BAC vs BNY
Bank of America Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BAC | BNY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $113.1B | $20.1B |
| Net income | $30.5B | $5.5B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 27.0% | 27.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.2% | 13.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.81 | $7.40 |
| Dividend / share | $1.08 | $2.00 |
| Payout ratio | · | 26.1% |
| Free cash flow | · | $5.2B |
| Equity | $303.2B | $44.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.44× | 0.60× |
| Current ratio | · | · |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.3% | 8.9% |
BAC bills 5.6× the revenue of BNY, and BNY keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (27.8% against 27.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BAC | BNY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $113.1B | $20.1B |
| FY2024 | $105.9B | $18.6B |
| FY2023 | $102.8B | $17.7B |
| FY2022 | $95.0B | $16.5B |
| FY2021 | $89.1B | $15.9B |
| FY2020 | $85.5B | $15.8B |
| FY2019 | $91.2B | $16.5B |
| FY2018 | $91.0B | $16.4B |
| FY2017 | $87.1B | $15.5B |
| FY2015 | $83.0B | $15.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BAC | BNY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.5B | $5.5B |
| FY2024 | $27.0B | $4.5B |
| FY2023 | $26.3B | $3.3B |
| FY2022 | $27.5B | $2.6B |
| FY2021 | $32.0B | $3.8B |
| FY2020 | $17.9B | $3.6B |
| FY2019 | $27.4B | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $28.1B | $4.3B |
| FY2017 | $18.2B | $4.1B |
| FY2015 | $15.9B | $3.2B |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$93,017,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2024 | +$87,237,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2023 | +$85,072,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2022 | +$78,421,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2021 | +$73,182,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2020 | +$69,720,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2019 | +$74,782,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2018 | +$74,628,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2017 | +$71,583,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2015 | +$67,839,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2014 | +$70,286,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2013 | +$73,974,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2012 | +$68,800,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2011 | +$78,774,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2010 | +$96,404,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2009 | +$111,989,000,000 | BAC |
| FY2008 | +$59,209,000,000 | BAC |
BAC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.8 pp | BNY |
| FY2024 | +1.1 pp | BAC |
| FY2023 | +6.9 pp | BAC |
| FY2022 | +13.6 pp | BAC |
| FY2021 | +12.2 pp | BAC |
| FY2020 | −2.0 pp | BNY |
| FY2019 | +2.9 pp | BAC |
| FY2018 | +5.0 pp | BAC |
| FY2017 | −5.5 pp | BNY |
| FY2015 | −2.1 pp | BNY |
| FY2014 | −10.6 pp | BNY |
| FY2013 | −1.7 pp | BNY |
| FY2012 | −12.3 pp | BNY |
| FY2011 | −16.0 pp | BNY |
| FY2010 | −20.7 pp | BNY |
| FY2009 | +19.4 pp | BAC |
| FY2008 | −5.1 pp | BNY |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BAC and BNY over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BAC's net margin has been more volatile than BNY's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 11.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BAC and BNY over these 17 fiscal years — BAC led in 7 and BNY in 10.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BAC's return on equity has been more volatile than BNY's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 3.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.3.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BAC and BNY over these 18 fiscal years — BAC led in 5 and BNY in 13.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.