CBSH vs TFC vs FITB Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Truist Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.44 +2.8% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.05B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.29%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.49 +3.7% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.49B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
3.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCBSHTFCFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.87B $58.05B $48.49B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 12.0x 18.3x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 11.3x 17.0x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% -3.6% +17.1% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 25.1% 26.2% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 10.2% 12.9% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 4.1x — CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.00% 4.29% 3.03% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.7% +9.3% +26.5% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -5.3%/yr +4.2%/yr FITB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 23.4% 24.9% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 33/100 41/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHTFCFITB

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

AxisCBSHTFCFITB
Valuation 4 #347 of 361 43 #206 of 361 11 #321 of 361
Growth 64 #62 of 172 15 #146 of 172 23 #132 of 172
Profitability 95 #9 of 149 41 #89 of 149 45 #83 of 149
Financial Health 98 #5 of 158 21 #125 of 158 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 61 #132 of 338 46 #182 of 338 71 #100 of 338
Overall 64 33 41
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHTFCFITBSPY
1 month -1.6%+2.8%+3.7% +0.9%
3 months -8.8%-7.4%-5.5% +5.9%
6 months +7.4%-4.4%+7.4% +8.5%
Year to date +5.1%-1.6%+14.3% +13.3%
1 year +8.7%+9.3%+26.5% +12.4%
3 years +45.9%+75.4%+133.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.4%+20.6%+32.7% +23.5%
5 years -5.2%-23.7%+22.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.1%-5.3%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +48.3%+23.7%+147.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.0%+2.2%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCBSHTFCFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%23.4%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%26.2%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.590.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.401.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-61.1%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-13.2%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $60.33$55.81$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$43.73$41.12 $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.

MultipleCBSHTFCFITB
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 5.1x 7.7xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.8x 9.6xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.45median 1.32 -781.84median 1.32 -2.89median 1.32

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 monthsCBSHTFCFITB
Revenue $1.86B $19.41B $10.16B
Net income $590.84M $5.19B $2.81B
Free cash flow $1.21B $6.06B –
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $3.97 $2.91
Cash & equivalents – – $4.37B
Total debt $26.29M $65.79B $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 1.23B 916.00M
Enterprise value $15.68B $58.05B -$33.74B

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
MetricCBSHTFCFITB
P/E 27.2x 12.0x 18.3x
P/FCF 13.1x 9.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 9.6x –
P/S 8.5x 3.0x 4.8x
P/B 3.6x 0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 7.7x –
EV/EBIT 14.0x 8.1x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 6.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 13.1x 20.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 20.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.45 -781.84 -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% -3.6% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.0% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% -0.8% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -3.2% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 5.0% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 0.0% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% 54.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% -14.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% 54.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -14.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCFITB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 83.0% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 30.7% 35.4%
Net margin 31.3% 25.1% 26.2%
FCF margin 65.1% 31.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 31.2% –
Return on equity 13.6% 8.3% 10.0%
Return on assets 1.7% 0.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 20.2% 10.2% 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCFITB
Debt / assets 0.1% 11.9% 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 10.9x –
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 88.9% 88.5%
Equity / assets 12.4% 11.1% 11.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.6x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCFITB
Dividend yield 2.0% 4.3% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 7.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 11.7% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 42.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% –

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.

ConsensusCBSHTFCFITB
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +18.0% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +1.3% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHTFCFITB
Held by institutions 37.7% 76.7% 90.8%
Institutions holding 507 1,688 1,304
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.8% +3.9%
Institutions buying 266 799 692
Institutions selling 144 657 406
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.22 1.70

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.

CBSHTFCFITB
CBSH 1.00 0.70 0.74
TFC 0.70 1.00 0.84
FITB 0.74 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, TFC and FITB?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.87B, Truist Financial (TFC) $58.05B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, TFC and FITB?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.2x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.1x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.3x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, 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) +8.7%, Truist Financial (TFC) +9.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.5%. Over five years, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.1%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.3%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 2.00%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.29%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.