BPOP vs FCNCA Stock Comparison

Popular and First Citizens Bancshares Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$157.88 -0.6% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.12B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Popular leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Popular 5, First Citizens Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPFCNCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.12B $27.33B FCNCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 11.9x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.8x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.5% +32.7% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +23.4%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 27.1% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 29/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPFCNCA

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

AxisBPOPFCNCA
Valuation 45 #198 of 361 72 #101 of 361
Growth 46 #93 of 172 –
Profitability 66 #51 of 149 –
Financial Health 49 #81 of 158 13 #138 of 158
Shareholder Returns 83 #60 of 338 2 #333 of 338
Overall 58 29
  • BPOP 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

PeriodBPOPFCNCASPY
1 month -0.6%+11.0% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%+7.3% +5.9%
6 months +6.9%+18.1% +8.5%
Year to date +26.8%+8.6% +13.3%
1 year +40.5%+32.7% +12.4%
3 years +143.5%+72.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.6%+20.0% +23.5%
5 years +93.9%+186.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.2%+23.4% +11.0%
10 years +332.1%+704.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.8%+23.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBPOPFCNCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.771.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-1.9% -0.9%
52-week high $177.87$2,375.84 $779.14
52-week low $109.24$1,755.94 $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.

MultipleBPOPFCNCA
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 12.1x 11.7xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 2.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 10.8x 13.4xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.27median 1.32 -0.32median 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 monthsBPOPFCNCA
Revenue $3.35B –
Net income $969.11M –
Free cash flow $807.17M –
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $198.60
Total debt – $24.47B
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 11.54M
Enterprise value $10.01B $27.33B

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
MetricBPOPFCNCA
P/E 10.4x 11.7x
P/FCF 12.5x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x –
P/S 3.0x 2.2x
P/B 1.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x –
EV/EBIT 4.9x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x –
EV/FCF 14.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.27 -0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPFCNCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% 12.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPFCNCA
Debt / assets 1.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 91.1%
Equity / assets 8.1% 8.9%
Interest coverage 2.0x –
Current ratio – –
Quick ratio – –
Cash ratio – –
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPFCNCA
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusBPOPFCNCA
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.59FY2026 $197.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% +0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $8.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPFCNCA
Held by institutions 92.5% 63.7%
Institutions holding 475 627
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -5.2%
Institutions buying 236 260
Institutions selling 168 225
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.16

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.

BPOPFCNCA
BPOP 1.00 0.52
FCNCA 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP and FCNCA?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.12B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $27.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP and FCNCA?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.5x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.8x). 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 Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +40.5%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +32.7%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +14.2%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +23.4%/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%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do BPOP and FCNCA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.52, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, BPOP 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 5. 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.