CBSH vs FCNCA vs MTB Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, First Citizens Bancshares and M&T Bank Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$219.65 +0.4% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$31.51B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.98B
Div. yield
2.73%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 6, M&T Bank 4, First Citizens Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHFCNCAMTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.69B $23.94B $31.51B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 11.7x 11.1x MTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 11.4x 10.7x MTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +0.9% +4.0% CBSH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 23.6% 28.6% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.7% 10.8% 11.9% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.7x 2.6x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.89% 0.36% 2.73% MTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +28.0% +19.8% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +22.1%/yr +7.2%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 27.2% 21.6% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 34/100 46/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHFCNCAMTB

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

AxisCBSHFCNCAMTB
Valuation 5 #344 of 360 37 #229 of 360 47 #191 of 360
Growth 73 #94 of 344 10 #311 of 344 9 #313 of 344
Profitability 96 #16 of 345 37 #219 of 345 74 #92 of 345
Financial Health 96 #14 of 339 6 #320 of 339 38 #211 of 339
Shareholder Returns 63 #131 of 352 81 #68 of 352 62 #135 of 352
Overall 66 34 46
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MTB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHFCNCAMTBSPY
1 month +0.8%+10.4%+0.4% -5.9%
3 months -6.6%+3.0%-12.2% -4.6%
6 months +5.2%+18.0%+3.1% +0.2%
Year to date +5.5%+7.4%+9.0% +7.5%
1 year +7.9%+28.0%+19.8% +8.2%
3 years +38.5%+61.4%+81.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+17.3%+21.9% +19.0%
5 years -9.3%+170.8%+41.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.9%+22.1%+7.2% +9.4%
10 years +50.3%+711.6%+80.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.2%+23.3%+6.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCBSHFCNCAMTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%27.2%21.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%27.6%21.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.410.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.030.92 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-43.8%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-3.3%-13.6% -5.9%
52-week high $60.33$2,382.50$254.11 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$1,766.01$181.06 $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.

MultipleCBSHFCNCAMTB
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 12.3x 11.7xmedian 12.3x 11.1xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.4x 2.5xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 6.8xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.6x 14.9xmedian 10.6x 8.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 1.29 -0.33median 1.29 3.43median 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 monthsCBSHFCNCAMTB
Revenue $1.92B $9.62B $9.98B
Net income $605.30M $2.35B $3.02B
Free cash flow $1.28B $1.61B $3.84B
EPS (diluted) $4.20 $196.61 $19.64
Total debt $16.16M $32.19B $20.02B
Shares (diluted) 142.22M 11.54M 145.17M
Enterprise value $15.52B $23.41B $31.51B

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
MetricCBSHFCNCAMTB
P/E 26.3x 11.7x 11.1x
P/FCF 12.2x 14.9x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 7.5x 7.8x
P/S 8.2x 2.5x 3.2x
P/B 3.7x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 6.5x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 7.0x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 5.8x 5.2x
EV/FCF 12.2x 34.8x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 17.6x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 -0.33 3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHFCNCAMTB
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 0.9% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -15.9% -12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% -1.8% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -39.8% -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% 11.3% 17.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -35.6% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 459.0% 3.7% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 14.6% 0.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 577.4% 4.3% -3.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 23.6% 0.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHFCNCAMTB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.0% 88.9% 76.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.5% 32.8% 39.1%
Net margin 31.1% 23.6% 28.6%
FCF margin 66.8% 16.7% 38.4%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 33.1% 40.6%
Return on equity 14.1% 10.7% 10.8%
Return on assets 1.7% 1.0% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 20.7% 10.8% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHFCNCAMTB
Debt / assets 0.0% 13.6% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 20.0x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 87.9% 90.8% 87.2%
Equity / assets 12.1% 9.2% 12.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.7x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHFCNCAMTB
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.4% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 12.2% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 12.5% 10.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%

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.

ConsensusCBSHFCNCAMTB
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $201.35FY2026 $20.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +0.8% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $8.57BFY2026 $10.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +8.1% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHFCNCAMTB
Held by institutions 37.7% 63.7% 90.2%
Institutions holding 508 630 1,150
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% -5.2% -0.4%
Institutions buying 267 260 524
Institutions selling 144 227 392
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.15 1.34

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.

CBSHFCNCAMTB
CBSH 1.00 0.57 0.77
FCNCA 0.57 1.00 0.59
MTB 0.77 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, FCNCA and MTB?

M&T Bank (MTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.69B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $23.94B, M&T Bank (MTB) $31.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, FCNCA and MTB?

M&T Bank (MTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 26.3x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.7x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, M&T Bank (MTB) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.4x, M&T Bank (MTB) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.4%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%, M&T Bank (MTB) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.1%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%, M&T Bank (MTB) 28.6%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.7%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 10.8%, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +7.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +28.0%, M&T Bank (MTB) +19.8%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.9%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +22.1%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

M&T Bank (MTB) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.89%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.36%, M&T Bank (MTB) 2.73%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBSH, FCNCA and MTB?

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 6. 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.