BMA vs FITB vs KEY Stock Comparison

Macro Bank, Fifth Third Bancorp and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMA Macro Bank Inc.
$61.89 -10.0% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.18B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.22%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.57B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
3.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.14 +2.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.56B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.81%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMAFITBKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.18B $48.57B $22.56B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x 18.4x 11.5x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 17.0x 10.7x BMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.22% 3.02% 3.81% BMA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.8% +26.2% +20.0% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.1%/yr +4.0%/yr -2.1%/yr BMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 24.9% 22.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 40/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

BMAFITBKEY

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

AxisBMAFITBKEY
Valuation 21 #286 of 360 12 #318 of 360 57 #157 of 360
Growth – 23 #148 of 191 –
Profitability – 46 #92 of 168 –
Financial Health – 50 #88 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 341 72 #98 of 341 86 #49 of 341
Overall – 40 –
  • BMA 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

PeriodBMAFITBKEYSPY
1 month -10.0%+2.9%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -31.8%-7.3%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months -18.0%+6.5%-3.7% +8.2%
Year to date -31.4%+14.5%+2.4% +12.9%
1 year -21.8%+26.2%+20.0% +12.3%
3 years +218.5%+134.1%+113.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.2%+32.8%+28.7% +23.3%
5 years +272.4%+21.8%-10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.1%+4.0%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years -19.6%+145.6%+48.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.2%+9.4%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMAFITBKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%24.9%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%24.7%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.700.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.050.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-54.6%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-9.7%-11.8% -1.2%
52-week high $104.70$59.36$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $61.59$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.

MultipleBMAFITBKEY
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 17.9xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 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 monthsBMAFITBKEY
Revenue – $10.16B –
Net income – $2.81B –
EPS (diluted) – $2.91 $1.82
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $4.37B –
Total debt – $22.27B –
Shares (diluted) 1.27B 916.00M 1.08B
Enterprise value -$2.72B -$33.66B $22.56B

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
MetricBMAFITBKEY
P/E 39.7x 18.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 19.6x – 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 1.9x 4.8x 2.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 6.1x –
EV/Revenue – 4.6x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.90 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMAFITBKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 20.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -10.3% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMAFITBKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 35.4% –
Net margin – 26.2% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – 10.0% 11.3%
Return on assets – 1.1% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMAFITBKEY
Debt / assets – 7.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 88.5% 90.8%
Equity / assets 22.5% 11.5% 9.2%
Interest coverage – 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMAFITBKEY
Dividend yield 6.2% 3.0% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBMAFITBKEY
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.46FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +159.5%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.5% +61.3% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.8% +23.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMAFITBKEY
Held by institutions 9.3% 90.8% 88.1%
Institutions holding 94 1,303 941
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +3.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 51 691 467
Institutions selling 27 406 301
Buyers to sellers 1.89 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.

BMAFITBKEY
BMA 1.00 0.26 0.32
FITB 0.26 1.00 0.83
KEY 0.32 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMA, FITB and KEY?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macro Bank (BMA) $5.18B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.57B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMA, FITB and KEY?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macro Bank (BMA) 39.7x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macro Bank (BMA) is cheapest (Macro Bank (BMA) 7.3x, 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 stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Macro Bank (BMA) -21.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%, Keycorp (KEY) +20.0%. Over five years, Macro Bank (BMA) compounded fastest (Macro Bank (BMA) +30.1%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Macro Bank (BMA) has the highest dividend yield: Macro Bank (BMA) 6.22%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.02%, Keycorp (KEY) 3.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Macro Bank (BMA) 50.7%, 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, BMA, 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, Macro Bank (BMA) leads on 3. 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.