Bank of Americavs.PNC Financial
BAC vs PNC · both in Banks, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: Consumer and commercial banks that take deposits and make loans, the foundation of the system.
Bank of America is about 4.4× larger than PNC Financial by market cap; year to date, PNC Financial leads (+17.0% vs +13.5%).
Side by side
| BAC | PNC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $447B | $102B |
| Price | $62.23 | $244.67 |
| Today | −0.3% | +0.2% |
| Return YTD | +13.5% | +17.0% |
| Return 1Y | +26.2% | +21.6% |
| P/E | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| P/S | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| P/B | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Data as of 2026-08-27 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Bank of AmericaBAC
Its retail deposit base is vast, which makes earnings move with interest rates more than most. Merrill wealth management and a large investment bank sit on top.
Full BAC profile →PNC FinancialPNC
Commercial and consumer lending funded by deposits, with almost no trading desk. Expanding into new U.S. markets.
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