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Bank of America vs Mastercard: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Bank of America (BAC) and Mastercard (MA) compare, as of Sep 4, 2026.

As of Sep 4, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Bank of America as the less overvalued of the two: Bank of America trades at $63.04 versus a fair value of $50.87 (-19%), while Mastercard trades at $586 versus $222 (-62%).
Bank of America
BAC · USD · Financials
-19%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$63.04
Fair Value$50.87
Quality59/100
Mastercard
MA · USD · Financials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$586
Fair Value$222
Quality83/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Bank of AmericaMastercard
Valuation
14.8×P/E (TTM)30.5×
3.86×P/S (TTM)13.71×
1.40×P/B
12.7×EV/EBITDA22.1×
1.06×PEG1.62×
−19.3%Fair value upside−62.1%
1.7%Dividend yield0.6%
$1.10Dividend per share$3.26
Profitability
36%Operating margin61%
0.77×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.12×
11%Return on equity232%
1%Return on assets25%
Growth
8%Revenue growth (YoY)16%
26.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)13.8%
20.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)16.5%
+9.7%Value creation/yr+17.1%
Balance & size
0.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)26.9×
1.05×Debt / equity2.36×
$423BMarket cap$465B
mixedGrowth qualitymixed

Bank of America leads: 9 to 5 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Bank of Americaof which business quality 51 · market factors 72 Mastercardof which business quality 80 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
28
86
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
62
72
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
43
86
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
23
65
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
88
69
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
67
83
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
70
53
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
83
62
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBank of AmericaPrice $63.04MastercardPrice $586
DCF Modelsn/a-42%below the price$341
Earnings-Basedn/a-32%below the price$400
Dividend Discount-59%below the price$25.71-90%below the price$60.03
Multiples-8%close to the price$57.86-80%below the price$117
Asset-Based-55%below the price$28.63-99%below the price$5.91
Growth DCFn/a-44%below the price$328
Economic Profit-32%below the price$42.90-79%below the price$123
Minimum-59%below the price$25.71-99%below the price$5.91
Maximum-8%close to the price$57.86-32%below the price$400
Median-43%below the price$35.77-79%below the price$123
Geometric mean-42%below the price$36.76-81%below the price$113

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Bank of America: 6 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Mastercard: 13 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Bank of America
Bear $38.16Fair Value $50.87Bull $63.59
$63.04 = current price (white tick)
Mastercard
Bear $166Fair Value $222Bull $551
$586 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Bank of America · Financials

Quality score59 · above median
Fair value upside-19% · below median

Mastercard · Financials

Quality score83 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-62% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 4, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Bank of America as the less overvalued of the two: Bank of America trades at $63.04 versus a fair value of $50.87 (-19%), while Mastercard trades at $586 versus $222 (-62%).

Mastercard has the higher quality score (83/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.