CBSH vs FITB vs WTFC Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Fifth Third Bancorp and Wintrust Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.31 +4.5% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$48.37B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.72B
Div. yield
3.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$151.72 +4.7% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.24B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.92B
Div. yield
1.78%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCBSHFITBWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.69B $48.37B $10.24B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 20.1x 11.5x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 17.0x 12.1x WTFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +32.5% +292.0% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 20.6% 30.4% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.7% 11.1% — CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.3x — FITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.89% 3.04% 1.78% FITB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +25.4% +16.9% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +3.9%/yr +10.3%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 25.2% 23.7% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 29/100 72/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHFITBWTFC

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

AxisCBSHFITBWTFC
Valuation 5 #344 of 360 15 #307 of 360 91 #35 of 360
Growth 73 #94 of 344 15 #293 of 344 84 #56 of 344
Profitability 96 #16 of 345 15 #292 of 345 98 #9 of 345
Financial Health 96 #14 of 339 38 #212 of 339 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #131 of 352 64 #129 of 352 14 #303 of 352
Overall 66 29 72
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHFITBWTFCSPY
1 month +0.8%+4.5%+4.7% -5.9%
3 months -6.6%-6.4%-4.7% -4.6%
6 months +5.2%+7.3%+0.4% +0.2%
Year to date +5.5%+13.9%+8.5% +7.5%
1 year +7.9%+25.4%+16.9% +8.2%
3 years +38.5%+104.1%+88.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+26.9%+23.5% +19.0%
5 years -9.3%+20.9%+62.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.9%+3.9%+10.3% +9.4%
10 years +50.3%+151.3%+192.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.2%+9.7%+11.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCBSHFITBWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%25.2%23.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%25.1%23.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.700.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.010.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-54.6%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-10.2%-9.1% -5.9%
52-week high $60.33$59.36$166.90 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$41.12$123.45 $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.

MultipleCBSHFITBWTFC
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 12.3x 20.1xmedian 12.3x 11.5xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.4x 4.1xmedian 3.4x 3.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 5.0x 5.5xmedian 5.0x 3.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.6x 17.4xmedian 10.6x 5.7xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 1.29 -2.19median 1.29 1.21median 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 monthsCBSHFITBWTFC
Revenue $1.92B $11.72B $2.92B
Net income $605.30M $2.56B $923.16M
Free cash flow $1.28B $2.79B $1.79B
EPS (diluted) $4.20 $2.64 $13.01
Cash & equivalents – $4.09B –
Total debt $16.16M $18.14B –
Shares (diluted) 142.22M 917.10M 68.38M
Enterprise value $15.52B -$39.87B $10.24B

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
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
P/E 26.3x 20.1x 11.5x
P/FCF 12.2x 17.4x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 14.0x 5.7x
P/S 8.2x 4.1x 3.5x
P/B 3.7x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 5.5x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 6.0x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 3.9x 3.5x
EV/FCF 12.2x 16.5x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 13.3x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 -2.19 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 32.5% 292.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 9.8% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.3% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 0.1% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% -21.7% 19.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -9.2% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 459.0% -0.9% 55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.6% -8.5% 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 577.4% -4.6% 58.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.8% -11.6% 32.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.0% 71.3% 96.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.5% 27.8% 42.7%
Net margin 31.1% 20.6% 30.4%
FCF margin 66.8% 23.8% 61.3%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 29.5% 61.3%
Return on equity 14.1% 7.6% –
Return on assets 1.7% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 20.7% 11.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.2% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Debt / assets 0.0% 6.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 87.9% 88.9% –
Equity / assets 12.1% 11.1% –
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.7x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.0% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusCBSHFITBWTFC
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $3.13FY2026 $12.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +62.3% +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +23.3% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHFITBWTFC
Held by institutions 37.7% 90.8% 96.2%
Institutions holding 508 1,307 597
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +3.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 267 692 316
Institutions selling 144 409 169
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.69 1.87

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.

CBSHFITBWTFC
CBSH 1.00 0.75 0.76
FITB 0.75 1.00 0.81
WTFC 0.76 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, FITB and WTFC?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.69B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.37B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, FITB and WTFC?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 26.3x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.1x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +32.5%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +292.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 30.4%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.7%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +7.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +25.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +16.9%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.9%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +3.9%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.89%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.04%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 1.78%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 25.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBSH, FITB and WTFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 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.