CBSH vs WTFC vs FCNCA Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Wintrust Financial and First Citizens Bancshares Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$157.40 +8.5% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.62B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
1.37%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCBSHWTFCFCNCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.09B $10.62B $24.59B FCNCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 12.5x 12.0x FCNCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 12.6x 12.0x FCNCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +331.4% +0.9% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 29.6% 23.6% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% — 10.8% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 3.7x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.97% 1.37% 0.35% CBSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +21.1% +29.8% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +11.0%/yr +22.7%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 23.6% 27.1% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 70/100 34/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHWTFCFCNCA

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

AxisCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Valuation 3 #348 of 359 88 #44 of 359 36 #229 of 359
Growth 66 #118 of 340 87 #46 of 340 10 #305 of 340
Profitability 96 #15 of 343 97 #11 of 343 37 #217 of 343
Financial Health 96 #14 of 338 – 5 #321 of 338
Shareholder Returns 57 #153 of 351 9 #318 of 351 82 #63 of 351
Overall 63 70 34
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHWTFCFCNCASPY
1 month +0.9%+8.5%+14.2% -2.3%
3 months -6.5%-2.7%+6.8% -0.7%
6 months +7.8%+5.7%+21.2% +4.8%
Year to date +6.6%+12.6%+10.3% +10.3%
1 year +11.3%+21.1%+29.8% +10.3%
3 years +37.9%+93.2%+65.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.3%+24.6%+18.2% +20.1%
5 years -9.3%+68.4%+178.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.9%+11.0%+22.7% +10.1%
10 years +52.5%+202.8%+728.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.3%+11.7%+23.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBSHWTFCFCNCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%23.6%27.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%23.0%27.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.660.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.891.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-42.2%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-5.7%-0.6% -3.5%
52-week high $60.33$166.90$2,382.50 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$123.45$1,766.01 $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.

MultipleCBSHWTFCFCNCA
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 12.7x 12.5xmedian 12.7x 12.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x 2.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 4.9x 3.8xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.4x 6.5xmedian 11.4x 15.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.53median 1.46 1.39median 1.46 -0.34median 1.46

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 monthsCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Revenue $1.86B $2.86B $9.62B
Net income $590.84M $900.36M $2.35B
Free cash flow $1.21B $1.64B $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $12.42 $196.61
Total debt $26.29M – $32.19B
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 68.29M 11.54M
Enterprise value $15.91B $10.62B $24.07B

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
MetricCBSHWTFCFCNCA
P/E 27.6x 12.5x 12.0x
P/FCF 13.3x 6.5x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 6.5x 7.7x
P/S 8.6x 3.7x 2.6x
P/B 3.7x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 3.8x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 3.9x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 3.7x 5.9x
EV/FCF 13.2x 6.5x 35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 6.5x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.53 1.39 -0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 331.4% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.5% -15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 21.7% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 13.1% -39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 18.3% 11.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 9.0% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% 87.2% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 19.6% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% 95.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 21.3% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 98.3% 88.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 42.5% 32.8%
Net margin 31.3% 29.6% 23.6%
FCF margin 65.1% 57.4% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 57.4% 33.1%
Return on equity 13.6% – 10.7%
Return on assets 1.7% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 20.2% – 10.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Debt / assets 0.1% – 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 87.6% – 90.8%
Equity / assets 12.4% – 9.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.8x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – 11.8%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.4% 12.2%
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.

ConsensusCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $12.53FY2026 $197.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +8.9% +0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026 $8.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +6.5% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHWTFCFCNCA
Held by institutions 37.7% 96.2% 63.7%
Institutions holding 508 597 629
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.7% -5.2%
Institutions buying 267 317 260
Institutions selling 144 169 227
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.88 1.15

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.

CBSHWTFCFCNCA
CBSH 1.00 0.75 0.57
WTFC 0.75 1.00 0.63
FCNCA 0.57 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, WTFC and FCNCA?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.09B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.62B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $24.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, WTFC and FCNCA?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.6x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.5x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.6x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x). 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%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +11.3%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +21.1%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +29.8%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.9%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.0%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +22.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.97%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 1.37%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.6%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBSH, WTFC and FCNCA?

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