CBSH vs RF vs TFC Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Regions Financial and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.47 +3.9% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.42B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.46 +3.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.87B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.85B
Div. yield
0.04%
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, Truist Financial 4, Regions Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHRFTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.10B $24.42B $59.87B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 11.4x 10.8x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 10.4x 10.0x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +4.4% +4.1% CBSH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 28.2% 26.5% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 14.6% 10.6% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 4.0x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.04% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.7% +18.1% +11.1% RF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +3.4%/yr -5.5%/yr RF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 23.5% 23.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 34/100 27/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHRFTFC

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

AxisCBSHRFTFC
Valuation 3 #351 of 361 21 #285 of 361 36 #233 of 361
Growth 66 #117 of 344 5 #326 of 344 16 #291 of 344
Profitability 95 #18 of 348 39 #213 of 348 27 #254 of 348
Financial Health 97 #13 of 340 46 #184 of 340 18 #278 of 340
Shareholder Returns 56 #157 of 352 60 #140 of 352 39 #214 of 352
Overall 63 34 27
  • CBSH ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHRFTFCSPY
1 month +0.9%+3.9%+3.1% -1.0%
3 months -5.1%-7.7%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months +10.9%+2.6%-4.5% +6.4%
Year to date +7.1%+5.1%-1.5% +11.4%
1 year +10.7%+18.1%+11.1% +13.1%
3 years +46.2%+100.9%+75.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+26.2%+20.7% +21.5%
5 years -5.6%+18.2%-24.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.1%+3.4%-5.5% +10.9%
10 years +51.7%+167.6%+24.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.3%+10.3%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCBSHRFTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%23.5%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%25.7%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.650.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.770.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-44.9%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-12.1%-13.2% -2.5%
52-week high $60.33$32.40$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$24.07$43.61 $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.

MultipleCBSHRFTFC
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x 10.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 4.8x 6.5xmedian 4.8x 7.5xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.4x 14.5xmedian 11.4x 10.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.56median 1.48 5.18median 1.48 10.36median 1.48

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 monthsCBSHRFTFC
Revenue $1.86B $7.62B $20.85B
Net income $590.84M $2.23B $5.84B
Free cash flow $1.21B $1.67B $5.80B
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $2.51 $4.47
Total debt $26.29M $7.63B $69.86B
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 857.00M 1.24B
Enterprise value $15.90B $24.42B $59.87B

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
MetricCBSHRFTFC
P/E 27.7x 11.3x 10.7x
P/FCF 13.3x 14.5x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 13.6x 10.2x
P/S 8.7x 3.2x 2.8x
P/B 3.7x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 6.5x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 6.6x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 4.2x 6.2x
EV/FCF 13.3x 19.1x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 17.9x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.56 5.18 10.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHRFTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 4.4% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -0.7% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 7.5% 11.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -1.1% -1.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 15.6% 19.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 2.2% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% -33.7% 46.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% -6.7% -19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% -30.0% 46.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -6.9% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHRFTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 64.2% 82.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 37.4% 32.6%
Net margin 31.3% 28.2% 26.5%
FCF margin 65.1% 21.9% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 23.3% 27.8%
Return on equity 13.6% 11.8% 9.1%
Return on assets 1.7% 1.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 20.2% 14.6% 10.6%
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% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHRFTFC
Debt / assets 0.1% 4.7% 12.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 4.6x 12.1x
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 88.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 12.4% 11.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x 2.5x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHRFTFC
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.9% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 4.7% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 8.6% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 44.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% 44.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% -4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% -2.0%

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.

ConsensusCBSHRFTFC
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $2.73FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% -2.2% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $19.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +16.3% +3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHRFTFC
Held by institutions 37.7% 84.8% 76.7%
Institutions holding 507 1,105 1,687
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +2.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 266 559 798
Institutions selling 144 347 657
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.61 1.21

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.

CBSHRFTFC
CBSH 1.00 0.76 0.70
RF 0.76 1.00 0.87
TFC 0.70 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, RF and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.10B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.42B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, RF and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.6x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.4x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.0x). 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) +8.6%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regions Financial (RF) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.7%, Regions Financial (RF) +18.1%, Truist Financial (TFC) +11.1%. Over five years, Regions Financial (RF) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.1%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.4%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.4%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.5%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.