BPOP vs FITB vs TFC Stock Comparison

Popular, Fifth Third Bancorp and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$159.19 -0.8% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.07B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.51B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.56 +1.9% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$59.10B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Popular leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Popular 6, Truist Financial 2, Fifth Third Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPFITBTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.07B $48.51B $59.10B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 18.2x 12.1x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 17.0x 11.3x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +17.1% — FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% 26.2% — BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.5% +26.2% +8.8% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +4.0%/yr -5.3%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 24.9% 23.4% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 40/100 61/100 TFC

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPFITBTFC

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

AxisBPOPFITBTFC
Valuation 44 #203 of 360 12 #318 of 360 87 #49 of 360
Growth 46 #103 of 191 23 #148 of 191 8 #176 of 191
Profitability 68 #55 of 168 46 #92 of 168 –
Financial Health 47 #93 of 175 50 #88 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 82 #61 of 341 72 #98 of 341 89 #39 of 341
Overall 57 40 61
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPOPFITBTFCSPY
1 month -0.8%+2.9%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.6%-7.3%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +5.6%+6.5%-5.1% +8.2%
Year to date +27.8%+14.5%-1.3% +12.9%
1 year +41.5%+26.2%+8.8% +12.3%
3 years +145.5%+134.1%+75.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.9%+32.8%+20.7% +23.3%
5 years +95.4%+21.8%-24.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.4%+4.0%-5.3% +10.9%
10 years +327.1%+145.6%+23.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.6%+9.4%+2.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBPOPFITBTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%24.9%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%24.7%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.700.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.821.050.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-54.6%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-9.7%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $177.87$59.36$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $109.24$41.12$43.73 $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.

MultipleBPOPFITBTFC
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x 12.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 9.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.30median 1.34 -2.90median 1.34 -34.11median 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 monthsBPOPFITBTFC
Revenue $3.35B $10.16B –
Net income $969.11M $2.81B $5.19B
Free cash flow $807.17M – –
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $2.91 $3.93
Cash & equivalents – $4.37B –
Total debt – $22.27B –
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 916.00M 1.24B
Enterprise value $9.96B -$33.72B $59.10B

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
MetricBPOPFITBTFC
P/E 10.5x 18.4x 12.2x
P/FCF 12.6x – 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x – –
P/S 3.0x 4.8x 2.7x
P/B 1.6x 1.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x – –
EV/EBIT 4.9x 6.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 14.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.30 -2.90 -34.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPFITBTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 17.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% 20.2% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 3.3% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% -10.3% 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -6.3% -0.4%
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
MetricBPOPFITBTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% 35.4% –
Net margin 28.9% 26.2% –
FCF margin 24.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% – –
Return on equity 15.2% 10.0% 8.3%
Return on assets 1.2% 1.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPFITBTFC
Debt / assets 1.8% 7.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 1.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 88.5% 88.9%
Equity / assets 8.1% 11.5% 11.1%
Interest coverage 2.0x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPFITBTFC
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – –
Shareholder yield 8.5% 3.0% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusBPOPFITBTFC
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.59FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% +61.3% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +23.3% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPFITBTFC
Held by institutions 92.5% 90.8% 76.7%
Institutions holding 475 1,303 1,687
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +3.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 236 691 798
Institutions selling 168 406 657
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.70 1.21

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.

BPOPFITBTFC
BPOP 1.00 0.71 0.73
FITB 0.71 1.00 0.84
TFC 0.73 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, FITB and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.07B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.51B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, FITB and TFC?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.4x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.2x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.6x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +41.5%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) +8.8%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +14.4%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPOP, FITB and TFC?

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.