CBSH vs RF vs BPOP Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Regions Financial and Popular Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.51 +3.2% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.29B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.88%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Popular leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Popular 5, Commerce Bancshares 5, Regions Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHRFBPOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.96B $24.29B $10.17B RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 11.3x 10.5x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 10.2x 9.6x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +4.4% +9.9% BPOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 28.2% 28.9% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 14.6% — CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 0.6x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.99% 3.88% 1.98% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +17.6% +41.5% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +3.7%/yr +14.4%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 23.3% 22.8% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 39/100 57/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHRFBPOP

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

AxisCBSHRFBPOP
Valuation 3 #348 of 360 24 #275 of 360 44 #203 of 360
Growth 66 #65 of 191 10 #173 of 191 46 #103 of 191
Profitability 96 #8 of 168 49 #87 of 168 68 #55 of 168
Financial Health 96 #8 of 175 49 #90 of 175 47 #93 of 175
Shareholder Returns 62 #130 of 341 64 #123 of 341 82 #61 of 341
Overall 65 39 57
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHRFBPOPSPY
1 month -1.9%+3.2%-0.8% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-8.8%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months +6.5%+0.6%+5.6% +8.2%
Year to date +5.7%+5.2%+27.8% +12.9%
1 year +9.5%+17.6%+41.5% +12.3%
3 years +46.8%+103.5%+145.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+26.7%+34.9% +23.3%
5 years -4.4%+20.1%+95.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.9%+3.7%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +48.0%+163.0%+327.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.0%+10.2%+15.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBSHRFBPOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%23.3%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%25.6%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.660.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.751.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-44.9%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-12.0%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $60.33$32.40$177.87 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$24.07$109.24 $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.

MultipleCBSHRFBPOP
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 10.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 4.8xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.9x 14.6xmedian 10.9x 12.6xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.49median 1.34 5.19median 1.34 3.30median 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 monthsCBSHRFBPOP
Revenue $1.86B $7.62B $3.35B
Net income $590.84M $2.23B $969.11M
Free cash flow $1.21B $1.67B $807.17M
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $2.51 $15.14
Total debt $26.29M $7.63B –
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 857.00M 63.92M
Enterprise value $15.78B $24.36B $10.06B

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
MetricCBSHRFBPOP
P/E 27.4x 11.3x 10.5x
P/FCF 13.2x 14.6x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 13.7x 10.1x
P/S 8.6x 3.2x 3.0x
P/B 3.6x 1.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 6.5x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 6.7x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 4.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 13.1x 19.1x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 18.0x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.49 5.19 3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHRFBPOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 4.4% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -0.7% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 7.5% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -1.1% -0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 15.6% 43.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 2.2% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% -33.7% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% -6.7% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% -30.0% 27.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -6.9% 3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHRFBPOP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 64.2% 71.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 37.4% 34.1%
Net margin 31.3% 28.2% 28.9%
FCF margin 65.1% 21.9% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 23.3% 29.9%
Return on equity 13.6% 11.8% 15.2%
Return on assets 1.7% 1.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 20.2% 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHRFBPOP
Debt / assets 0.1% 4.7% 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 4.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 88.3% 91.9%
Equity / assets 12.4% 11.7% 8.1%
Interest coverage 3.0x 2.5x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHRFBPOP
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 4.7% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 8.6% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusCBSHRFBPOP
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $16.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% -4.3% -0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +16.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHRFBPOP
Held by institutions 37.7% 84.8% 92.5%
Institutions holding 507 1,104 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +2.9% +1.0%
Institutions buying 266 558 236
Institutions selling 144 347 168
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.61 1.40

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.

CBSHRFBPOP
CBSH 1.00 0.76 0.66
RF 0.76 1.00 0.74
BPOP 0.66 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, RF and BPOP?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.96B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.29B, Popular (BPOP) $10.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, RF and BPOP?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.4x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Popular (BPOP) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Popular (BPOP) 9.6x). 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%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +9.5%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.6%, Popular (BPOP) +41.5%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.99%, Regions Financial (RF) 3.88%, Popular (BPOP) 1.98%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Popular (BPOP) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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