BPOP vs TFC vs FCNCA Stock Comparison

Popular, Truist Financial and First Citizens Bancshares Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$156.07 -1.4% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.97B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
2.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$49.83 +7.8% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.72B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.17%
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, First Citizens Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPTFCFCNCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.97B $59.72B $23.94B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 12.4x 11.7x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 11.7x 11.4x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -3.6% +0.9% BPOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% 25.1% 23.6% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 10.8% FCNCA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 4.1x 3.7x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.02% 4.17% 0.36% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.3% +13.1% +28.0% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr -5.0%/yr +22.1%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 23.9% 27.2% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 24/100 34/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPTFCFCNCA

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

AxisBPOPTFCFCNCA
Valuation 42 #211 of 360 33 #243 of 360 37 #229 of 360
Growth 37 #217 of 344 9 #314 of 344 10 #311 of 344
Profitability 56 #152 of 345 25 #259 of 345 37 #219 of 345
Financial Health 43 #195 of 339 16 #285 of 339 6 #320 of 339
Shareholder Returns 88 #43 of 352 37 #222 of 352 81 #68 of 352
Overall 53 24 34
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC 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

PeriodBPOPTFCFCNCASPY
1 month -1.4%+7.8%+10.4% -5.9%
3 months -11.4%-5.3%+3.0% -4.6%
6 months +4.9%+0.2%+18.0% +0.2%
Year to date +25.3%+1.3%+7.4% +7.5%
1 year +38.3%+13.1%+28.0% +8.2%
3 years +125.9%+62.1%+61.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +31.2%+17.5%+17.3% +19.0%
5 years +88.3%-22.5%+170.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%-5.0%+22.1% +9.4%
10 years +334.6%+30.3%+711.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.8%+2.7%+23.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBPOPTFCFCNCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%23.9%27.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%26.4%27.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.590.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.551.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-61.1%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-10.7%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $177.87$55.81$2,382.50 $779.14
52-week low $110.14$43.83$1,766.01 $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.

MultipleBPOPTFCFCNCA
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 12.3x 12.4xmedian 12.3x 11.7xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.0x 7.8xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 10.6x 9.9xmedian 10.6x 14.9xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.24median 1.29 -804.28median 1.29 -0.33median 1.29

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 monthsBPOPTFCFCNCA
Revenue $3.35B $19.41B $9.62B
Net income $969.11M $5.19B $2.35B
Free cash flow $807.17M $6.06B $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $3.97 $196.61
Total debt $1.39B $65.79B $32.19B
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 1.23B 11.54M
Enterprise value $9.86B $59.72B $23.41B

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
MetricBPOPTFCFCNCA
P/E 10.3x 12.4x 11.7x
P/FCF 12.3x 9.9x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 9.9x 7.5x
P/S 3.0x 3.1x 2.5x
P/B 1.5x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 7.8x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 4.9x 8.2x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 6.5x 5.8x
EV/FCF 14.0x 20.7x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 20.7x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.24 -804.28 -0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCFCNCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -3.6% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 2.0% -15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% -0.8% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -3.2% -39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% 5.0% 11.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.0% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 54.2% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -14.8% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 54.2% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -14.8% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCFCNCA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% 83.0% 88.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% 30.7% 32.8%
Net margin 28.9% 25.1% 23.6%
FCF margin 24.1% 31.2% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% 31.2% 33.1%
Return on equity 15.2% 8.3% 10.7%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 10.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCFCNCA
Debt / assets 1.8% 11.9% 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 4.1x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 10.9x 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 88.9% 90.8%
Equity / assets 8.1% 11.1% 9.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x 1.6x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPTFCFCNCA
Dividend yield 2.0% 4.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 7.2% 12.2%
Shareholder yield 8.7% 11.3% 12.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 42.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% –

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.

ConsensusBPOPTFCFCNCA
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.58FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $201.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.7% +18.4% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $19.69BFY2026 $8.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +1.2% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPTFCFCNCA
Held by institutions 92.5% 76.7% 63.7%
Institutions holding 477 1,691 630
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.8% -5.2%
Institutions buying 238 799 260
Institutions selling 168 660 227
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.21 1.15

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.

BPOPTFCFCNCA
BPOP 1.00 0.73 0.53
TFC 0.73 1.00 0.61
FCNCA 0.53 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, TFC and FCNCA?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $9.97B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.72B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $23.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, TFC and FCNCA?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.3x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.4x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.7x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Popular (BPOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%). On return on invested capital, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) leads (Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +38.3%, Truist Financial (TFC) +13.1%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +28.0%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +13.5%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.0%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Popular (BPOP) 2.02%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.17%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPOP, TFC 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 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.