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JPMorgan Chase valuation exercise: market cap, book value and multiples vs competitors

Banking. We rebuild its market value from the price, split it into its parts, and compare its multiples with those of its largest competitors.

Verified figures, not advice. Every number on this page comes from the company's own filings or from exchange prices, and the source is linked. Every calculation is shown, so you can repeat it. What we do not do is tell you what a share should be worth or whether to buy it: that depends on your goals and on forecasts, and no multiple can settle it. This is a snapshot: prices of 12 Oct 2026, company results up to mid 2026. Found a mistake? Tell us and we correct it.

Step 1. Market capitalisation

StepNumberWhere it comes from
Share price (nominal value)
$334.30
Close of 12 Oct 2026
Shares outstanding
2.66 bn
Latest report or filing, as of 2026-09-30
Market capitalisation
$887.8bn
Price x shares

Market capitalisation is the value the stock market puts on all the shares together. It is the nominal share price multiplied by the number of shares.

Step 2. How the value is composed

Building blockAmountMeaning
Market capitalisation
$887.8bn
What the market asks for all the shares
Book equity
$351.3bn
Assets minus liabilities, as accounted
Tangible book equity
$299.1bn
Book equity without goodwill and intangibles
Market value above book
$536.4bn
What investors pay beyond the accounts

For banks and insurers, debt and deposits are raw material, not financing. Enterprise value and EBITDA do not describe them, so we do not build them. Value is read against equity: market value is $887.8bn and book equity is $351.3bn, a price to book of 2.5x.

Step 3. Fundamentals, last twelve months

Last twelve monthsAmountMargin or note
Total revenue
$203.2bn
Up to 2026-09-30
Income before tax
$85.3bn
42% of revenue
Net income (GAAP)
$64.5bn
32% of revenue
Dividend per share
$6.15
Last twelve months
Book equity
$351.3bn
Common shareholders' equity

Step 4. Multiples against the largest competitors

MultipleJPMorgan ChaseBACWFCCPeer meanPeer medianvs median
P/E (price / net income)
13.8x
11.9x
11.4x
12.1x
11.8x
11.9x
+16%
P / book value
2.5x
1.4x
1.6x
1.1x
1.4x
1.4x
+83%
P / tangible book
3.0x
1.9x
1.9x
1.3x
1.7x
1.9x
+60%
Dividend yield
1.8%
2.1%
2.2%
1.9%
2.0%
2.1%
n.m.

Banks and insurers are compared on price to earnings, price to book and dividend yield. Dividend yield is shown for information and has no "vs median".

Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are the other large US banks. Note their results run to different dates.

What the comparison shows

  • P/E: 13.8x against a peer median of 11.9x (mean 11.8x). Difference to the median: +16%.
  • Price to book: 2.5x against a peer median of 1.4x (mean 1.4x). Difference: +83%.

These are descriptions of today's prices, not forecasts. "n.m." means not meaningful, for example negative profit.

Where the comparison is distorted

  • Banks are valued on equity: price to book and price to tangible book. Results run to 30 September 2026. Net income includes a gain of $4.6bn on Visa shares in the second quarter of 2026.
  • Bank of America results run to June 2026, the others to September 2026.
  • Wells Fargo results run to September 2026.
  • Citigroup results run to September 2026.

Sources

Prices of 12 Oct 2026 from exchange historical data. Share counts, debt, cash and results from each company's filings, read on 13 and 14 October 2026. Foreign companies are converted at one stated rate.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)
Bank of America Corporation (BAC)
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)
  • sec.gov (shares_outstanding, revenue, pre_tax_income, net_income, eps)
  • sec.gov (oneoffs_note 3Q26)
  • sec.gov (oneoffs_note 4Q25/1Q26/2Q26)
  • data.sec.gov (XBRL cross-check)
Citigroup Inc. (C)
  • sec.gov (shares_outstanding, revenue, pre_tax_income, net_income, eps)
  • sec.gov (3Q26 narrative / CET1 / no notable item)
  • sec.gov (oneoffs_note 4Q25)
  • sec.gov (dividends_per_share_ttm)
  • data.sec.gov (dividends 4Q25)

Questions people ask

Does a higher multiple than competitors mean the share is overvalued?

No. It means investors pay more per dollar of sales or profit. The reason can be faster growth, higher margins or lower risk, or it can be excess optimism. A multiple gap is a question to investigate, not an answer.

Why not use enterprise value for a bank or insurer?

Their debt and deposits are the raw material of the business, not a way of financing it, so enterprise value would mislead. Value is read against equity instead.

Why show both the mean and the median of competitors?

The mean is pulled up by one extreme value. The median is the middle value and resists outliers. When they differ a lot, trust the median more.

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