BCS vs RY vs BAC Stock Comparison

Barclays, Royal Bank Of Canada and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCS Barclays Plc
$22.91 -6.9% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$81.16B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$204.77 +1.9% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$290.71B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.87 -8.3% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$370.07B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 7, Barclays 3, Bank Of America 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSRYBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.16B $290.71B $370.07B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 17.7x 11.5x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 16.7x 11.3x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +11.2% +9.7% RY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% 31.9% 26.5% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% 13.1% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x -1.6x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.2% +37.4% -3.8% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +14.5%/yr +1.3%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 16.5% 21.8% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 76/100 70/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

BCSRYBAC

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

AxisBCSRYBAC
Valuation 99 #5 of 361 64 #131 of 361 96 #17 of 361
Growth 66 #59 of 172 69 #54 of 172 83 #30 of 172
Profitability 18 #123 of 149 94 #10 of 149 70 #46 of 149
Financial Health 1 #157 of 158 66 #54 of 158 27 #115 of 158
Shareholder Returns 56 #151 of 338 88 #40 of 338 75 #85 of 338
Overall 48 76 70
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RY 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

PeriodBCSRYBACSPY
1 month -6.9%+1.9%-8.3% +0.9%
3 months -12.1%-0.8%-16.7% +5.9%
6 months -0.4%+16.9%-3.8% +8.5%
Year to date -10.0%+20.1%-7.5% +13.3%
1 year +6.2%+37.4%-3.8% +12.4%
3 years +267.1%+161.9%+102.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.3%+37.9%+26.5% +23.5%
5 years +104.7%+96.9%+6.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.4%+14.5%+1.3% +11.0%
10 years +147.7%+227.4%+205.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+12.6%+11.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBCSRYBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%16.5%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%15.8%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.610.700.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.202.27-0.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-34.2%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-6.0%-21.5% -0.9%
52-week high $28.56$217.87$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$145.41$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.

MultipleBCSRYBAC
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.1x 17.6xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 1.0xmedian 5.1x 1.4xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x 5.0xmedian 10.8x 3.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.32 1.22median 1.32 1.41median 1.32

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 monthsBCSRYBAC
Revenue $41.50B $51.37B $121.10B
Net income $10.83B $16.43B $33.66B
Free cash flow – $57.35B $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $11.62 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $45.78B $229.75B
Total debt $302.10B $9.69B $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 1.41B 7.29B
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$539.33B -$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
MetricBCSRYBAC
P/E 7.5x 17.6x 11.3x
P/FCF – 5.0x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.0x 3.8x
P/S 1.9x 5.6x 2.9x
P/B 0.8x 2.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 1.0x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 1.0x 1.4x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 1.2x 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.2x 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 1.22 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSRYBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 11.2% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 10.3% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% 19.6% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 14.8% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 19.0% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 14.4% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSRYBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 140.4% 99.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.1% 40.9% 36.2%
Net margin 26.0% 31.9% 26.5%
FCF margin – 111.6% 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 111.6% 78.2%
Return on equity 10.4% 15.9% 11.2%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSRYBAC
Debt / assets 13.1% 0.5% 11.4%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x -1.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 94.2% 91.4%
Equity / assets 4.5% 5.8% 8.6%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSRYBAC
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 6.4% 8.8%
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.

ConsensusBCSRYBAC
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +6.9% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +0.5% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSRYBAC
Held by institutions 8.5% 43.8% 75.0%
Institutions holding 556 984 3,615
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 306 446 1,828
Institutions selling 161 325 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.37 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.

BCSRYBAC
BCS 1.00 0.62 0.58
RY 0.62 1.00 0.55
BAC 0.58 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, RY and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $81.16B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $290.71B, Bank Of America (BAC) $370.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, RY and BAC?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.5x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.7x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.9x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.7x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +6.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) -3.8%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.4%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.5%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Barclays (BCS) 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 (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, 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, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 7. 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.