BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ vs MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
What is priced in makes the pair: Mitsubishi UFJ at 28 times earnings, double Bank of America's 14.3, for half the return on equity, 6.6% against 10.6%. The Japanese premium is a rates bet, that normalizing Japanese monetary policy keeps expanding spreads compressed for a generation, while BofA's multiple prices American banking as fully normalized already. Net margins, 27.6% against 11.7%, and returns on assets, 0.91% against 0.31%, all favor the American franchise at half the price. Dividends sit at 1.9% and 1.5%. Rarely does the market pay double for half the profitability; the pair is the price of believing Japan's rate cycle has decades to run.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | BAC | MUFG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $57.81 | $20.16 |
| Market cap | $428.8B | $235.0B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 14.3 | 27.9 |
| P/B | 1.43 | 1.83 |
| P/S | 3.72 | 3.25 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1247.5 | 20.1 |
| Revenue growth | +6.4% | +22.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 14.4% |
| Net margin | 27.6% | 11.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Debt / equity | 1.08 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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