From Nov 12, 2021 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, $1,000 in JPMorgan Chase (JPM) became $2,349 and $1,000 in Bank of America (BAC) became $1,229, with dividends reinvested.

  • Last year: $1,140 in JPMorgan Chase, $986 in Bank of America
  • Deepest fall: JPMorgan Chase 37.9% (Jan 12, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022); Bank of America 46.6% (Feb 8, 2022 to Oct 27, 2023)
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
Total return135%
A year18.6%
Deepest fall37.9%
Volatility24.4%
Sharpe ratio0.56
Beta to S&P 5000.87
Bank of America (BAC)
Total return23%
A year4.2%
Deepest fall46.6%
Volatility26.7%
Sharpe ratio−0.03
Beta to S&P 5000.95

From Nov 12, 2021 to Nov 13, 2026, JPMorgan Chase grew 18.6% a year and Bank of America grew 4.2%. The higher rate, JPMorgan Chase's, came with narrower daily swings. Volatility was 24.4% for JPMorgan Chase and 26.7% for Bank of America. The Sharpe ratio is the yearly return above a fixed 5% risk-free rate, per unit of volatility.

Sharpe ratios were 0.56 for JPMorgan Chase and −0.03 for Bank of America. A Sharpe ratio below zero means the yearly return was under 5%. Over the same dates, the price record shows deepest falls of 37.9% for JPMorgan Chase and 46.6% for Bank of America.

From Nov 15, 2021 to Nov 13, 2026, betas to the S&P 500 were 0.87 for JPMorgan Chase and 0.95 for Bank of America.

Growth of $1,000 in JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America

The $1,000 in JPMorgan Chase and the $1,000 in Bank of America swapped places 4 times at month ends. The latest swap came at the end of Nov 2022. Since then, the $1,000 in JPMorgan Chase has been worth more at every month end.

Across all 61 month ends, JPMorgan Chase's value was the higher one at 52 and Bank of America's at 9.

Relative to each other, the JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America values were furthest apart at the latest close, Nov 13, 2026. The $1,000 in JPMorgan Chase first doubled to $2,000 at a month end in Sep 2025. The $1,000 in Bank of America had not reached $2,000 by Nov 2026.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM), circleBank of America (BAC), square
$500$1k$1.5k$2k$2.5k20222023202420252026JPM $2,349BAC $1,229
$500$1k$1.5k$2k$2.5k20232025JPM $2,349BAC $1,229

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America returns by period

Every row ends at the Nov 13, 2026 close. The "a year" columns give the yearly rate from each start date. The yearly rates were furthest apart over the last year. Over that span, JPMorgan Chase grew 14.0% a year and Bank of America fell 1.4%.

The rates were closest over the full span since Mar 1980: 13.3% for JPMorgan Chase and 10.7% for Bank of America.

Both had a lower rate over the last year than their 10-year rate. For JPMorgan Chase it was 14.0% against 18.9%, and for Bank of America −1.4% against 12.2%. $1,000 in Bank of America ended below $1,000 over the last year ($986).

Period$1,000 in JPMorgan Chase$1,000 in Bank of AmericaJPMorgan Chase a yearBank of America a year
Since both startedfrom Mar 17, 1980$338,345$113,08413.3%10.7%
Last 20 yearsfrom Nov 13, 2006$12,078$1,41613.3%1.8%
Last 10 yearsfrom Nov 14, 2016$5,650$3,17618.9%12.2%
Last 5 yearsfrom Nov 12, 2021$2,349$1,22918.6%4.2%
Last yearfrom Nov 13, 2025$1,140$98614.0%−1.4%

How far JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America fell below their highs

At the Nov 13, 2026 close, JPMorgan Chase was 2.3% below its Aug 2026 month-end high. At the same close, Bank of America was 17.2% below its Jul 2026 month-end high. On daily closes, JPMorgan Chase's deepest fall was 37.9% from Jan 12, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022.

Bank of America's deepest fall was 46.6% from Feb 8, 2022 to Oct 27, 2023. JPMorgan Chase closed back at its old high on Dec 12, 2023, 1 year and 2 months after the low. Bank of America closed back at its old high on Nov 11, 2024, 1 year after the low.

JPMorgan Chase was 20% or more below its high at 5 of 61 month ends. Bank of America was 20% or more below its high at 21.

The S&P 500's 2022 fall ran from its Jan 3, 2022 high to its Oct 12, 2022 low. Over those dates, JPMorgan Chase fell 33.9% and Bank of America 34.2%.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM), circleBank of America (BAC), square
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−40%−30%−20%−10%0%20232025

JPMorgan Chase vs Bank of America by year

The bars cover 4 full calendar years, 2022 to 2025. JPMorgan Chase rose in 3 of them and Bank of America in 3. JPMorgan Chase's yearly change was higher in 4 years and Bank of America's in 0. Both rose in 3 and both fell in 1. They never moved in opposite directions over a full year.

