CBSH vs FITB vs WTFC Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Fifth Third Bancorp and Wintrust Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$54.44 +6.8% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.03B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$154.13 +7.4% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.26B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Wintrust Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Wintrust Financial 4, Commerce Bancshares 4, Fifth Third Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHFITBWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.88B $49.03B $10.26B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 18.4x 12.1x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 17.3x 12.3x CBSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +17.1% +331.4% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 26.2% 29.6% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 12.9% — CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.9% +30.3% +20.9% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.8%/yr +4.6%/yr +11.7%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 24.9% 23.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 42/100 73/100 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 4 #346 of 361 11 #322 of 361 88 #44 of 361
Growth 66 #53 of 153 26 #114 of 153 88 #20 of 153
Profitability 96 #6 of 128 47 #69 of 128 99 #2 of 128
Financial Health 96 #6 of 140 55 #63 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 61 #132 of 335 70 #100 of 335 16 #283 of 335
Overall 65 42 73
  • 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 +0.5%+6.8%+7.4% +0.7%
3 months -6.5%-3.8%-3.5% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%+7.2%+2.4% +7.1%
Year to date +6.2%+16.3%+10.2% +12.8%
1 year +11.9%+30.3%+20.9% +11.9%
3 years +46.5%+132.8%+106.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.6%+32.6%+27.3% +22.8%
5 years -4.2%+25.1%+74.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.8%+4.6%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +49.9%+151.9%+185.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+9.7%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBSHFITBWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%24.9%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%24.8%22.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.690.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.220.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-54.6%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-8.3%-7.7% -1.2%
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 27.5xmedian 12.2x 18.7xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 4.9xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x 3.7xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x 6.3xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.51median 1.34 -2.94median 1.34 1.36median 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 monthsCBSHFITBWTFC
Revenue $1.86B $10.16B $2.86B
Net income $590.84M $2.81B $900.36M
Free cash flow $1.21B – $1.64B
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $2.91 $12.42
Cash & equivalents – $4.37B –
Total debt $26.29M $22.27B –
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 916.00M 68.29M
Enterprise value $15.67B -$33.20B $10.26B

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 27.5x 18.7x 12.3x
P/FCF 13.2x – 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 6.3x
P/S 8.6x 4.9x 3.6x
P/B 3.7x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 13.3x – 3.7x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 6.2x 3.9x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 4.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF 13.2x – 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.51 -2.94 1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 17.1% 331.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 4.6% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 20.2% 21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 3.3% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% -10.3% 18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -6.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% – 87.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% – 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% – 95.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – 21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% – 98.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 35.4% 42.5%
Net margin 31.3% 26.2% 29.6%
FCF margin 65.1% – 57.4%
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% – 57.4%
Return on equity 13.6% 10.0% –
Return on assets 1.7% 1.1% –
Return on invested capital 20.2% 12.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Debt / assets 0.1% 7.4% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 88.5% –
Equity / assets 12.4% 11.5% –
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.9x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHFITBWTFC
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 3.0% 1.4%
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 12.3xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $12.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +61.3% +8.9%
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 1,305 596
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +3.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 267 692 316
Institutions selling 144 407 169
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.70 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 0.74
FITB 0.75 1.00 0.81
WTFC 0.74 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) $15.88B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.03B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, FITB and WTFC?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.2x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.3x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.3x). 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) +8.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +11.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +30.3%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +20.9%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.8%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.6%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.4%). 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 4. 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.