CBSH vs TFC vs KEY Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Truist Financial and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.92 +2.7% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.72B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.21 +3.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.64B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Keycorp leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Keycorp 3, Commerce Bancshares 3, Truist Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHTFCKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.04B $59.72B $22.64B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 12.3x 11.5x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 11.4x 10.8x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% — — –
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 +10.2% +10.7% +19.0% KEY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -4.9%/yr -1.9%/yr CBSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 23.4% 22.9% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 61/100 — CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHTFCKEY

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

AxisCBSHTFCKEY
Valuation 3 #352 of 362 85 #54 of 362 56 #160 of 362
Growth 66 #76 of 221 7 #205 of 221 –
Profitability 96 #10 of 200 – –
Financial Health 97 #8 of 203 – –
Shareholder Returns 64 #125 of 342 89 #37 of 342 86 #49 of 342
Overall 65 61 –
  • CBSH ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHTFCKEYSPY
1 month -1.1%+2.7%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%-6.1%-5.7% +3.5%
6 months +9.4%-4.5%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +6.6%-0.6%+2.8% +12.2%
1 year +10.2%+10.7%+19.0% +13.0%
3 years +48.0%+77.1%+113.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.0%+21.0%+28.9% +23.1%
5 years -2.2%-22.4%-8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.4%-4.9%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years +49.7%+25.2%+49.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+2.3%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBSHTFCKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%23.4%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%26.3%23.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.600.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.460.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-61.1%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-12.3%-11.6% -1.8%
52-week high $60.33$55.81$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$43.73$17.12 $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.

MultipleCBSHTFCKEY
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 12.1x 12.3xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.0x 9.8xmedian 11.0x 17.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.53median 1.36 -34.36median 1.36 0.83median 1.36

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 monthsCBSHTFCKEY
Revenue $1.86B – –
Net income $590.84M $5.19B –
Free cash flow $1.21B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $3.93 $1.82
Total debt $26.29M – –
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 1.24B 1.08B
Enterprise value $15.83B $59.72B $22.64B

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
MetricCBSHTFCKEY
P/E 27.6x 12.3x 11.5x
P/FCF 13.3x 9.8x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x – –
P/S 8.6x 2.7x 2.8x
P/B 3.7x 1.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x – –
EV/EBIT 14.2x – –
EV/Revenue 8.6x – –
EV/FCF 13.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.53 -34.36 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% -0.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -3.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 4.0% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -0.4% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% – –
Net margin 31.3% – –
FCF margin 65.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% – –
Return on equity 13.6% 8.3% 11.3%
Return on assets 1.7% 0.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 20.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCKEY
Debt / assets 0.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 88.9% 90.8%
Equity / assets 12.4% 11.1% 9.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHTFCKEY
Dividend yield 2.0% 4.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.3% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusCBSHTFCKEY
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +18.0% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +1.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHTFCKEY
Held by institutions 37.7% 76.7% 88.1%
Institutions holding 507 1,687 943
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 266 798 468
Institutions selling 144 657 301
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.21 1.55

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.

CBSHTFCKEY
CBSH 1.00 0.70 0.71
TFC 0.70 1.00 0.82
KEY 0.71 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, TFC and KEY?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.04B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.72B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, TFC and KEY?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.5x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.3x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.4x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keycorp (KEY) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) +10.7%, Keycorp (KEY) +19.0%. Over five years, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.4%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -4.9%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -1.9%/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) 18.5%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Keycorp (KEY) leads on 3. 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.