BMA vs CBSH vs RF Stock Comparison

Macro Bank, Commerce Bancshares and Regions Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMA Macro Bank Inc.
$61.59 -10.4% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.96B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.36B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMACBSHRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.96B $16.09B $24.36B RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 27.6x 11.3x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 12.3x 10.2x BMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.6% +4.4% CBSH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.3% 28.2% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.2% 14.6% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 1.6x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.2% +10.2% +16.4% RF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr -0.4%/yr +4.1%/yr BMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 18.5% 23.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 39/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

BMACBSHRF

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

AxisBMACBSHRF
Valuation 21 #286 of 362 3 #352 of 362 23 #280 of 362
Growth – 66 #76 of 221 8 #203 of 221
Profitability – 96 #10 of 200 48 #105 of 200
Financial Health – 97 #8 of 203 48 #106 of 203
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 342 64 #125 of 342 66 #117 of 342
Overall – 65 39
  • BMA ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMACBSHRFSPY
1 month -10.4%-1.1%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -33.1%-5.4%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months -16.9%+9.4%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -31.7%+6.6%+5.5% +12.2%
1 year +7.2%+10.2%+16.4% +13.0%
3 years +217.0%+48.0%+104.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +46.9%+14.0%+26.9% +23.1%
5 years +268.8%-2.2%+22.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.8%-0.4%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years -20.0%+49.7%+166.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.2%+4.1%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBMACBSHRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%18.5%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%19.4%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.220.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.550.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-42.1%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.2%-7.5%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $104.70$60.33$32.40 $779.14
52-week low $61.59$47.49$24.07 $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.

MultipleBMACBSHRF
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 12.1x 27.6xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 13.3xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 11.0x 13.3xmedian 11.0x 14.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 5.53median 1.36 5.21median 1.36

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 monthsBMACBSHRF
Revenue – $1.86B $7.62B
Net income – $590.84M $2.23B
Free cash flow – $1.21B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) – $4.04 $2.51
Cash & equivalents $2.10B – –
Total debt – $26.29M $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 1.27B 144.31M 857.00M
Enterprise value $55.13M $15.88B $24.36B

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
MetricBMACBSHRF
P/E 39.5x 27.6x 11.4x
P/FCF 19.5x 13.3x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.8x 13.7x
P/S 1.9x 8.6x 3.2x
P/B 1.4x 3.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 13.3x 6.5x
EV/EBIT – 14.2x 6.7x
EV/Revenue – 8.6x 4.2x
EV/FCF – 13.2x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.7x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.53 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMACBSHRF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.6% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 5.0% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.9% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 131.6% -33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.7% -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 145.2% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% -6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMACBSHRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.6% 64.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 40.7% 37.4%
Net margin – 31.3% 28.2%
FCF margin – 65.1% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 67.7% 23.3%
Return on equity – 13.6% 11.8%
Return on assets – 1.7% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 20.2% 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMACBSHRF
Debt / assets – 0.1% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 87.6% 88.3%
Equity / assets 22.5% 12.4% 11.7%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMACBSHRF
Dividend yield 6.3% 2.0% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 4.1% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 55.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.5%

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.

ConsensusBMACBSHRF
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.46FY2026 $4.53FY2026 $2.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +159.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.5% -3.3% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.8% -4.6% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMACBSHRF
Held by institutions 9.3% 37.7% 84.8%
Institutions holding 94 507 1,105
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +4.8% +2.9%
Institutions buying 51 266 559
Institutions selling 27 144 347
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.85 1.61

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.

BMACBSHRF
BMA 1.00 0.19 0.25
CBSH 0.19 1.00 0.76
RF 0.25 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMA, CBSH and RF?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macro Bank (BMA) $7.96B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.09B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMA, CBSH and RF?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macro Bank (BMA) 39.5x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.6x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macro Bank (BMA) is cheapest (Macro Bank (BMA) 7.3x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regions Financial (RF) returned the most: Macro Bank (BMA) +7.2%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.2%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%. Over five years, Macro Bank (BMA) compounded fastest (Macro Bank (BMA) +29.8%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.4%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Macro Bank (BMA) 0.00%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%. Macro Bank (BMA) and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Macro Bank (BMA) 50.8%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMA, CBSH and RF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 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.