BCS vs JPM vs BAC Stock Comparison

Barclays, Jpmorgan Chase 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
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$335.78 -2.1% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$912.63B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBCSJPMBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.81B $912.63B $364.39B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 14.1x 11.3x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 13.9x 11.2x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +13.2% +9.7% JPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% — 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% +10.4% -4.4% JPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +14.5%/yr +1.2%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 22.1% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 34/100 70/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BCSJPMBAC

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

AxisBCSJPMBAC
Valuation 99 #6 of 360 8 #331 of 360 96 #17 of 360
Growth 71 #56 of 191 72 #55 of 191 82 #35 of 191
Profitability 19 #136 of 168 – 73 #46 of 168
Financial Health 2 #172 of 175 – 24 #133 of 175
Shareholder Returns 62 #132 of 341 22 #267 of 341 76 #84 of 341
Overall 50 34 70
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSJPMBACSPY
1 month -9.5%-2.1%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months -16.8%-6.0%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%+7.8%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date -11.8%+4.2%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year +5.5%+10.4%-4.4% +12.3%
3 years +259.8%+147.5%+101.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.3%+35.3%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years +100.4%+97.1%+6.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.9%+14.5%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +142.2%+385.0%+199.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+17.1%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCSJPMBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%22.1%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%23.8%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.730.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.47-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-40.2%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-8.1%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $28.56$365.23$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$282.84$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.

MultipleBCSJPMBAC
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.1x 13.9xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 1.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x -5.5xmedian 10.9x 3.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.34 1.11median 1.34 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 monthsBCSJPMBAC
Revenue $41.50B $203.15B $121.10B
Net income $10.83B – $33.66B
Free cash flow – – $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $24.09 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $335.17B – $229.75B
Total debt $302.10B – $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 2.69B 7.29B
Enterprise value -$1.63T $912.63B -$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
MetricBCSJPMBAC
P/E 7.4x 13.9x 11.3x
P/FCF – -5.5x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.8x
P/S 1.9x 4.4x 2.9x
P/B 0.8x 2.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.4x
EV/EBIT 16.9x – 1.4x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 4.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 1.11 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSJPMBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 13.2% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 9.7% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 17.7% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 12.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSJPMBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 99.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.1% – 36.2%
Net margin 26.0% – 26.5%
FCF margin – – 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 78.2%
Return on equity 10.4% – 11.2%
Return on assets 0.5% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSJPMBAC
Debt / assets 13.1% – 11.4%
Debt / equity 2.9x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 92.7% 91.4%
Equity / assets 4.5% 7.3% 8.6%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSJPMBAC
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.8% 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.

ConsensusBCSJPMBAC
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +2.7% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% -2.4% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSJPMBAC
Held by institutions 8.5% 73.0% 75.0%
Institutions holding 556 5,083 3,614
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 306 2,487 1,827
Institutions selling 161 2,061 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.21 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.

BCSJPMBAC
BCS 1.00 0.58 0.58
JPM 0.58 1.00 0.74
BAC 0.58 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, JPM and BAC?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $80.81B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $912.63B, Bank Of America (BAC) $364.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, JPM and BAC?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.5x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.7x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.9x, 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?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +5.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +10.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +14.9%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.5%/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%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Barclays (BCS) and Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.1%, 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, JPM 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, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads on 3. 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.