BCS vs EZPW vs BAC Stock Comparison

Barclays, Ezcorp and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.45 -9.5% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$80.81B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$29.55 -5.2% 1M +63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.83B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$364.39B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Ezcorp 4, Barclays 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSEZPWBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.81B $1.83B $364.39B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 11.6x 11.3x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 15.5x 11.2x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +28.6% +9.7% EZPW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% 10.0% 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.8% 13.1% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -1.6x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% +63.3% -4.4% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +32.1%/yr +1.2%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 42.8% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 72/100 70/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

BCSEZPWBAC

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

AxisBCSEZPWBAC
Valuation 99 #6 of 360 74 #44 of 169 96 #17 of 360
Growth 71 #56 of 191 89 #18 of 160 82 #35 of 191
Profitability 19 #136 of 168 75 #38 of 149 73 #46 of 168
Financial Health 2 #172 of 175 92 #14 of 158 24 #133 of 175
Shareholder Returns 62 #132 of 341 29 #97 of 136 76 #84 of 341
Overall 50 72 70
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EZPW ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSEZPWBACSPY
1 month -9.5%-5.2%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months -16.8%-1.6%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%-8.4%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date -11.8%+52.2%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year +5.5%+63.3%-4.4% +12.3%
3 years +259.8%+268.5%+101.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.3%+54.5%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years +100.4%+302.6%+6.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.9%+32.1%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +142.2%+189.1%+199.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+11.2%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCSEZPWBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%42.8%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%43.2%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.310.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.181.48-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-35.9%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-17.0%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $28.56$35.59$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$17.41$46.72 $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.

MultipleBCSEZPWBAC
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 11.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 7.8xmedian 13.5x 1.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x 13.1xmedian 7.0x 3.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.34 0.17median 0.32 1.40median 1.34

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 monthsBCSEZPWBAC
Revenue $41.50B $1.58B $121.10B
Gross profit – $927.76M –
Operating income – $220.26M –
Net income $10.83B $159.09M $33.66B
Free cash flow – $138.33M $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $1.90 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $311.03M $229.75B
Total debt $302.10B $519.49M $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 83.36M 7.29B
Enterprise value -$1.63T $228.18M -$2.01T

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
MetricBCSEZPWBAC
P/E 7.4x 11.5x 11.3x
P/FCF – 13.1x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 3.8x
P/S 1.9x 1.1x 2.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 9.2x 1.4x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 1.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 14.6x 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.1x 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.17 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSEZPWBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 28.6% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 16.1% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 59.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% 62.2% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 64.8% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 60.5% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 66.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.8% 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.6% 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 39.6% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSEZPWBAC
Gross margin – 58.6% –
EBITDA margin – 16.3% 99.4%
Operating margin – 13.9% –
Pretax margin 33.1% 13.4% 36.2%
Net margin 26.0% 10.0% 26.5%
FCF margin – 8.7% 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.5% 78.2%
Return on equity 10.4% 13.8% 11.2%
Return on assets 0.5% 7.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.8% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – 11.5% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSEZPWBAC
Debt / assets 13.1% 24.0% 11.4%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -1.6x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 46.1% 91.4%
Equity / assets 4.5% 53.9% 8.6%
Interest coverage – 6.7x 1.6x
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.6x –
Cash ratio – 1.3x –
Altman Z-score – 3.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSEZPWBAC
Dividend yield 2.8% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 0.5% 8.9%
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.

ConsensusBCSEZPWBAC
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $1.91FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +22.0% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +19.1% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSEZPWBAC
Held by institutions 8.5% 100.0% 75.0%
Institutions holding 556 313 3,614
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 306 138 1,827
Institutions selling 161 116 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.19 1.36

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.

BCSEZPWBAC
BCS 1.00 0.34 0.58
EZPW 0.34 1.00 0.22
BAC 0.58 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, EZPW and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $80.81B, Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.83B, Bank Of America (BAC) $364.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, EZPW and BAC?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.5x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 11.6x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.7x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.5x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ezcorp (EZPW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +5.5%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +63.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +14.9%/yr, Ezcorp (EZPW) +32.1%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Barclays (BCS) and Ezcorp (EZPW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, EZPW and BAC?

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 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.