% +11.0%
10 years +199.6%+70.8%+404.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+5.5%+17.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACSHGGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%34.0%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%32.3%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.091.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.780.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-36.5%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-22.8%-22.5% -1.8%
52-week high $64.82$84.56$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$51.42$773.70 $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.

MultipleBACSHGGS
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.1x 8.5xmedian 12.1x 12.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 0.5xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.0x 15.5xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.0x 4.4xmedian 11.0x -6.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.36 6.02median 1.36 0.26median 1.36

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 monthsBACSHGGS
Revenue $121.10B $64.00B $69.70B
Operating income – $4.92B –
Net income $33.66B $3.42B –
Free cash flow $94.74B $7.15B –
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $7.67 $69.89
Cash & equivalents $229.75B – $177.00B
Total debt $399.84B $246.90B –
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 488.92M 304.90M
Enterprise value -$2.01T $31.29B $273.64B

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
MetricBACSHGGS
P/E 11.2x 8.5x 12.6x
P/FCF 3.7x 4.4x -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 4.2x –
P/S 2.9x 0.5x 3.7x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 15.5x –
EV/EBIT 1.4x 18.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 1.8x 12.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x 12.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 6.02 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACSHGGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -2.5% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -15.6% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -52.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% -7.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -4.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 5.5% 39.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.4% 49.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 100.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 13.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 106.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACSHGGS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 99.4% 9.1% –
Operating margin – 7.7% –
Pretax margin 36.2% 12.1% –
Net margin 26.5% 5.9% –
FCF margin 78.2% 11.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 11.4% –
Return on equity 11.2% 11.5% –
Return on assets 1.0% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 13.1% 3.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACSHGGS
Debt / assets 11.4% 10.8% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 10.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 92.6% 94.3%
Equity / assets 8.6% 7.4% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x 0.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACSHGGS
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.1% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 5.7% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusBACSHGGS
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $8.77FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +10.1% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% -1.9% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACSHGGS
Held by institutions 75.0% 5.1% 72.1%
Institutions holding 3,612 301 3,147
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +10.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,825 206 1,551
Institutions selling 1,342 59 1,123
Buyers to sellers 1.36 3.49 1.38

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.

BACSHGGS
BAC 1.00 0.32 0.57
SHG 0.32 1.00 0.37
GS 0.57 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, SHG and GS?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $362.39B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.29B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $273.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, SHG and GS?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 8.3x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.4x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Goldman Sachs (GS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) -2.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -3.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +26.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +13.9%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.3%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.8%/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%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 0.00%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%. Shinhan Financial (SHG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) 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%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, SHG and GS?

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 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.