BPOP vs TFC vs CFG Stock Comparison

Popular, Truist Financial and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$157.88 -0.6% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.08B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
2.00%
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.44 +2.8% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.05B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.29%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBPOPTFCCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.08B $58.05B $27.50B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 12.0x 12.9x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.3x 12.0x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -3.6% +10.6% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% 25.1% 23.8% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 12.0% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 4.1x 2.6x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.00% 4.29% 2.82% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.5% +9.3% +27.2% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr -5.3%/yr +6.6%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 23.4% 25.2% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 33/100 30/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPTFCCFG

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

AxisBPOPTFCCFG
Valuation 45 #198 of 361 43 #206 of 361 19 #293 of 361
Growth 46 #93 of 172 15 #146 of 172 19 #139 of 172
Profitability 66 #51 of 149 41 #89 of 149 28 #108 of 149
Financial Health 49 #81 of 158 21 #125 of 158 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 83 #60 of 338 46 #182 of 338 54 #157 of 338
Overall 58 33 30
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPOPTFCCFGSPY
1 month -0.6%+2.8%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%-7.4%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months +6.9%-4.4%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date +26.8%-1.6%+11.8% +13.3%
1 year +40.5%+9.3%+27.2% +12.4%
3 years +143.5%+75.4%+185.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.6%+20.6%+41.9% +23.5%
5 years +93.9%-23.7%+37.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.2%-5.3%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +332.1%+23.7%+147.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.8%+2.2%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBPOPTFCCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%23.4%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%26.2%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.590.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.770.401.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-61.1%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-13.2%-12.6% -0.9%
52-week high $177.87$55.81$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $109.24$43.73$49.71 $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.

MultipleBPOPTFCCFG
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x 12.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.1x 7.7xmedian 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 10.8x 9.6xmedian 10.8x 25.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.27median 1.32 -781.84median 1.32 2.02median 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 monthsBPOPTFCCFG
Revenue $3.35B $19.41B $8.93B
Net income $969.11M $5.19B $2.27B
Free cash flow $807.17M $6.06B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $3.97 $4.99
Total debt – $65.79B $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 1.23B 425.66M
Enterprise value $9.97B $58.05B $27.50B

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
MetricBPOPTFCCFG
P/E 10.4x 12.0x 12.9x
P/FCF 12.5x 9.6x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 9.6x 21.9x
P/S 3.0x 3.0x 3.1x
P/B 1.6x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 7.7x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 4.9x 8.1x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 6.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF 14.1x 20.4x 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 20.4x 36.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.27 -781.84 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -3.6% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 2.0% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% -0.8% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -3.2% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% 5.0% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 54.2% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -14.8% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 54.2% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -14.8% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% 83.0% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% 30.7% 32.3%
Net margin 28.9% 25.1% 23.8%
FCF margin 24.1% 31.2% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% 31.2% 14.1%
Return on equity 15.2% 8.3% 8.8%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCCFG
Debt / assets 1.8% 11.9% 7.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 4.1x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 10.9x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 88.9% 89.3%
Equity / assets 8.1% 11.1% 10.7%
Interest coverage 2.0x 1.6x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCCFG
Dividend yield 2.0% 4.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 7.4% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 11.7% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.5% 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 42.4% 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.9% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% -1.1%

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.

ConsensusBPOPTFCCFG
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.59FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% +18.0% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +1.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPTFCCFG
Held by institutions 92.5% 76.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 475 1,688 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.8% +2.9%
Institutions buying 236 799 633
Institutions selling 168 657 314
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.22 2.02

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.

BPOPTFCCFG
BPOP 1.00 0.73 0.77
TFC 0.73 1.00 0.83
CFG 0.77 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, TFC and CFG?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.08B, Truist Financial (TFC) $58.05B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, TFC and CFG?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.0x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.5x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.3x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +40.5%, Truist Financial (TFC) +9.3%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +14.2%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.3%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Popular (BPOP) 2.00%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.29%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.