BPOP vs RF vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Popular, Regions Financial and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$160.41 0.0% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.24B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.39B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Popular leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Popular 8, Huntington Bancshares 2, Regions Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPRFHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.24B $24.39B $31.78B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x 11.3x 14.1x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 10.2x 12.5x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +4.4% +26.4% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% 28.2% 23.1% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 11.3% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.6x 2.4x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.0% +16.4% -2.1% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +4.1%/yr -0.3%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 23.4% 26.0% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 39/100 41/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPRFHBAN

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

AxisBPOPRFHBAN
Valuation 44 #203 of 362 23 #280 of 362 39 #223 of 362
Growth 45 #122 of 221 8 #203 of 221 37 #139 of 221
Profitability 68 #64 of 200 48 #105 of 200 38 #125 of 200
Financial Health 47 #108 of 203 48 #106 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Shareholder Returns 83 #59 of 342 66 #117 of 342 61 #135 of 342
Overall 57 39 41
  • BPOP ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPOPRFHBANSPY
1 month 0.0%+3.5%+0.6% -0.8%
3 months -6.4%-7.0%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months +6.5%+1.2%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +28.8%+5.5%-9.3% +12.2%
1 year +41.0%+16.4%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years +147.4%+104.1%+66.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.3%+26.9%+18.6% +23.1%
5 years +98.9%+22.4%-1.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.8%+4.1%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years +329.4%+166.0%+47.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+10.3%+3.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBPOPRFHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%23.4%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%25.7%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.660.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.790.70-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-44.9%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-11.7%-18.4% -1.8%
52-week high $177.87$32.40$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $109.24$24.07$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.

MultipleBPOPRFHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 14.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 6.2xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 11.0x 14.6xmedian 11.0x 11.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.33median 1.36 5.21median 1.36 -1.30median 1.36

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 monthsBPOPRFHBAN
Revenue $3.35B $7.62B $9.72B
Net income $969.11M $2.23B $2.41B
Free cash flow $807.17M $1.67B $2.68B
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $2.51 $1.10
Total debt – $7.63B $21.85B
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 857.00M 2.05B
Enterprise value $10.13B $24.39B $27.25B

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
MetricBPOPRFHBAN
P/E 10.6x 11.4x 14.2x
P/FCF 12.7x 14.6x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 13.7x 10.4x
P/S 3.1x 3.2x 3.3x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 6.5x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 6.7x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.2x 5.4x
EV/FCF 14.3x 19.2x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 18.0x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.33 5.21 -1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPRFHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.4% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -0.7% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% 7.5% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -1.1% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% 15.6% -18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 2.2% -10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% -33.7% 44.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -6.7% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% -30.0% 37.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -6.9% -1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPOPRFHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% 64.2% 86.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% 37.4% 30.2%
Net margin 28.9% 28.2% 23.1%
FCF margin 24.1% 21.9% 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% 23.3% 31.5%
Return on equity 15.2% 11.8% 7.4%
Return on assets 1.2% 1.4% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 11.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPRFHBAN
Debt / assets 1.8% 4.7% 7.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 4.6x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 88.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 8.1% 11.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.5x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPRFHBAN
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 4.7% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 8.5% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 42.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% 38.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% 12.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 4.3%

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.

ConsensusBPOPRFHBAN
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.59FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% -4.3% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +16.2% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPRFHBAN
Held by institutions 92.5% 84.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 475 1,105 1,150
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 236 559 574
Institutions selling 168 347 380
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.61 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.

BPOPRFHBAN
BPOP 1.00 0.74 0.74
RF 0.74 1.00 0.84
HBAN 0.74 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, RF and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.24B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.39B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, RF and HBAN?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.6x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.7x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, 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%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +41.0%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +14.8%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Popular (BPOP) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%. Popular (BPOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPOP, RF 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 8. 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.