BPOP vs BSAC vs FCNCA Stock Comparison

Popular, Banco Santander Chile and First Citizens Bancshares Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$156.07 -1.4% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
BSAC Banco Santander Chile
$32.31 +0.6% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$15.24B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Popular leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Popular 6, First Citizens Bancshares 2, Banco Santander Chile 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPBSACFCNCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.02B $15.24B $26.19B FCNCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 0.0x 11.5x BSAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 11.4x 11.4x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% — +0.9% BPOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% — 23.6% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x 3.7x BSAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.3% +12.3% +28.0% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +11.6%/yr +22.1%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 29.5% 27.2% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 34/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPBSACFCNCA

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

AxisBPOPBSACFCNCA
Valuation 42 #211 of 360 11 #319 of 360 37 #229 of 360
Growth 37 #217 of 344 19 #280 of 344 10 #311 of 344
Profitability 56 #152 of 345 – 37 #219 of 345
Financial Health 43 #195 of 339 10 #306 of 339 6 #320 of 339
Shareholder Returns 88 #43 of 352 93 #26 of 352 81 #68 of 352
Overall 53 33 34
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BSAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPOPBSACFCNCASPY
1 month -1.4%+0.6%+10.4% -5.9%
3 months -11.4%-9.6%+3.0% -4.6%
6 months +4.9%+5.8%+18.0% +0.2%
Year to date +25.3%+3.9%+7.4% +7.5%
1 year +38.3%+12.3%+28.0% +8.2%
3 years +125.9%+75.5%+61.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +31.2%+20.6%+17.3% +19.0%
5 years +88.3%+72.9%+170.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%+11.6%+22.1% +9.4%
10 years +334.6%+43.6%+711.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.8%+3.7%+23.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBPOPBSACFCNCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%29.5%27.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%30.8%27.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.060.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.421.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-40.5%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-13.7%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $177.87$37.46$2,382.50 $779.14
52-week low $110.14$28.76$1,766.01 $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.

MultipleBPOPBSACFCNCA
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 12.3x 0.0xmedian 12.3x 11.7xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 76.7xmedian 3.4x 2.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.0x 0.2xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 10.6x -13,168xmedian 10.6x 14.9xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 65.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.24median 1.29 0.00median 1.29 -0.33median 1.29

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 monthsBPOPBSACFCNCA
Revenue $3.35B – $9.62B
Operating income – $278.26B –
Net income $969.11M -$1.70T $2.35B
Free cash flow $807.17M – $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $1,126.89 $196.61
Cash & equivalents – $2.20B –
Total debt $1.39B $47.85B $32.19B
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 471.12M 11.54M
Enterprise value $9.91B -$7.62T $25.66B

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
MetricBPOPBSACFCNCA
P/E 10.3x 0.0x 11.7x
P/FCF 12.3x -13,168x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x – 7.5x
P/S 3.0x 76.7x 2.5x
P/B 1.5x 65.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -4.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 0.2x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 4.9x 1.6x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 3.4x – 5.8x
EV/FCF 14.0x – 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.24 0.00 -0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPBSACFCNCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% – 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – -15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -85.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% -229.4% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -114.2% -39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% -18.5% 11.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 48.4% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% – 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% – 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPOPBSACFCNCA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% – 88.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% – 32.8%
Net margin 28.9% – 23.6%
FCF margin 24.1% – 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% – 33.1%
Return on equity 15.2% – 10.7%
Return on assets 1.2% 2,022% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 10.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPBSACFCNCA
Debt / assets 1.8% 63.2% 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 7.7x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 91.8% 90.8%
Equity / assets 8.1% 8.2% 9.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – 0.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPBSACFCNCA
Dividend yield 2.0% 4.6% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 6.7% – 12.2%
Shareholder yield 8.7% 4.6% 12.5%
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.

ConsensusBPOPBSACFCNCA
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.58FY2026 $2.84FY2026 $201.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.7% +2.5% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $8.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +19.1% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPBSACFCNCA
Held by institutions 92.5% 0.2% 63.7%
Institutions holding 477 157 630
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.7% -5.2%
Institutions buying 238 82 260
Institutions selling 168 51 227
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.61 1.15

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.

BPOPBSACFCNCA
BPOP 1.00 0.31 0.53
BSAC 0.31 1.00 0.10
FCNCA 0.53 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, BSAC and FCNCA?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.02B, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) $15.24B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $26.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, BSAC and FCNCA?

Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.4x, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 0.0x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.4x, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 11.4x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Popular (BPOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +38.3%, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) +12.3%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +28.0%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +13.5%/yr, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) +11.6%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 29.5%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPOP, BSAC and FCNCA?

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.