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Bank of America (BAC)


Market Price (10/21/2025): $52.09 | Market Cap: $399.9 Bil
Sector: Financials | Industry: Diversified Banks

Bank of America (BAC)


Market Price (10/21/2025): $52.09
Market Cap: $399.9 Bil
Sector: Financials
Industry: Diversified Banks

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.0%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -0.7%, Dist 3Y High is -0.7%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 88x
1 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -78%
Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -5.7%
 
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 4.6 Bil, FCF LTM is 4.6 Bil
  
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 28%
  
4 Capital ratio is >2x the minimum of 6%
Tier 1 Capital / Risk Wtd Assets RatioTier 1 Capital / Risk-Weighted Assets is a common measure of financial strength for a bank. It reflects how much equity there is relative to assets where assets are weighted based on riskiness. Low ratios indicate the bank is highly vulnerable to even small changes in the value of their risk assets. is 13%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.0%
1 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -78%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 4.6 Bil, FCF LTM is 4.6 Bil
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 28%
4 Capital ratio is >2x the minimum of 6%
Tier 1 Capital / Risk Wtd Assets RatioTier 1 Capital / Risk-Weighted Assets is a common measure of financial strength for a bank. It reflects how much equity there is relative to assets where assets are weighted based on riskiness. Low ratios indicate the bank is highly vulnerable to even small changes in the value of their risk assets. is 13%
5 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -0.7%, Dist 3Y High is -0.7%
6 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -5.7%
7 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 88x

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

BAC Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
BAC Return-12%50%-24%5%34%21%68%
Peers Return-9%32%-15%18%38%25%106%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%15%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
BAC Win Rate50%67%42%50%75%56% 
Peers Win Rate50%62%43%53%58%64% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
BAC Max Drawdown-48%-2%-32%-22%-6%-21% 
Peers Max Drawdown-51%-4%-28%-16%-6%-17% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: JPM, WFC, MS, C, USB. See BAC Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/20/2025 (YTD)

Downturns Compared

Unique KeyEventBACS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-49.0%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven96.2%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven665 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-49.3%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven97.1%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven338 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-30.8%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven44.5%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven318 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-94.0%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven1578.7%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days1480 days


How Low Can It Go?

Bank of America's stock fell -49.0% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 2/8/2022. A -49.0% loss requires a 96.2% gain to breakeven.

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
HLNE_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025HLNEHamilton LaneDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-12.4%-12.4%-12.7%
CNS_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CNSCohen & SteersDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
6.1%6.1%-1.6%
JKHY_9262025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09262025JKHYJack Henry & AssociatesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
2.4%2.4%-2.1%
FDS_9192025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09192025FDSFactSet Research SystemsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-0.9%-0.9%-4.9%
IBKR_9052025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%09052025IBKRInteractive BrokersQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
10.1%10.1%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
HLNE_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025HLNEHamilton LaneDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-12.4%-12.4%-12.7%
CNS_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CNSCohen & SteersDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
6.1%6.1%-1.6%
JKHY_9262025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09262025JKHYJack Henry & AssociatesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
2.4%2.4%-2.1%
FDS_9192025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09192025FDSFactSet Research SystemsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-0.9%-0.9%-4.9%
IBKR_9052025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%09052025IBKRInteractive BrokersQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
10.1%10.1%0.0%

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Financials

BACJPMWFCMSCUSBMedian
NameBank of .JPMorgan.Wells Fa.Morgan S.CitigroupU.S. Ban. 
Mkt Price52.04302.3686.02161.9799.3047.1092.66
Mkt Cap399.6843.2278.1255.4184.373.4266.8
Rev LTM103,435175,65681,46261,50383,11327,71582,288
Op Inc LTM-------
FCF LTM4,550-148,615-9,143-20,941-93,6867,484-15,042
FCF 3Y Avg24,365-56,10413,467-25,282-65,69010,620-7,331
CFO LTM4,550-148,615-9,143-17,670-87,1657,484-13,406
CFO 3Y Avg24,365-56,10413,467-21,957-59,18210,620-5,669

Growth & Margins

BACJPMWFCMSCUSBMedian
NameBank of .JPMorgan.Wells Fa.Morgan S.CitigroupU.S. Ban. 
Rev Chg LTM5.4%8.2%-1.7%16.7%6.3%1.7%5.8%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.0%13.5%2.8%5.0%4.3%6.5%5.0%
Rev Chg Q6.0%6.7%-0.6%11.3%8.1%2.0%6.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.5%1.6%-0.1%2.6%2.0%0.5%1.6%
Op Mgn LTM-------
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-------
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-------
CFO/Rev LTM4.4%-84.6%-11.2%-28.7%-104.9%27.0%-20.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg24.8%-32.5%16.4%-41.3%-74.6%39.0%-8.0%
FCF/Rev LTM4.4%-84.6%-11.2%-34.0%-112.7%27.0%-22.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg24.8%-32.5%16.4%-47.4%-82.8%39.0%-8.0%

