Which is more profitable, Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

Bank of America keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

Bank of America grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

Bank of America costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

Bank of America would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Bank of America vs Wells Fargo stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Bank of America is more profitable, grows faster, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt.

Side by side

	Bank of America	Wells Fargo
	$352 billion	$258 billion
	27.0%	25.5%
	+5.7%	+2.4%
	11.5×	12.1×
	3.4 years	8.7 years
	4.6%	3.1%
	2.2%	2.3%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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