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BAC
Money centerAssets $3.4T4-quarter TTM
Close · Oct 16, 202651.23P/E 12.2 · yield 2.3%
P/TBV1.85×TBVPS 27.72
Line · r 10%1.83×range 1.61–2.14×
+1% premiumP/TBV ÷ line − 1
Fed funds · last FOMC3.75–4.00%Sep 16, 2026 · +25bp
UST 3m · 2y · 10y · Oct 16, 20264.26 · 4.74 · 5.0910y−2y +0.35 · 10y−3m +0.83
KBE · YTD+4.8%1D +0.1% · 1Y +15.5% · 5Y +15%
KRE · YTD+7.7%1D +0.1% · 1Y +20.1% · 5Y −1%
SPY · YTD+11.9%1D −1.1% · 1Y +15.5% · 5Y +71%
Prices as ofOct 16, 2026Financials TTM through Sep 30, 2026

Valuation range

the line at three costs of equity
r 11% · 1.61×r 9% · 2.14×now 1.85×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 1.83× for a 15.8% ROTCE; the market pays 1.85×, a 1% premium to the line.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Dec 31, 2021 → Sep 30, 2026
0.50×1.00×1.50×2.00×2.50×2021202220232024202520262021-12-31 · 2.10× (close 44.49 · TBVPS 21.23)2022-03-31 · 1.98× (close 41.22 · TBVPS 20.78)2022-06-30 · 1.49× (close 31.13 · TBVPS 20.94)2022-09-30 · 1.44× (close 30.20 · TBVPS 21.00)2022-12-31 · 1.54× (close 33.12 · TBVPS 21.55)2023-03-31 · 1.28× (close 28.60 · TBVPS 22.34)2023-06-30 · 1.25× (close 28.69 · TBVPS 23.01)2023-09-30 · 1.17× (close 27.38 · TBVPS 23.48)2023-12-31 · 1.40× (close 33.67 · TBVPS 24.09)2024-03-31 · 1.55× (close 37.92 · TBVPS 24.42)2024-06-30 · 1.60× (close 39.77 · TBVPS 24.91)2024-09-30 · 1.55× (close 39.68 · TBVPS 25.68)2024-12-31 · 1.70× (close 43.95 · TBVPS 25.93)2025-03-31 · 1.57× (close 41.73 · TBVPS 26.52)2025-06-30 · 1.75× (close 47.32 · TBVPS 27.06)2025-09-30 · 1.88× (close 51.59 · TBVPS 27.42)2025-12-31 · 1.99× (close 55.00 · TBVPS 27.59)2026-03-31 · 1.75× (close 48.75 · TBVPS 27.86)2026-06-30 · 2.01× (close 56.98 · TBVPS 28.39)2026-09-30 · 1.96× (close 54.43 · TBVPS 27.72)p75 1.90×med 1.59×p25 1.47×now 1.85×
Five-year median 1.59×, middle half 1.47–1.90×, range 1.17–2.10×. Now 1.85×: +17% above its own median, higher than 70% of those quarters.Each quarter priced at its own TBVPS · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

Where the money goes

TTM through Sep 30, 2026 · $B
050100Interest income: 135.7 $B135.7InterestincomeInterest expense: −71.8 $B−71.8InterestexpenseNII: 63.9 $B63.9NIINon-interest income: 59.0 $B59.0Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 123.0 $B123.0NetrevenueOperating expenses: −74.1 $B−74.1OperatingexpensesProvision: −5.3 $B−5.3ProvisionOther items: −0.2 $B−0.2OtheritemsPre-tax: 43.4 $B43.4Pre-taxTax: −11.3 $B−11.3TaxNet income: 32.1 $B32.1Netincome
assets $3.4T ÷ TCE $202.7B = 16.9× leverage · ROA 0.94% × 16.9 = ROTCE 15.8%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Money center peers (3)
BAC52 / 48
Tier average53 / 47

Efficiency 60.2% vs. tier 58.7% · ROTCE 15.8% vs. 17.7% · credit cost 4.3% vs. 7.2% · AOCI/TCE −7.5% vs. −15.7%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Dec 31, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B16.4
Provision, $B1.27
Efficiency65.0%
AOCI / TCE−7.5%