V vs BAC vs MA Stock Comparison

Visa, Bank Of America and Mastercard Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$420.36 +16.5% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$728.48B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$49.66 -7.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$368.14B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$647.17 +17.2% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$591.85B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVBACMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $728.48B $368.14B $591.85B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 12.0x 34.9x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 11.0x 30.8x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +5.4% +15.3% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.8% 25.6% 46.7% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.1% 13.0% 56.6% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -1.8x 0.5x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.8% -7.3% +18.9% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +1.0%/yr +14.1%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 21.9% 23.2% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 47/100 51/100 MA

Percentile Scorecard

VBACMA

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

AxisVBACMA
Valuation 13 #837 of 965 93 #26 of 360 14 #831 of 965
Growth 47 #440 of 823 13 #298 of 344 64 #297 of 823
Profitability 99 #13 of 846 40 #208 of 345 99 #12 of 846
Financial Health 69 #284 of 899 18 #279 of 339 53 #424 of 899
Shareholder Returns 27 #534 of 732 70 #105 of 352 25 #547 of 732
Overall 51 47 51
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVBACMASPY
1 month +16.5%-7.7%+17.2% -2.0%
3 months +13.7%-21.1%+13.3% -2.2%
6 months +30.5%-6.5%+30.2% +4.2%
Year to date +19.9%-9.7%+13.4% +10.6%
1 year +24.8%-7.3%+18.9% +10.4%
3 years +72.6%+74.7%+67.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.0%+20.5%+18.8% +20.2%
5 years +101.3%+4.9%+92.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+1.0%+14.1% +10.1%
10 years +421.2%+201.3%+523.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +18.0%+11.7%+20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVBACMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%21.9%23.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%25.9%22.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.740.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.11-0.330.82 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-49.0%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-23.4%-1.7% -3.2%
52-week high $425.49$64.82$658.39 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$46.72$471.55 $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.

MultipleVBACMA
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 13.4x 11.5xmedian 12.4x 33.7xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 3.3x 2.9xmedian 3.5x 15.4xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 5.8x 1.2xmedian 4.9x 22.9xmedian 5.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 10.7x 8.3xmedian 11.0x 34.8xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 83.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 0.91 2.07median 1.33 1.84median 0.91

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 monthsVBACMA
Revenue $44.49B $120.16B $36.29B
Operating income $27.00B – $21.27B
Net income $22.59B $32.24B $16.96B
Free cash flow $21.01B $41.37B $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $11.90 $4.22 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $12.36B $249.64B $10.15B
Total debt $23.86B $380.92B $23.94B
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 7.29B 883.00M
Enterprise value $671.80B -$2.01T $551.94B

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
MetricVBACMA
P/E 31.1x 11.5x 33.7x
P/FCF 35.7x 8.3x 34.8x
P/Operating cash flow 33.2x 8.3x 33.2x
P/S 16.8x 2.9x 15.4x
P/B 21.3x 1.2x 83.0x
P/Tangible book 98.0x 1.2x 534.0x
EV/EBITDA 26.9x 1.2x 22.9x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 1.3x 27.0x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 1.2x 15.8x
EV/FCF 36.2x 3.4x 35.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.7x 3.4x 34.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 2.07 1.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVBACMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 5.4% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 5.9% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% – 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.4% 9.8% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 1.9% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% 15.0% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 5.6% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -32.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -1.5% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -32.7% -5.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -1.5% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVBACMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% 95.5% 69.2%
Operating margin 60.7% – 58.6%
Pretax margin 60.6% 33.8% 57.6%
Net margin 50.8% 25.6% 46.7%
FCF margin 47.2% 34.4% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 34.4% 46.5%
Return on equity 63.8% 10.8% 274.4%
Return on assets 23.8% 0.9% 29.3%
Return on invested capital 38.1% 13.0% 56.6%
Return on capital employed 42.6% – 63.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 3.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVBACMA
Debt / assets 25.2% 11.1% 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -1.8x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 9.2x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.8% 91.3% 88.4%
Equity / assets 37.2% 8.7% 11.6%
Interest coverage 34.8x 1.6x 26.2x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 9.16 – 10.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVBACMA
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 7.7% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 10.1% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusVBACMA
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $4.52FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +19.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $127.79BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +13.0%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% -2.4% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVBACMA
Held by institutions 86.7% 75.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 4,534 3,620 3,588
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.7% +0.6%
Institutions buying 2,333 1,830 1,590
Institutions selling 1,734 1,345 1,530
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.36 1.04

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.

VBACMA
V 1.00 0.29 0.87
BAC 0.29 1.00 0.32
MA 0.87 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, BAC and MA?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $728.48B, Bank Of America (BAC) $368.14B, Mastercard (MA) $591.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, BAC and MA?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 32.2x, Bank Of America (BAC) 12.0x, Mastercard (MA) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Visa (V) 30.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.0x, Mastercard (MA) 30.8x). 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: Visa (V) +14.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Visa (V) 50.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Visa (V) 38.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Visa (V) +24.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) -7.3%, Mastercard (MA) +18.9%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +15.0%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.0%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.1%/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%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%. Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Mastercard (MA) 23.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.