BMA vs BPOP vs CFG Stock Comparison

Macro Bank, Popular and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMA Macro Bank Inc.
$60.25 -8.7% 1M -27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.39%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$157.88 -0.6% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.08B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
2.00%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Popular leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Popular 6, Macro Bank 3, Citizens Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMABPOPCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.04B $10.08B $27.50B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 10.4x 12.9x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 9.5x 12.0x BMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.9% +10.6% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.9% 23.8% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 2.6x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.39% 2.00% 2.82% BMA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.0% +40.5% +27.2% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.8%/yr +14.2%/yr +6.6%/yr BMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 22.9% 25.2% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 30/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BMABPOPCFG

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

AxisBMABPOPCFG
Valuation 22 #282 of 361 45 #198 of 361 19 #293 of 361
Growth – 46 #93 of 172 19 #139 of 172
Profitability – 66 #51 of 149 28 #108 of 149
Financial Health – 49 #81 of 158 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 99 #6 of 338 83 #60 of 338 54 #157 of 338
Overall – 58 30
  • BMA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP 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

PeriodBMABPOPCFGSPY
1 month -8.7%-0.6%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -33.5%-8.3%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months -18.0%+6.9%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date -33.2%+26.8%+11.8% +13.3%
1 year -27.0%+40.5%+27.2% +12.4%
3 years +210.1%+143.5%+185.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.9%+34.6%+41.9% +23.5%
5 years +283.0%+93.9%+37.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.8%+14.2%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years -21.3%+332.1%+147.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.4%+15.8%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBMABPOPCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%22.9%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%23.9%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.840.620.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.531.771.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-48.4%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-11.2%-12.6% -0.9%
52-week high $104.70$177.87$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $60.25$109.24$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.

MultipleBMABPOPCFG
P/E now vs peer median 38.6xmedian 12.1x 10.4xmedian 12.1x 12.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 4.8xmedian 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 10.8x 12.5xmedian 10.8x 25.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 3.27median 1.32 2.02median 1.32

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 monthsBMABPOPCFG
Revenue – $3.35B $8.93B
Net income – $969.11M $2.27B
Free cash flow – $807.17M $1.09B
EPS (diluted) – $15.14 $4.99
Cash & equivalents $2.10B – –
Total debt – – $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 1.27B 63.92M 425.66M
Enterprise value -$2.86B $9.97B $27.50B

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
MetricBMABPOPCFG
P/E 38.6x 10.4x 12.9x
P/FCF 19.1x 12.5x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 21.9x
P/S 1.9x 3.0x 3.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 4.8x 6.5x
EV/EBIT – 4.9x 7.0x
EV/Revenue – 3.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF – 14.1x 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 36.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.27 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMABPOPCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.9% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 34.4% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 43.2% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.2% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.4% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMABPOPCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 71.1% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 34.1% 32.3%
Net margin – 28.9% 23.8%
FCF margin – 24.1% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.9% 14.1%
Return on equity – 15.2% 8.8%
Return on assets – 1.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMABPOPCFG
Debt / assets – 1.8% 7.6%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 91.9% 89.3%
Equity / assets 22.5% 8.1% 10.7%
Interest coverage – 2.0x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMABPOPCFG
Dividend yield 6.4% 2.0% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 6.6% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 8.6% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusBMABPOPCFG
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.46FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +159.5%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.5% -0.5% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.8% +11.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMABPOPCFG
Held by institutions 9.3% 92.5% 96.7%
Institutions holding 94 475 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.0% +2.9%
Institutions buying 51 236 633
Institutions selling 27 168 314
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.40 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.

BMABPOPCFG
BMA 1.00 0.31 0.34
BPOP 0.31 1.00 0.77
CFG 0.34 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMA, BPOP and CFG?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macro Bank (BMA) $5.04B, Popular (BPOP) $10.08B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMA, BPOP and CFG?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macro Bank (BMA) 38.6x, Popular (BPOP) 10.4x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macro Bank (BMA) is cheapest (Macro Bank (BMA) 7.1x, Popular (BPOP) 9.5x, 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?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Macro Bank (BMA) -27.0%, Popular (BPOP) +40.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%. Over five years, Macro Bank (BMA) compounded fastest (Macro Bank (BMA) +30.8%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.2%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Macro Bank (BMA) has the highest dividend yield: Macro Bank (BMA) 6.39%, Popular (BPOP) 2.00%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Macro Bank (BMA) 50.6%, Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMA, BPOP 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, Popular (BPOP) leads on 6. 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.