Both had their lowest year in 2022: JPMorgan Chase −12.6%, Bank of America −23.8%. Both had their highest year in 2024: JPMorgan Chase +44.3%, Bank of America +33.9%. The widest one-year gap between them was 2023: JPMorgan Chase +30.6%, Bank of America +4.8%. In 2025, the latest full year, JPMorgan Chase rose 37.3% and Bank of America rose 28.0%.

JPMorgan Chase's yearly change was the higher one in each of the last 4 full years, 2022 to 2025.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM), circleBank of America (BAC), square
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JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America monthly returns

These counts cover 59 full months, Dec 2021 to Oct 2026. JPMorgan Chase rose in 33 of them and Bank of America in 32. Both rose in 28, both fell in 22, and in 9 one rose while the other fell. JPMorgan Chase's largest monthly fall was −14.8% in Jun 2022, and Bank of America's −16.1% in Mar 2023.

Both had their largest monthly rise in Oct 2022: JPMorgan Chase +21.5%, Bank of America +19.3%. JPMorgan Chase's longest run of falling months was 5, ending in Apr 2022. Bank of America's longest run of falling months was 3, ending in Apr 2022.

The latest cell is a part month, from the Oct 30, 2026 close to the Nov 13, 2026 close. Over those days, JPMorgan Chase changed +2.7% and Bank of America +2.0%.

JPMorgan Chase, % each month
JFMAMJJASOND
2026−4.6−1.8−2.0+7.0−4.4+9.4+8.0+1.2−7.1+2.4+2.7
2025+12.1−1.0−7.3+0.3+7.9+9.8+2.7+1.7+4.6−0.9+0.6+2.9
2024+3.1+6.7+7.7−3.7+5.7−0.2+5.8+5.6−6.2+5.9+12.5−4.0
2023+5.1+2.4−9.1+6.9−1.8+7.2+9.4−7.4−0.9−3.4+12.2+9.0
2022−5.6−4.6−3.9−11.8+10.8−14.8+3.3−1.4−8.1+21.5+9.8−3.0
2021−0.3
Bank of America, % each month
JFMAMJJASOND
2026−3.3−6.3−1.6+9.7−3.5+11.0+8.7−0.0−11.7−8.1+2.0
2025+5.3−0.4−8.9−4.4+10.7+7.9−0.1+7.3+2.2+3.6+0.4+3.0
2024+1.0+2.2+9.8−2.4+8.1+0.1+1.4+1.1−2.0+5.4+13.6−7.0
2023+7.1−3.3−16.1+2.4−5.1+4.1+11.5−9.7−4.5−3.8+16.7+10.4
2022+3.7−4.2−6.3−13.4+4.3−15.8+8.6−0.6−9.6+19.3+5.0−12.0
2021+0.5

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America: rolling 1-year return and volatility

The rolling 1-year return is the change over the 12 months to each month end. From Nov 2022 to Nov 2026, JPMorgan Chase's rolling 1-year return ran from −12.6% (12 months to Dec 2022) to +63.8% (to Nov 2024). Over the same months, Bank of America's ran from −28.9% (12 months to Mar 2023) to +63.2% (to Oct 2024).

JPMorgan Chase's 12-month change was below zero at 4 of those 49 month ends, and Bank of America's at 16. JPMorgan Chase's 12-month change was the higher one at 42 month ends and Bank of America's at 7.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM), circleBank of America (BAC), square
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JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America: volatility, risk-adjusted return, beta and correlation

These measures cover Nov 12, 2021 to Nov 13, 2026. Over those dates, volatility was 24.4% for JPMorgan Chase and 26.7% for Bank of America. The Sortino ratio counts only falling days as risk. Against the same 5% rate, Sortino ratios were 0.80 for JPMorgan Chase and −0.04 for Bank of America.

The Calmar ratio is the yearly return divided by the deepest fall. Calmar ratios were 0.49 for JPMorgan Chase and 0.09 for Bank of America.

Beta shows how much JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America tended to move on the days the S&P 500 (SPY) moved. A beta of 1 means moving by the same amount as the index. From Nov 15, 2021 to Nov 13, 2026, JPMorgan Chase's beta was 0.87, so it tended to move less than the index.

Over the same dates, Bank of America's beta was 0.95, so it tended to move about as much as the index. The correlation of JPMorgan Chase's and Bank of America's daily moves was 0.80, a partial link. A correlation of 1 would mean they always moved together, 0 no link and −1 always opposite.

