CBSH vs BPOP vs BMA Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Popular and Macro Bank 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
3 wins
BMA Macro Bank Inc.
$61.89 -10.0% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.18B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.22%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 5, Popular 3, Macro Bank 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHBPOPBMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.96B $10.17B $5.18B CBSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 10.5x 39.7x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 9.6x 7.3x BMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +9.9% — BPOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 28.9% — CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.6x — CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.99% 1.98% 6.22% BMA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +41.5% -21.8% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +14.4%/yr +30.1%/yr BMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 22.8% 50.7% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 57/100 — CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHBPOPBMA

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

AxisCBSHBPOPBMA
Valuation 3 #348 of 360 44 #203 of 360 21 #286 of 360
Growth 66 #65 of 191 46 #103 of 191 –
Profitability 96 #8 of 168 68 #55 of 168 –
Financial Health 96 #8 of 175 47 #93 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 62 #130 of 341 82 #61 of 341 98 #7 of 341
Overall 65 57 –
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BMA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHBPOPBMASPY
1 month -1.9%-0.8%-10.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-8.6%-31.8% +3.9%
6 months +6.5%+5.6%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date +5.7%+27.8%-31.4% +12.9%
1 year +9.5%+41.5%-21.8% +12.3%
3 years +46.8%+145.5%+218.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+34.9%+47.2% +23.3%
5 years -4.4%+95.4%+272.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.9%+14.4%+30.1% +10.9%
10 years +48.0%+327.1%-19.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.0%+15.6%-2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBSHBPOPBMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%22.8%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%23.9%45.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.621.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.82-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-48.4%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-10.5%-40.9% -1.2%
52-week high $60.33$177.87$104.70 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$109.24$61.59 $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.

MultipleCBSHBPOPBMA
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 12.1x 10.5xmedian 12.1x 39.7xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 5.0x 4.8xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.9x 12.6xmedian 10.9x 19.6xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.49median 1.34 3.30median 1.34 —median 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 monthsCBSHBPOPBMA
Revenue $1.86B $3.35B –
Net income $590.84M $969.11M –
Free cash flow $1.21B $807.17M –
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $15.14 –
Cash & equivalents – – $2.10B
Total debt $26.29M – –
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 63.92M 1.27B
Enterprise value $15.78B $10.06B -$2.72B

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
MetricCBSHBPOPBMA
P/E 27.4x 10.5x 39.7x
P/FCF 13.2x 12.6x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 10.1x –
P/S 8.6x 3.0x 1.9x
P/B 3.6x 1.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 4.8x –
EV/EBIT 14.1x 4.9x –
EV/Revenue 8.5x 3.4x –
EV/FCF 13.1x 14.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.49 3.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHBPOPBMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 9.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 34.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -0.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 43.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% 18.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% 27.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 3.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHBPOPBMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 71.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 34.1% –
Net margin 31.3% 28.9% –
FCF margin 65.1% 24.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 29.9% –
Return on equity 13.6% 15.2% –
Return on assets 1.7% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital 20.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHBPOPBMA
Debt / assets 0.1% 1.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 91.9% 77.5%
Equity / assets 12.4% 8.1% 22.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x 2.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHBPOPBMA
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.0% 6.2%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 8.5% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusCBSHBPOPBMA
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $8.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +159.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% -0.5% +50.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +11.4% +25.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHBPOPBMA
Held by institutions 37.7% 92.5% 9.3%
Institutions holding 507 475 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +1.0% +5.0%
Institutions buying 266 236 51
Institutions selling 144 168 27
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.40 1.89

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.

CBSHBPOPBMA
CBSH 1.00 0.66 0.19
BPOP 0.66 1.00 0.30
BMA 0.19 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, BPOP and BMA?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.96B, Popular (BPOP) $10.17B, Macro Bank (BMA) $5.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, BPOP and BMA?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.4x, Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, Macro Bank (BMA) 39.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macro Bank (BMA) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, Popular (BPOP) 9.6x, Macro Bank (BMA) 7.3x). 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: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +9.5%, Popular (BPOP) +41.5%, Macro Bank (BMA) -21.8%. Over five years, Macro Bank (BMA) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.4%/yr, Macro Bank (BMA) +30.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Macro Bank (BMA) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.99%, Popular (BPOP) 1.98%, Macro Bank (BMA) 6.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Popular (BPOP) 22.8%, Macro Bank (BMA) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBSH, BPOP and BMA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads on 5. 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.