MA vs V vs BAC Stock Comparison

Mastercard, Visa and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MA Mastercard Inc
$635.70 +12.8% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$563.07B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
1 win
V Visa Inc.
$410.57 +12.2% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$691.47B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$51.14 -7.0% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$356.92B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 4, Visa 3, Mastercard 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAVBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $563.07B $691.47B $356.92B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.6x 27.1x 11.1x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 29.7x 11.3x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +14.8% +9.7% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 26.5% –
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 +14.6% +20.3% -2.7% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +14.2%/yr +1.4%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 22.2% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 49/100 71/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

MAVBAC

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

AxisMAVBAC
Valuation 9 #857 of 941 10 #846 of 941 96 #14 of 361
Growth 66 #213 of 615 57 #267 of 615 82 #28 of 153
Profitability 95 #29 of 586 94 #34 of 586 71 #38 of 128
Financial Health 43 #380 of 667 79 #139 of 667 31 #97 of 140
Shareholder Returns 6 #660 of 704 7 #656 of 704 73 #90 of 335
Overall 44 49 71
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMAVBACSPY
1 month +12.8%+12.2%-7.0% +0.7%
3 months +10.1%+12.1%-17.2% +3.7%
6 months +26.4%+24.5%-4.3% +7.1%
Year to date +11.4%+17.1%-7.0% +12.8%
1 year +14.6%+20.3%-2.7% +11.9%
3 years +70.7%+76.1%+99.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.5%+20.8%+25.8% +22.8%
5 years +89.5%+93.9%+7.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%+14.2%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +494.7%+399.4%+206.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.5%+17.4%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAVBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%22.2%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%19.9%25.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.270.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.91-0.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-24.5%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.9%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $635.70$414.26$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $471.55$295.52$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.

MultipleMAVBAC
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 13.0x 27.1xmedian 13.0x 11.4xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 3.2x 15.9xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x —median 7.7x 1.4xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 10.7x 31.1xmedian 10.7x 3.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 82.1xmedian 1.2x 20.3xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 —median 0.90 1.42median 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 monthsMAVBAC
Revenue $36.29B $45.90B $121.10B
Operating income $21.27B $28.11B –
Net income $16.96B $23.50B $33.66B
Free cash flow – – $94.74B
EPS (diluted) – – $4.41
Cash & equivalents $10.15B $12.94B $229.75B
Total debt – – $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 883.00M 1.90B 7.29B
Enterprise value $563.07B $691.47B -$2.02T

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
MetricMAVBAC
P/E 30.6x 27.1x 11.4x
P/FCF 29.4x 31.1x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 32.8x 30.9x 3.8x
P/S 15.3x 15.9x 3.0x
P/B 82.1x 20.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 534.3x 83.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.4x
EV/EBIT – – 1.4x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 15.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.8x 30.9x 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAVBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 14.8% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 12.0% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.6% 17.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.0% 17.2% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 10.8% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 2.9% 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 4.6% 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAVBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 99.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 36.2%
Net margin – – 26.5%
FCF margin – – 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin 46.5% 51.7% 78.2%
Return on equity 274.6% 65.9% 11.2%
Return on assets 29.3% 24.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.0% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAVBAC
Debt / assets – – 11.4%
Debt / equity – – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 88.4% 61.7% 91.4%
Equity / assets 11.6% 38.3% 8.6%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAVBAC
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.7% 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.

ConsensusMAVBAC
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 29.7xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.99FY2026 $13.83FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +11.6% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.99BFY2026 $48.15BFY2027 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2027 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +19.9% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAVBAC
Held by institutions 87.5% 87.6% 75.0%
Institutions holding 3,585 4,530 3,616
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,590 2,330 1,828
Institutions selling 1,527 1,733 1,343
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.34 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.

MAVBAC
MA 1.00 0.87 0.33
V 0.87 1.00 0.30
BAC 0.33 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MA, V and BAC?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastercard (MA) $563.07B, Visa (V) $691.47B, Bank Of America (BAC) $356.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, MA, V and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastercard (MA) 30.6x, Visa (V) 27.1x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Mastercard (MA) 30.3x, Visa (V) 29.7x, 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?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, Visa (V) +14.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Mastercard (MA) +14.6%, Visa (V) +20.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.7%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr, Visa (V) +14.2%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mastercard (MA) 0.00%, Visa (V) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Mastercard (MA) and Visa (V) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Mastercard (MA) 22.9%, Visa (V) 22.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MA, V 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 4. 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.