BFC vs HBAN vs CFG Stock Comparison

Bank First, Huntington Bancshares and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BFC Bank First Corp
$148.73 -2.2% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$217.91M
Div. yield
0.01%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBFCHBANCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $31.71B $27.63B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 13.6x 13.9x HBAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 12.5x 12.0x CFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.6% +30.6% +11.0% BFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.0% 22.4% 22.7% BFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.2% 11.9% 12.3% BFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.5x 2.4x BFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.03% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +0.4% +25.8% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr -0.3%/yr +6.4%/yr BFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 26.0% 25.2% BFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 44/100 37/100 BFC

Percentile Scorecard

BFCHBANCFG

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

AxisBFCHBANCFG
Valuation 2 #353 of 360 48 #189 of 360 28 #260 of 360
Growth 62 #73 of 191 38 #119 of 191 36 #123 of 191
Profitability 58 #72 of 168 42 #98 of 168 38 #105 of 168
Financial Health 90 #18 of 175 27 #128 of 175 32 #119 of 175
Shareholder Returns 40 #205 of 341 65 #120 of 341 53 #161 of 341
Overall 50 44 37
  • BFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBFCHBANCFGSPY
1 month -2.2%+0.4%-0.4% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-9.2%-10.5% +3.9%
6 months +0.0%-5.1%+0.5% +8.2%
Year to date +22.1%-9.5%+11.8% +12.9%
1 year +13.6%+0.4%+25.8% +12.3%
3 years +92.8%+66.4%+185.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.5%+18.5%+41.9% +23.3%
5 years +110.4%-1.3%+36.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%-0.3%+6.4% +10.9%
10 years +400.8%+46.1%+143.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.5%+3.9%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFCHBANCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%26.0%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%28.7%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.780.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.021.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-47.4%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-18.5%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $158.42$19.27$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $119.08$15.02$49.71 $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.

MultipleBFCHBANCFG
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 12.1x 13.7xmedian 12.1x 13.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x 11.7xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.27median 1.34 -1.50median 1.34 12.61median 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 monthsBFCHBANCFG
Revenue $217.91M $10.38B $8.73B
Net income $81.06M $2.51B $2.13B
Free cash flow $42.58M $2.92B $2.35B
EPS (diluted) $7.26 $1.14 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $266.52M – –
Total debt $96.60M $23.41B $16.35B
Shares (diluted) 11.12M 2.05B 426.68M
Enterprise value $614.52M $26.62B $27.63B

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
MetricBFCHBANCFG
P/E 20.6x 13.7x 13.9x
P/FCF 38.7x 10.8x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.8x 9.5x 11.0x
P/S 7.6x 3.1x 3.2x
P/B 2.0x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 6.1x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 6.7x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 5.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 34.7x 18.4x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 16.0x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.27 -1.50 12.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFCHBANCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.6% 30.6% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 10.9% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.1% 11.8% 33.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 1.8% -2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% -20.1% 39.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -9.1% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% 25.4% 94.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 2.4% -24.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.8% 17.1% 103.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -0.8% -24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFCHBANCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.7% 84.1% 78.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 46.2% 29.5% 31.1%
Net margin 37.0% 22.4% 22.7%
FCF margin 19.5% 28.1% 27.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 32.3% 28.7%
Return on equity 9.9% 7.7% 8.1%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 15.2% 11.9% 12.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFCHBANCFG
Debt / assets 1.6% 8.1% 7.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 8.0x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 88.8% 88.8%
Equity / assets 13.8% 11.2% 11.2%
Interest coverage 2.3x 1.6x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFCHBANCFG
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.9% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 1.3% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 5.1% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.4% 44.1% 36.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.3% 37.8% 33.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.6% 22.0% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 7.2% -2.0%

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.

ConsensusBFCHBANCFG
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.45FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +48.4% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $275.01MFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.1%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +12.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFCHBANCFG
Held by institutions 35.9% 86.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 165 1,149 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying 99 572 633
Institutions selling 33 380 314
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.51 2.02

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.

BFCHBANCFG
BFC 1.00 0.52 0.60
HBAN 0.52 1.00 0.83
CFG 0.60 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFC, HBAN and CFG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank First (BFC) $1.65B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.71B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFC, HBAN and CFG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank First (BFC) 20.4x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Citizens Financial (CFG) is cheapest (Bank First (BFC) 14.2x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x). 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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank First (BFC) has the highest net margin (Bank First (BFC) 37.0%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Bank First (BFC) leads (Bank First (BFC) 15.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Bank First (BFC) +13.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +25.8%. Over five years, Bank First (BFC) compounded fastest (Bank First (BFC) +16.1%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Bank First (BFC) 0.01%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank First (BFC) has been the steadiest (Bank First (BFC) 23.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.