SHG vs BAC vs WFC Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Bank Of America and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.87 -8.3% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$366.46B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$254.91B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 7, Shinhan Financial 4, Wells Fargo & Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGBACWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.03B $366.46B $254.91B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 11.4x 11.6x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 11.3x 10.7x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +9.7% +5.4% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 26.5% 25.2% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 13.1% 15.1% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -1.6x 2.8x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.6% -3.8% -3.6% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +1.3%/yr +10.4%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 21.8% 25.6% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 51/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

SHGBACWFC

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

AxisSHGBACWFC
Valuation 84 #57 of 361 96 #17 of 361 47 #193 of 361
Growth 30 #120 of 172 83 #30 of 172 52 #84 of 172
Profitability 24 #114 of 149 70 #46 of 149 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health 4 #152 of 158 27 #115 of 158 12 #140 of 158
Shareholder Returns 85 #53 of 338 75 #85 of 338 79 #71 of 338
Overall 45 70 51
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHGBACWFCSPY
1 month -19.1%-8.3%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months -4.1%-16.7%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months -1.5%-3.8%+2.7% +8.5%
Year to date +22.4%-7.5%-10.2% +13.3%
1 year +24.6%-3.8%-3.6% +12.4%
3 years +161.1%+102.1%+116.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.7%+26.5%+29.3% +23.5%
5 years +103.0%+6.5%+63.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.2%+1.3%+10.4% +11.0%
10 years +72.6%+205.0%+81.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.6%+11.8%+6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSHGBACWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%21.8%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%25.7%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.720.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.17-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-49.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-21.5%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $84.56$64.82$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $51.42$46.72$73.42 $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.

MultipleSHGBACWFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 5.1x 1.4xmedian 5.1x 6.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 10.8x 3.8xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.35median 1.32 1.41median 1.32 0.80median 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 monthsSHGBACWFC
Revenue $81.30B $121.10B $87.23B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B $33.66B $22.97B
Free cash flow $7.15B $94.74B $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $4.41 $7.20
Cash & equivalents – $229.75B –
Total debt $58.93B $399.84B $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 7.29B 3.05B
Enterprise value $32.03B -$2.01T $254.91B

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
MetricSHGBACWFC
P/E 11.6x 11.3x 11.5x
P/FCF 4.4x 3.8x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 3.8x 8.7x
P/S 0.4x 2.9x 2.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 1.4x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 1.4x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.4x 5.4x
EV/FCF 12.6x 1.8x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 1.8x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.35 1.41 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGBACWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 9.7% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 6.4% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 20.5% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 4.2% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 27.5% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 8.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% 517.8% 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 28.5% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% 517.8% 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 28.5% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGBACWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% 99.4% 89.8%
Operating margin 6.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.1% 36.2% 31.7%
Net margin 3.4% 26.5% 25.2%
FCF margin 8.8% 78.2% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 78.2% 33.1%
Return on equity 11.5% 11.2% 12.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 13.1% 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGBACWFC
Debt / assets 10.8% 11.4% 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -1.6x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 8.2x 4.2x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 91.4% 92.1%
Equity / assets 7.4% 8.6% 7.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x 1.6x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGBACWFC
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.3% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 6.5% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 8.8% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.0% 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.3% 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.6% 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 6.7%

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.

ConsensusSHGBACWFC
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $4.52FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +19.9% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -2.4% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGBACWFC
Held by institutions 5.1% 75.0% 76.8%
Institutions holding 301 3,615 2,878
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% +0.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 206 1,828 1,293
Institutions selling 59 1,342 1,134
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.36 1.14

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.

SHGBACWFC
SHG 1.00 0.32 0.27
BAC 0.32 1.00 0.77
WFC 0.27 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, BAC and WFC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $32.03B, Bank Of America (BAC) $366.46B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, BAC and WFC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.7x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.5x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +24.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) -3.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.2%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.3%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%. Shinhan Financial (SHG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, BAC and WFC?

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 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.