BPOP vs MTB vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Popular, M&T Bank and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$159.19 -0.8% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
1.98%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$221.35 +0.1% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$31.97B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.71%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Popular leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Popular 7, M&T Bank 2, Huntington Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPMTBHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.17B $31.97B $31.66B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 11.2x 13.7x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 10.8x 12.5x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% — +30.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% — 22.4% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 2.5x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.98% 2.71% 3.85% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.5% +21.0% +0.4% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +8.4%/yr -0.3%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 21.3% 26.0% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 44/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPMTBHBAN

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

AxisBPOPMTBHBAN
Valuation 44 #203 of 360 66 #123 of 360 48 #189 of 360
Growth 46 #103 of 191 – 38 #119 of 191
Profitability 68 #55 of 168 – 42 #98 of 168
Financial Health 47 #93 of 175 – 27 #128 of 175
Shareholder Returns 82 #61 of 341 56 #151 of 341 65 #120 of 341
Overall 57 – 44
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MTB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPOPMTBHBANSPY
1 month -0.8%+0.1%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -8.6%-12.4%-9.2% +3.9%
6 months +5.6%+1.8%-5.1% +8.2%
Year to date +27.8%+9.9%-9.5% +12.9%
1 year +41.5%+21.0%+0.4% +12.3%
3 years +145.5%+103.2%+66.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.9%+26.7%+18.5% +23.3%
5 years +95.4%+49.5%-1.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.4%+8.4%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +327.1%+81.5%+46.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.6%+6.1%+3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBPOPMTBHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%21.3%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%21.5%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.560.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.820.990.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-43.1%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-12.9%-18.5% -1.2%
52-week high $177.87$254.11$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $109.24$180.90$15.02 $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.

MultipleBPOPMTBHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.1x 11.2xmedian 12.1x 13.7xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.9x 8.7xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.30median 1.34 3.30median 1.34 -1.50median 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 monthsBPOPMTBHBAN
Revenue $3.35B – $10.38B
Net income $969.11M – $2.51B
Free cash flow $807.17M – $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $19.72 $1.14
Total debt – – $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 146.76M 2.05B
Enterprise value $10.06B $31.97B $26.61B

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
MetricBPOPMTBHBAN
P/E 10.5x 11.2x 13.7x
P/FCF 12.6x 8.7x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x – 9.5x
P/S 3.0x 3.2x 3.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x – 6.1x
EV/EBIT 4.9x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 3.4x – 5.2x
EV/FCF 14.2x – 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x – 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.30 3.30 -1.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPMTBHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% – 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% – 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% – 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% 17.7% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 3.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% – 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% – 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPOPMTBHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% – 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% – 29.5%
Net margin 28.9% – 22.4%
FCF margin 24.1% – 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% – 32.3%
Return on equity 15.2% – 7.7%
Return on assets 1.2% – 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPMTBHBAN
Debt / assets 1.8% – 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 87.2% 88.8%
Equity / assets 8.1% 12.8% 11.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPMTBHBAN
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.7% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 2.7% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%

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.

ConsensusBPOPMTBHBAN
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.59FY2026 $20.48FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% -0.4% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $10.60BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -4.7% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPMTBHBAN
Held by institutions 92.5% 90.2% 86.7%
Institutions holding 475 1,148 1,149
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -0.4% +1.4%
Institutions buying 236 524 572
Institutions selling 168 392 380
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.34 1.51

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.

BPOPMTBHBAN
BPOP 1.00 0.72 0.74
MTB 0.72 1.00 0.83
HBAN 0.74 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, MTB and HBAN?

M&T Bank (MTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.17B, M&T Bank (MTB) $31.97B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, MTB and HBAN?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.2x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.6x, M&T Bank (MTB) 10.8x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +41.5%, M&T Bank (MTB) +21.0%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +14.4%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +8.4%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Popular (BPOP) 1.98%, M&T Bank (MTB) 2.71%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M&T Bank (MTB) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.8%, M&T Bank (MTB) 21.3%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPOP, MTB and HBAN?

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 7. 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.