BFC vs FITB vs KEY Stock Comparison

Bank First, Fifth Third Bancorp and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BFC Bank First Corp
$148.73 -2.2% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$217.91M
Div. yield
0.01%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.61B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.14 +2.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.61B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bank First leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank First 5, Keycorp 3, Fifth Third Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFCFITBKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.64B $48.61B $22.61B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 18.3x 11.5x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 17.0x 10.7x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.6% +17.1% — BFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.0% 26.2% — BFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.2% 12.9% — BFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +26.2% +20.0% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +4.0%/yr -2.1%/yr BFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 24.9% 22.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 40/100 — BFC

Percentile Scorecard

BFCFITBKEY

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

AxisBFCFITBKEY
Valuation 2 #353 of 360 12 #318 of 360 57 #157 of 360
Growth 62 #73 of 191 23 #148 of 191 –
Profitability 58 #72 of 168 46 #92 of 168 –
Financial Health 90 #18 of 175 50 #88 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 40 #205 of 341 72 #98 of 341 86 #49 of 341
Overall 50 40 –
  • BFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBFCFITBKEYSPY
1 month -2.2%+2.9%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-7.3%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months +0.0%+6.5%-3.7% +8.2%
Year to date +22.1%+14.5%+2.4% +12.9%
1 year +13.6%+26.2%+20.0% +12.3%
3 years +92.8%+134.1%+113.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.5%+32.8%+28.7% +23.3%
5 years +110.4%+21.8%-10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%+4.0%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +400.8%+145.6%+48.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.5%+9.4%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFCFITBKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%24.9%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%24.7%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.700.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.581.050.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-54.6%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-9.7%-11.8% -1.2%
52-week high $158.42$59.36$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $119.08$41.12$17.12 $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.

MultipleBFCFITBKEY
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 17.9xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.27median 1.34 -2.90median 1.34 0.83median 1.34

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 monthsBFCFITBKEY
Revenue $217.91M $10.16B –
Net income $81.06M $2.81B –
Free cash flow $42.58M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.26 $2.91 $1.82
Cash & equivalents $266.52M $4.37B –
Total debt $96.60M $22.27B –
Shares (diluted) 11.12M 916.00M 1.08B
Enterprise value $608.72M -$33.62B $22.61B

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
MetricBFCFITBKEY
P/E 20.6x 18.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 38.7x – 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.8x – –
P/S 7.6x 4.8x 2.8x
P/B 2.0x 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – –
EV/EBIT 8.4x 6.1x –
EV/Revenue 6.8x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 34.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.27 -2.90 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFCFITBKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.6% 17.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.1% 20.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 3.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% -10.3% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -6.3% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFCFITBKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.7% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 46.2% 35.4% –
Net margin 37.0% 26.2% –
FCF margin 19.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% – –
Return on equity 9.9% 10.0% 11.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 1.1% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 15.2% 12.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFCFITBKEY
Debt / assets 1.6% 7.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 88.5% 90.8%
Equity / assets 13.8% 11.5% 9.2%
Interest coverage 2.3x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFCFITBKEY
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.0% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – –

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.

ConsensusBFCFITBKEY
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.45FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +61.3% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $275.01MFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.1%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +23.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFCFITBKEY
Held by institutions 35.9% 90.8% 88.1%
Institutions holding 165 1,303 941
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +3.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 99 691 467
Institutions selling 33 406 301
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.70 1.55

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.

BFCFITBKEY
BFC 1.00 0.59 0.54
FITB 0.59 1.00 0.83
KEY 0.54 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFC, FITB and KEY?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank First (BFC) $1.64B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.61B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFC, FITB and KEY?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank First (BFC) 20.4x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.3x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Bank First (BFC) 14.2x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.7x). 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%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank First (BFC) has the highest net margin (Bank First (BFC) 37.0%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Bank First (BFC) leads (Bank First (BFC) 15.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Bank First (BFC) +13.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%, Keycorp (KEY) +20.0%. Over five years, Bank First (BFC) compounded fastest (Bank First (BFC) +16.1%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank First (BFC) 0.01%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%, Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) and Keycorp (KEY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Bank First (BFC) 23.7%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFC, FITB and KEY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank First (BFC) leads on 5. 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.