V vs BAC vs AXP Stock Comparison

Visa, Bank Of America and American Express Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$422.33 +13.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$763.26B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$49.78 -8.0% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$358.42B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
AXP American Express Co
$324.75 +6.6% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$218.12B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVBACAXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $763.26B $358.42B $218.12B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x 11.7x 17.8x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 11.1x 18.3x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +5.4% +10.2% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 51.2% 25.6% 15.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.1% 13.0% 19.6% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -1.8x 0.5x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.2% -5.1% -11.2% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +1.2%/yr +13.0%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 22.5% 26.6% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 46/100 39/100 V

Percentile Scorecard

VBACAXP

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

AxisVBACAXP
Valuation 13 #837 of 965 94 #24 of 360 16 #304 of 360
Growth 51 #404 of 825 13 #300 of 344 32 #233 of 344
Profitability 99 #13 of 848 37 #217 of 345 59 #142 of 345
Financial Health 71 #265 of 899 18 #279 of 339 36 #216 of 339
Shareholder Returns 26 #540 of 730 68 #114 of 352 50 #175 of 352
Overall 52 46 39
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVBACAXPSPY
1 month +13.9%-8.0%+6.6% -5.9%
3 months +14.0%-21.0%-5.3% -4.6%
6 months +31.5%-5.6%+1.9% +0.2%
Year to date +20.4%-9.5%-12.2% +7.5%
1 year +24.2%-5.1%-11.2% +8.2%
3 years +73.4%+75.7%+112.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.2%+20.7%+28.5% +19.0%
5 years +94.9%+6.0%+83.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.3%+1.2%+13.0% +9.4%
10 years +425.5%+200.8%+395.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.1%+11.6%+17.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVBACAXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%22.5%26.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.5%26.4%30.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.780.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.23-0.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-49.0%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-23.2%-15.6% -5.9%
52-week high $436.66$64.82$384.89 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$46.72$292.27 $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.

MultipleVBACAXP
P/E now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 13.3x 11.6xmedian 12.3x 17.8xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 6.0x 1.2xmedian 5.0x 9.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 10.4x 8.3xmedian 10.6x 15.7xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 6.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.89 2.07median 1.29 0.96median 1.29

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 monthsVBACAXP
Revenue $45.90B $120.16B $77.59B
Operating income $28.11B – –
Net income $23.50B $32.24B $12.26B
Free cash flow $22.06B $41.37B $13.91B
EPS (diluted) $11.64 $4.22 $18.18
Cash & equivalents $12.94B $249.64B $43.20B
Total debt $22.07B $380.92B $59.95B
Shares (diluted) 2.02B 7.29B 674.00M
Enterprise value $710.80B -$2.02T $17.60B

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
MetricVBACAXP
P/E 32.4x 11.6x 17.8x
P/FCF 34.5x 8.3x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 32.0x 8.3x 12.4x
P/S 16.6x 2.9x 2.8x
P/B 21.1x 1.2x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 87.0x 1.2x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 26.1x 1.2x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 27.4x 1.3x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 16.8x 1.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 34.9x 3.5x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.4x 3.5x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 2.07 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVBACAXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 5.4% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 5.9% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 9.8% 16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 1.9% 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.0% 15.0% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 5.6% 18.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -32.7% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -1.5% -4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -32.7% -26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -1.5% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVBACAXP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.3% 95.5% 32.6%
Operating margin 61.2% – –
Pretax margin 61.2% 33.8% 19.9%
Net margin 51.2% 25.6% 15.8%
FCF margin 48.1% 34.4% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 34.4% 22.7%
Return on equity 65.9% 10.8% 35.0%
Return on assets 24.9% 0.9% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 40.1% 13.0% 19.6%
Return on capital employed 44.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVBACAXP
Debt / assets 23.4% 11.1% 19.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -1.8x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 9.2x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 91.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 38.3% 8.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage 37.1x 1.6x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 9.49 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVBACAXP
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 7.7% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 10.0% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
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.

ConsensusVBACAXP
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2027 11.1xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.44FY2027 $4.50FY2026 $17.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2027 +18.1%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +20.2% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.35BFY2027 $127.61BFY2026 $82.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.3%FY2027 +12.8%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% -2.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVBACAXP
Held by institutions 86.7% 75.0% 84.9%
Institutions holding 4,534 3,620 3,015
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.7% -0.3%
Institutions buying 2,333 1,830 1,476
Institutions selling 1,734 1,345 1,053
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.36 1.40

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.

VBACAXP
V 1.00 0.33 0.48
BAC 0.33 1.00 0.59
AXP 0.48 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, BAC and AXP?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $763.26B, Bank Of America (BAC) $358.42B, American Express (AXP) $218.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, BAC and AXP?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 32.5x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.7x, American Express (AXP) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Visa (V) 27.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, American Express (AXP) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%, American Express (AXP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Visa (V) 51.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%, American Express (AXP) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Visa (V) 40.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%, American Express (AXP) 19.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Visa (V) +24.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) -5.1%, American Express (AXP) -11.2%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +14.3%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, American Express (AXP) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 22.5%, American Express (AXP) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, BAC and AXP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Visa (V) 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.