Valuation

BACJPMWFCMSCUSBMedian
NameBank of .JPMorgan.Wells Fa.Morgan S.CitigroupU.S. Ban. 
Mkt Cap399.6843.2278.1255.4184.373.4266.8
P/S3.94.83.44.22.22.63.6
P/EBIT-------
P/E14.314.913.517.313.010.613.9
P/CFO87.8-5.7-30.4-14.5-2.19.8-3.9
Total Yield7.0%6.7%9.3%5.8%7.7%13.7%7.3%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%1.9%0.0%0.0%4.3%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg8.7%-7.4%8.1%-16.0%-56.0%18.4%0.3%
D/E0.90.60.81.42.01.11.0
Net D/E-0.8-0.5-0.61.0-1.0-0.9-0.7

Returns

BACJPMWFCMSCUSBMedian
NameBank of .JPMorgan.Wells Fa.Morgan S.CitigroupU.S. Ban. 
1M Rtn-0.4%-3.5%1.6%1.3%-3.3%-5.6%-1.8%
3M Rtn10.2%4.4%7.8%16.1%7.9%4.0%7.8%
6M Rtn42.6%33.3%35.9%54.7%60.7%27.3%39.2%
12M Rtn25.9%37.0%36.6%37.8%62.8%0.1%36.8%
3Y Rtn61.2%166.3%107.8%127.1%151.6%34.3%117.4%
1M Excs Rtn-1.5%-4.5%0.6%0.2%-4.4%-6.6%-2.9%
3M Excs Rtn2.8%-2.5%-1.7%9.7%-0.4%-3.6%-1.1%
6M Excs Rtn12.0%2.8%5.3%24.1%30.1%-3.3%8.7%
12M Excs Rtn9.2%22.8%22.4%24.3%44.0%-15.3%22.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-5.7%114.1%36.3%43.3%75.8%-52.0%39.8%

FDIC Bank Data

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Consumer Banking42,03138,63534,00533,26238,587
Global Banking24,79622,22920,87518,98720,483
Global Wealth & Investment Management21,10521,74820,74818,58419,537
Global Markets19,52718,13819,25518,76515,614
Tax-exempt securities-567-438-427-499-595
All Other-8,311-5,362-5,343-3,571-2,382
Total98,58194,95089,11385,52891,244


Net Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Consumer Banking11,59312,51611,8916,50412,984
Global Banking10,2487,8079,8143,4668,068
Global Markets4,6784,1824,5575,2523,504
Global Wealth & Investment Management3,9474,6754,3273,0714,252
All Other-3,951-1,6521,389-399-1,378
Total26,51527,52831,97817,89427,430


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Consumer Banking1,049,830  988,580804,019
Global Markets817,588  616,609641,806
Global Banking621,751  580,561464,032
All Other346,356  264,141224,466
Global Wealth & Investment Management344,626  369,736299,756
Total3,180,151  2,819,6272,434,079


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity113,280,828
Short Interest: % Change Since 91520258.8%
Average Daily Volume34,869,640
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.25
Basic Shares Quantity7,677,900,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.5%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
10/15/20254.4%  
7/16/2025-0.3%3.5%2.4%
4/15/20253.6%4.5%22.0%
1/16/2025-1.0%-1.5%-0.3%
10/15/20240.5%-0.4%9.4%
7/16/20245.3%1.0%-8.2%
4/16/2024-3.5%5.0%7.1%
1/12/2024-1.1%-2.8%1.4%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive13817
# Negative11167
Median Positive3.4%4.7%7.1%
Median Negative-2.5%-2.7%-7.8%
Max Positive6.1%11.1%22.0%
Max Negative-6.5%-8.8%-12.1%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025731202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025430202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024225202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241029202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024730202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024430202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023220202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231031202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023731202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023501202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022222202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221028202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022729202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022429202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021222202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211029202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 10172024Sell42.528,370,178355,919,22032,598,863,280Form
1BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 10102024Sell39.993,933,197157,292,87531,217,721,951Form
2BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 10072024Sell39.25302,60411,877,35831,157,765,537Form
3BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 10022024Sell39.614,985,553197,498,19531,599,506,292Form