SMFG vs GS vs BAC Stock Comparison

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Goldman Sachs and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$912.08 -2.5% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$276.19B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$363.23B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSMFGGSBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.41B $276.19B $363.23B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 13.0x 11.3x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 12.1x 11.2x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.8% +18.7% +9.7% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -42.5% — 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% — 13.1% BAC
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 +51.1% +15.5% -4.4% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +17.1%/yr +1.2%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 31.9% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 47/100 70/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

SMFGGSBAC

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

AxisSMFGGSBAC
Valuation 44 #201 of 360 18 #294 of 360 96 #17 of 360
Growth 33 #128 of 191 96 #8 of 191 82 #35 of 191
Profitability 18 #138 of 168 – 73 #46 of 168
Financial Health 5 #167 of 175 – 24 #133 of 175
Shareholder Returns 12 #300 of 341 27 #251 of 341 76 #84 of 341
Overall 22 47 70
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GS 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

PeriodSMFGGSBACSPY
1 month -8.8%-2.5%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months -5.2%-11.7%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months +15.8%-1.6%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date +25.5%+3.8%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year +51.1%+15.5%-4.4% +12.3%
3 years +152.3%+214.6%+101.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.2%+46.6%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years +270.2%+119.9%+6.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.9%+17.1%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +257.7%+413.1%+199.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.6%+17.8%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMFGGSBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%31.9%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.2%32.2%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.630.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.750.48-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.0%-34.0%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-20.8%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $27.55$1,152.07$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $16.05$773.70$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.

MultipleSMFGGSBAC
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.4x 3.8xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 1.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x -6.4xmedian 10.9x 3.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.34 0.26median 1.34 1.40median 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 monthsSMFGGSBAC
Revenue $103.68B $69.70B $121.10B
Gross profit $67.73B – –
Operating income -$30.78B – –
Net income $11.49B – $33.66B
Free cash flow – – $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $-11.47 $69.89 $4.41
Cash & equivalents – $177.00B $229.75B
Total debt $397.48B – $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 3.84B 304.90M 7.29B
Enterprise value -$1.26T $276.19B -$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
MetricSMFGGSBAC
P/E -2.1x 12.8x 11.3x
P/FCF – -6.4x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.8x
P/S 0.9x 3.8x 2.9x
P/B 1.3x 2.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.4x
EV/EBIT -36.3x – 1.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.26 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMFGGSBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.8% 18.7% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 15.3% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -75.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 823.3% – 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 39.0% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 49.3% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMFGGSBAC
Gross margin 65.3% – –
EBITDA margin – – 99.4%
Operating margin -29.7% – –
Pretax margin 14.5% – 36.2%
Net margin -42.5% – 26.5%
FCF margin – – 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 78.2%
Return on equity 13.3% – 11.2%
Return on assets 0.6% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital -0.9% – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMFGGSBAC
Debt / assets 5.0% – 11.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.4% 94.3% 91.4%
Equity / assets 3.6% 5.7% 8.6%
Interest coverage -0.1x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMFGGSBAC
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.0% 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.

ConsensusSMFGGSBAC
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.67FY2026 $75.07FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% -6.8% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.01BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.1%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +4.5% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMFGGSBAC
Held by institutions 3.5% 72.1% 75.0%
Institutions holding 459 3,149 3,614
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +1.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 291 1,552 1,827
Institutions selling 91 1,124 1,342
Buyers to sellers 3.20 1.38 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.

SMFGGSBAC
SMFG 1.00 0.45 0.41
GS 0.45 1.00 0.57
BAC 0.41 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMFG, GS and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $92.41B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $276.19B, Bank Of America (BAC) $363.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMFG, GS and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.0x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.5x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.1x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +34.8%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +51.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +15.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.9%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.1%/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: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 0.00%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMFG, GS 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 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.