COF vs BAC vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Capital One Financial, Bank Of America and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COF Capital One Financial Corp
$201.33 +2.6% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$125.54B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Capital One Financial 4, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOFBACMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.54B $361.10B $240.31B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 11.2x 15.9x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 11.1x 12.3x COF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +9.7% -12.0% COF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 26.5% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 13.1% 3.6% COF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -1.6x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% -2.3% +41.0% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +1.2%/yr +29.6%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 21.9% 26.3% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 69/100 35/100 COF

Percentile Scorecard

COFBACMUFG

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

AxisCOFBACMUFG
Valuation 86 #52 of 361 96 #16 of 361 21 #284 of 361
Growth 95 #17 of 344 80 #69 of 344 72 #98 of 344
Profitability 70 #106 of 348 71 #102 of 348 67 #116 of 348
Financial Health 66 #116 of 340 20 #271 of 340 4 #327 of 340
Shareholder Returns 95 #17 of 352 77 #82 of 352 11 #314 of 352
Overall 82 69 35
  • COF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOFBACMUFGSPY
1 month +2.6%-9.7%-7.8% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%-18.5%-8.1% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%-2.8%+21.7% +6.4%
Year to date -16.9%-8.1%+32.7% +11.4%
1 year -8.5%-2.3%+41.0% +13.1%
3 years +125.7%+98.5%+159.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%+25.7%+37.4% +21.5%
5 years +20.0%+6.3%+264.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.7%+1.2%+29.6% +10.9%
10 years +168.8%+203.4%+318.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+11.7%+15.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOFBACMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%21.9%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%25.7%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.730.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.101.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-49.0%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-22.0%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $257.94$64.82$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $176.10$46.72$14.77 $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.

MultipleCOFBACMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x 15.9xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x 7.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.8x 1.4xmedian 4.8x —median 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 11.4x 3.7xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.48 1.40median 1.48 0.27median 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 monthsCOFBACMUFG
Revenue $62.02B $121.10B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – – $18.02B
Net income $10.52B $33.66B $13.97B
Free cash flow $29.70B $94.74B –
EPS (diluted) $16.37 $4.41 $1.32
Cash & equivalents – $229.75B –
Total debt $44.68B $399.84B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 621.10M 7.29B 11.40B
Enterprise value $125.54B -$2.01T -$101.08B

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
MetricCOFBACMUFG
P/E 12.3x 11.3x 15.9x
P/FCF 4.2x 3.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 3.7x –
P/S 2.0x 2.9x 7.9x
P/B 1.1x 1.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 1.4x –
EV/EBIT 5.7x 1.4x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF 5.7x 1.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 1.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 1.40 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOFBACMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 9.7% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 6.4% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 20.5% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 4.2% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,849% 27.5% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 8.0% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% 517.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 28.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.0% 517.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOFBACMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin 58.4% 99.4% –
Operating margin – – 57.0%
Pretax margin 21.0% 36.2% 59.6%
Net margin 16.4% 26.5% 47.7%
FCF margin 47.9% 78.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 50.7% 78.2% –
Return on equity 9.3% 11.2% 11.7%
Return on assets 1.6% 1.0% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 13.1% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOFBACMUFG
Debt / assets 6.6% 11.4% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -1.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 91.4% 96.0%
Equity / assets 16.9% 8.6% 4.0%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.6x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOFBACMUFG
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 7.0% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 8.9% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% 29.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.4% 10.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 74.4% 2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 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.

ConsensusCOFBACMUFG
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.55FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +19.0% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.18BFY2026 $127.89BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.0% -2.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOFBACMUFG
Held by institutions 86.5% 75.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 2,110 3,612 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,048 1,825 324
Institutions selling 758 1,342 160
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.36 2.03

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.

COFBACMUFG
COF 1.00 0.60 0.33
BAC 0.60 1.00 0.42
MUFG 0.33 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COF, BAC and MUFG?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capital One Financial (COF) $125.54B, Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $240.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, COF, BAC and MUFG?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capital One Financial (COF) 12.3x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capital One Financial (COF) is cheapest (Capital One Financial (COF) 10.3x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capital One Financial (COF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capital One Financial (COF) +45.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Capital One Financial (COF) 16.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Capital One Financial (COF) leads (Capital One Financial (COF) 14.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Capital One Financial (COF) -8.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.0%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Capital One Financial (COF) +3.7%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Capital One Financial (COF) 0.02%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Capital One Financial (COF) 31.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COF, BAC and MUFG?

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.