CBSH vs CFG vs RF Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Citizens Financial and Regions Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.37B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.86%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 5, Citizens Financial 4, Regions Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHCFGRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.10B $27.63B $24.37B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 13.9x 11.4x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 12.1x 10.3x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +11.0% +4.4% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 22.7% 28.2% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 12.3% 14.6% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.4x 1.6x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.97% 2.82% 3.86% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.2% +25.3% +16.4% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr +6.5%/yr +4.1%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 25.3% 23.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 42/100 43/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHCFGRF

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

AxisCBSHCFGRF
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 38 #59 of 94 33 #63 of 94
Growth 65 #29 of 81 38 #51 of 81 5 #77 of 81
Profitability 96 #4 of 85 42 #50 of 85 56 #38 of 85
Financial Health 96 #4 of 84 40 #51 of 84 57 #37 of 84
Shareholder Returns 44 #49 of 87 51 #43 of 87 64 #32 of 87
Overall 63 42 43
  • CBSH ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHCFGRFSPY
1 month -1.1%-0.3%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%-8.1%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months +9.4%+0.9%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date +6.6%+11.9%+5.5% +12.2%
1 year +10.2%+25.3%+16.4% +13.0%
3 years +48.0%+185.8%+104.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.0%+41.9%+26.9% +23.1%
5 years -2.2%+37.3%+22.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.4%+6.5%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years +49.7%+143.2%+166.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+9.3%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBSHCFGRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%25.3%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%25.6%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.870.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.000.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-59.4%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-12.5%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $60.33$74.73$32.40 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$49.71$24.07 $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.

MultipleCBSHCFGRF
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 13.1x 13.9xmedian 13.1x 11.4xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 6.0x 6.5xmedian 6.0x 6.5xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 12.3x 11.7xmedian 12.3x 14.6xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.53median 1.40 12.62median 1.40 5.21median 1.40

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 monthsCBSHCFGRF
Revenue $1.86B $8.73B $7.62B
Net income $590.84M $2.13B $2.23B
Free cash flow $1.21B $2.35B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $4.65 $2.51
Total debt $26.29M $16.35B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 426.68M 857.00M
Enterprise value $15.91B $27.63B $24.44B

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
MetricCBSHCFGRF
P/E 27.6x 13.9x 11.4x
P/FCF 13.3x 11.7x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 11.0x 13.7x
P/S 8.6x 3.2x 3.2x
P/B 3.7x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 6.5x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 6.9x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 5.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 13.2x 18.7x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 17.6x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.53 12.62 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHCFGRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 11.0% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 0.5% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 33.5% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -2.3% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 39.7% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 1.1% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% 94.5% -33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% -24.1% -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% 103.4% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -24.9% -6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHCFGRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 78.0% 64.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 31.1% 37.4%
Net margin 31.3% 22.7% 28.2%
FCF margin 65.1% 27.0% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 28.7% 23.3%
Return on equity 13.6% 8.1% 11.8%
Return on assets 1.7% 0.9% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 20.2% 12.3% 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHCFGRF
Debt / assets 0.1% 7.0% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 6.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 88.8% 88.3%
Equity / assets 12.4% 11.2% 11.7%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.7x 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHCFGRF
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.8% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 2.6% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 5.5% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.7% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.1% 55.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% 8.5%

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.

ConsensusCBSHCFGRF
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $2.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% +27.1% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +11.3% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHCFGRF
Held by institutions 37.7% 96.7% 84.8%
Institutions holding 507 1,097 1,105
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +2.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 266 633 559
Institutions selling 144 314 347
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.02 1.61

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.

CBSHCFGRF
CBSH 1.00 0.74 0.76
CFG 0.74 1.00 0.88
RF 0.76 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, CFG and RF?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.10B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.63B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, CFG and RF?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.6x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.1x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x). 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: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +25.3%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.4%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.5%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.97%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%, Regions Financial (RF) 3.86%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBSH, CFG and RF?

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.