BFC vs EWBC vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Bank First, East West Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BFC Bank First Corp
$150.95 -1.1% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$217.91M
Div. yield
1.39%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$133.15 +5.5% 1M +31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.24B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.10B
Div. yield
2.25%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

East West Bancorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (East West Bancorp 7, Bank First 3, Huntington Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFCEWBCHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.67B $18.24B $32.27B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 12.7x 13.9x EWBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 11.6x 12.7x EWBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.6% +13.7% +30.6% BFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.0% 46.6% 22.4% EWBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.2% 22.4% 11.9% EWBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.6x 2.5x BFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.39% 2.25% 3.78% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% +31.1% +3.7% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +9.8%/yr -0.2%/yr BFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.2% 22.8% 26.0% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 66/100 36/100 EWBC

Percentile Scorecard

BFCEWBCHBAN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBFCEWBCHBAN
Valuation 2 #352 of 359 41 #213 of 359 39 #218 of 359
Growth 61 #134 of 340 54 #158 of 340 32 #232 of 340
Profitability 51 #168 of 343 96 #16 of 343 27 #251 of 343
Financial Health 90 #35 of 338 66 #117 of 338 22 #265 of 338
Shareholder Returns 30 #246 of 351 72 #99 of 351 62 #134 of 351
Overall 47 66 36
  • BFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBFCEWBCHBANSPY
1 month -1.1%+5.5%+4.4% -2.3%
3 months -2.8%+0.8%-7.8% -0.7%
6 months +5.0%+7.9%-0.9% +4.8%
Year to date +23.9%+18.5%-7.7% +10.3%
1 year +23.6%+31.1%+3.7% +10.3%
3 years +84.5%+125.3%+50.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +22.7%+31.1%+14.7% +20.1%
5 years +109.4%+59.3%-1.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.9%+9.8%-0.2% +10.1%
10 years +408.2%+246.0%+55.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.7%+13.2%+4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBFCEWBCHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.2%22.8%26.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%22.8%28.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.740.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.360.14 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-55.5%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-2.5%-16.9% -3.5%
52-week high $158.42$136.60$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $119.08$99.52$15.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBFCEWBCHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x 13.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 3.5x 5.9xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 4.9x 4.4xmedian 4.9x 6.2xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 11.4x 9.8xmedian 11.4x 11.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.46 2.34median 1.46 -1.53median 1.46

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBFCEWBCHBAN
Revenue $217.91M $3.10B $10.38B
Net income $81.06M $1.45B $2.51B
Free cash flow $42.58M $1.86B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $7.26 $10.46 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $266.52M $5.09B –
Total debt $96.60M $3.04B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 11.12M 138.30M 2.05B
Enterprise value $637.87M -$167.00M $27.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBFCEWBCHBAN
P/E 20.9x 12.7x 13.9x
P/FCF 39.3x 9.8x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x 9.2x 9.6x
P/S 7.7x 5.9x 3.1x
P/B 2.0x 2.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 4.4x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 4.6x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 5.2x 5.2x
EV/FCF 35.3x 8.7x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 8.2x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 2.34 -1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFCEWBCHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.6% 13.7% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.0% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.1% 21.2% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 4.5% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% 21.7% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 5.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% 36.9% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 6.9% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.8% 29.5% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 4.8% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFCEWBCHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.7% 119.8% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 46.2% 59.9% 29.5%
Net margin 37.0% 46.6% 22.4%
FCF margin 19.5% 60.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 63.7% 32.3%
Return on equity 9.9% 15.9% 7.7%
Return on assets 1.3% 1.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 15.2% 22.4% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFCEWBCHBAN
Debt / assets 1.6% 3.6% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.6x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.6x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 89.1% 88.8%
Equity / assets 13.8% 10.9% 11.2%
Interest coverage 2.3x 2.1x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFCEWBCHBAN
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.9% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.4% 26.9% 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.3% 20.9% 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.6% 21.1% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 15.6% 7.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBFCEWBCHBAN
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.45FY2026 $11.43FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% -2.4% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $275.01MFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +22.9% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFCEWBCHBAN
Held by institutions 35.9% 92.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 165 650 1,152
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.4% +1.4%
Institutions buying 99 352 575
Institutions selling 33 200 381
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.76 1.51

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BFCEWBCHBAN
BFC 1.00 0.57 0.53
EWBC 0.57 1.00 0.75
HBAN 0.53 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFC, EWBC and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank First (BFC) $1.67B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.24B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFC, EWBC and HBAN?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank First (BFC) 20.9x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 12.7x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, East West Bancorp (EWBC) is cheapest (Bank First (BFC) 14.4x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bank First (BFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank First (BFC) +31.6%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +13.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) has the highest net margin (Bank First (BFC) 37.0%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 46.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads (Bank First (BFC) 15.2%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: Bank First (BFC) +23.6%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +31.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +3.7%. Over five years, Bank First (BFC) compounded fastest (Bank First (BFC) +15.9%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +9.8%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Bank First (BFC) 1.39%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 2.25%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.78%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (Bank First (BFC) 23.2%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFC, EWBC and HBAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.