NU vs PYPL vs BAC Stock Comparison

Nu Holdings, PayPal Holdings and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$15.15 +11.2% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$60.77B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 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

11 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, PayPal Holdings 3, Nu Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUPYPLBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.77B $48.14B $361.10B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 9.8x 11.2x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 10.3x 11.1x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.5% +5.7% +9.7% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 14.4% 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 15.9% 13.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x 0.3x -1.6x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -18.1% -2.3% BAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.0%/yr +1.2%/yr BAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 43.7% 21.9% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 69/100 69/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

NUPYPLBAC

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

AxisNUPYPLBAC
Valuation 6 #338 of 361 91 #10 of 98 96 #16 of 361
Growth 79 #73 of 344 63 #35 of 94 80 #69 of 344
Profitability 30 #244 of 348 88 #12 of 90 71 #102 of 348
Financial Health 71 #101 of 340 39 #65 of 105 20 #271 of 340
Shareholder Returns 9 #320 of 352 67 #21 of 62 77 #82 of 352
Overall 39 69 69
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNUPYPLBACSPY
1 month +11.2%+8.6%-9.7% -1.0%
3 months +7.5%+1.5%-18.5% +2.9%
6 months +4.4%+13.0%-2.8% +6.4%
Year to date -9.5%-2.3%-8.1% +11.4%
1 year -4.7%-18.1%-2.3% +13.1%
3 years +87.5%+5.1%+98.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.3%+1.7%+25.7% +21.5%
5 years —-76.3%+6.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-25.0%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years —+29.2%+203.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.6%+11.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNUPYPLBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%43.7%21.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%48.4%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.030.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.41-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-84.2%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-21.9%-22.0% -2.5%
52-week high $18.76$73.02$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $11.60$39.08$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.

MultipleNUPYPLBAC
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 12.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.5x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 4.8x 7.4xmedian 15.7x 1.4xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -53.7xmedian 11.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x 3.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.48 0.68median 1.06 1.40median 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 monthsNUPYPLBAC
Revenue $19.34B $34.13B $121.10B
Gross profit $7.97B – –
Operating income $4.39B $5.95B –
Net income $3.61B $4.90B $33.66B
Free cash flow -$1.36B $6.59B $94.74B
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $5.56 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $13.55B $8.31B $229.75B
Total debt $14.55B $13.40B $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 4.91B 882.00M 7.29B
Enterprise value $4.76B $6.36B -$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
MetricNUPYPLBAC
P/E 20.3x 10.2x 11.3x
P/FCF -53.7x 7.5x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow -53.0x 6.6x 3.7x
P/S 3.8x 1.4x 2.9x
P/B 5.5x 2.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 2.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 7.4x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 8.6x 1.4x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF -47.1x 7.8x 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -46.5x 6.9x 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.68 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUPYPLBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.5% 5.7% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 6.1% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.6% 1.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 132.2% 9.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.9% 4.8% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 260.8% 6.4% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 16.1% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 603.5% 15.0% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.1% 23.2% 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 20.1% 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -134.5% 24.5% 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 21.7% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUPYPLBAC
Gross margin 41.2% – –
EBITDA margin 23.4% 20.2% 99.4%
Operating margin 22.7% 17.4% –
Pretax margin 22.7% 17.2% 36.2%
Net margin 18.7% 14.4% 26.5%
FCF margin -7.0% 19.3% 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin -7.1% 21.9% 78.2%
Return on equity 24.5% 24.6% 11.2%
Return on assets 4.0% 6.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 15.9% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.5x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.9% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUPYPLBAC
Debt / assets 5.7% 16.2% 11.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x 0.3x -1.6x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 2.0x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.0% 76.0% 91.4%
Equity / assets 16.0% 24.0% 8.6%
Interest coverage 1.2x – 1.6x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUPYPLBAC
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 12.2% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 13.2% 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.

ConsensusNUPYPLBAC
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $4.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% -3.1% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.04BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $127.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.8% +5.1% -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUPYPLBAC
Held by institutions 59.8% 74.2% 75.0%
Institutions holding 854 1,378 3,612
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 442 521 1,825
Institutions selling 305 671 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.45 0.78 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.

NUPYPLBAC
NU 1.00 0.22 0.34
PYPL 0.22 1.00 0.08
BAC 0.34 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NU, PYPL and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nu Holdings (NU) $60.77B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, NU, PYPL and BAC?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of America (BAC) returned the most: Nu Holdings (NU) -4.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%. Over five years, Bank Of America (BAC) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/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: Nu Holdings (NU) 0.00%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Nu Holdings (NU) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Nu Holdings (NU) 42.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NU, PYPL 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.