MeasureJPMorgan ChaseBank of America
Volatility, a year24.4%26.7%
Sharpe ratio0.56−0.03
Sortino ratio0.80−0.04
Calmar ratio0.490.09
Deepest fall37.9%46.6%
Beta to the S&P 500from Nov 15, 20210.870.95
Upside capturemonths from Dec 2016117%124%
Downside capturemonths from Dec 201699%150%
Biggest one-day rise+11.54%Nov 6, 2024+8.43%Nov 6, 2024
Biggest one-day fall−7.48%Apr 4, 2025−11.06%Apr 3, 2025
Price against its 50-day average+1.9%−5.6%
Price against its 200-day average+7.4%−6.4%
Correlation of daily movesfrom Nov 15, 20210.80

About JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America

What JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America do, from each company's latest annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a financial holding company incorporated under Delaware law in 1968, with operations worldwide. A financial holding company is a bank holding company permitted to engage in a wider range of financial activities.

The firm reports three business segments: Consumer & Community Banking, Commercial & Investment Bank, and Asset & Wealth Management, with remaining activities in Corporate. Consumer & Community Banking offers products and services to consumers and small businesses through bank branches, ATMs, and digital and telephone banking.

The filing calls it the consumer business and the other two segments the wholesale businesses. The headquarters is at 270 Park Avenue in New York City. The fiscal year ends on December 31.

Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 31, 2025), filed Feb 13, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)

Bank of America

Bank of America Corporation is a Delaware corporation, a bank holding company and a financial holding company. Through bank and nonbank subsidiaries in the U.S. and international markets, it provides banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. Its clients include individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments.

It reports four business segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Global Banking and Global Markets, with remaining operations recorded in All Other. Its principal executive offices are in the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its fiscal year ends on December 31.

Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 31, 2025), filed Feb 25, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)

About this calculation

What it calculates
For JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America over the same dates: the value of $1,000 in each, total and yearly return, the deepest fall and its recovery, every calendar year, monthly and rolling 12-month changes, and the risk measures below.
Prices
Daily closing prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so dividends count as reinvested.
Dates
Both start on the same trading day: the first day both price histories used here share, or the start of the period chosen, and both are valued at the Nov 13, 2026 close.
Yearly return
(final value ÷ $1,000)1 ÷ years − 1, with years counted as days ÷ 365.
Deepest fall
The largest drop from a closing high to a later closing low; recovery is the first close back at that high.
Volatility
How widely daily returns spread around their average over the dates shown: the square root of the average squared gap from that average (dividing by one less than the number of days), × √252, as a yearly figure.
Sharpe ratio
(yearly return − 5%) ÷ volatility, with a fixed risk-free rate of 5% a year.
Sortino ratio
(yearly return − 5%) ÷ downside deviation: the square root of the average squared daily fall (days above 0 count as 0), × √252.
Calmar ratio
Yearly return ÷ the deepest fall over the dates shown.
Beta and correlation
From daily returns on the days both stocks and SPY traded: beta is the covariance of a stock's daily returns with SPY's ÷ the variance of SPY's; correlation is that of the two stocks' daily returns.
Biggest one-day moves
The largest daily rise and fall in adjusted close over the dates shown.
Moving-average distance
The last close against the simple average of the last 50 and 200 closes. A fact about price, not a signal.
Capture
Over the last 10 years of month ends: a stock's average monthly change in the months SPY rose (fell), as a percentage of SPY's average change in those months.
Rounding
Calculated at full precision and rounded for display: whole dollars, one decimal for percentages, two for ratios.
Exclusions
Taxes, fees, currency conversion and companies no longer in the index.
Freshness
Recalculated after each trading day. Company profiles come from each company's latest annual report, with the filing date shown.
Reproduce
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Common questions

Which had the higher return, JPMorgan Chase or Bank of America stock?

JPMorgan Chase had the higher total return in every period on this page. From Mar 17, 1980 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, JPMorgan Chase returned +33,734% in total and Bank of America +11,208%. Both include reinvested dividends, before taxes and fees. Over the last 10 years, JPMorgan Chase returned +465% and Bank of America +218%.

Over the last 5 years, JPMorgan Chase returned +135% and Bank of America +22.9%. Over the last year, JPMorgan Chase returned +14.0% and Bank of America −1.4%. None of these JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America figures is a forecast.

Is JPMorgan Chase or Bank of America the better stock to buy?

SmartFin does not say which to buy. This page reports what JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America prices did. From Nov 12, 2021 to Nov 13, 2026, JPMorgan Chase grew 18.6% a year and Bank of America grew 4.2%. The record shows deepest falls of 37.9% for JPMorgan Chase and 46.6% for Bank of America.

Past returns for JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America do not show what either will do next.

Do the JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America returns include dividends?

Yes. Every JPM and BAC figure here uses closing prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so dividends count as reinvested. Taxes, fees and trading costs are left out of the JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America figures.

Has JPMorgan Chase or Bank of America stock dropped from its high?

At the Nov 13, 2026 close, JPMorgan Chase was 2.3% below its highest month-end value, set in Aug 2026. At the same close, Bank of America was 17.2% below its highest month-end value, set in Jul 2026. JPMorgan Chase's deepest fall on daily closes was 37.9%, from Jan 2022 to Oct 2022.

Bank of America's deepest fall was 46.6%, from Feb 2022 to Oct 2023.

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