CBSH vs WTFC vs FITB Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, Wintrust Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$150.79 +3.2% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
1.43%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.57B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
3.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCBSHWTFCFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.96B $10.17B $48.57B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 12.0x 18.4x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 12.0x 17.0x WTFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +331.4% +17.1% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 29.6% 26.2% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% — 12.9% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.99% 1.43% 3.02% FITB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +14.8% +26.2% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +10.8%/yr +4.0%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 23.3% 24.9% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 72/100 40/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHWTFCFITB

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

AxisCBSHWTFCFITB
Valuation 3 #348 of 360 87 #48 of 360 12 #318 of 360
Growth 66 #65 of 191 88 #23 of 191 23 #148 of 191
Profitability 96 #8 of 168 98 #4 of 168 46 #92 of 168
Financial Health 96 #8 of 175 – 50 #88 of 175
Shareholder Returns 62 #130 of 341 15 #289 of 341 72 #98 of 341
Overall 65 72 40
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC 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

PeriodCBSHWTFCFITBSPY
1 month -1.9%+3.2%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-6.4%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +6.5%+0.2%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +5.7%+7.8%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year +9.5%+14.8%+26.2% +12.3%
3 years +46.8%+106.8%+134.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+27.4%+32.8% +23.3%
5 years -4.4%+67.2%+21.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.9%+10.8%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +48.0%+179.6%+145.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.0%+10.8%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBSHWTFCFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%23.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%23.0%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.680.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.631.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-42.2%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-9.7%-9.7% -1.2%
52-week high $60.33$166.90$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$123.45$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.

MultipleCBSHWTFCFITB
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 5.0x 3.6xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.9x 6.2xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.49median 1.34 1.33median 1.34 -2.90median 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 monthsCBSHWTFCFITB
Revenue $1.86B $2.86B $10.16B
Net income $590.84M $900.36M $2.81B
Free cash flow $1.21B $1.64B –
EPS (diluted) $4.04 $12.42 $2.91
Cash & equivalents – – $4.37B
Total debt $26.29M – $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 144.31M 68.29M 916.00M
Enterprise value $15.78B $10.17B -$33.66B

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
MetricCBSHWTFCFITB
P/E 27.4x 12.0x 18.4x
P/FCF 13.2x 6.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 6.2x –
P/S 8.6x 3.6x 4.8x
P/B 3.6x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x – 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 3.6x –
EV/EBIT 14.1x 3.8x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 3.6x 4.6x
EV/FCF 13.1x 6.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 6.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.49 1.33 -2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 331.4% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.5% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.0% 21.7% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 13.1% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% 18.3% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 9.0% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.6% 87.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 19.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 145.2% 95.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 21.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFITB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 98.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.7% 42.5% 35.4%
Net margin 31.3% 29.6% 26.2%
FCF margin 65.1% 57.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 67.7% 57.4% –
Return on equity 13.6% – 10.0%
Return on assets 1.7% – 1.1%
Return on invested capital 20.2% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFITB
Debt / assets 0.1% – 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 87.6% – 88.5%
Equity / assets 12.4% – 11.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.8x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHWTFCFITB
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.4% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusCBSHWTFCFITB
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $12.53FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +8.9% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +6.5% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHWTFCFITB
Held by institutions 37.7% 96.2% 90.8%
Institutions holding 507 595 1,303
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.7% +3.9%
Institutions buying 266 316 691
Institutions selling 144 168 406
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.88 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.

CBSHWTFCFITB
CBSH 1.00 0.74 0.74
WTFC 0.74 1.00 0.80
FITB 0.74 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, WTFC and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.96B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.17B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, WTFC and FITB?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.4x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x, 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?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%, 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) +9.5%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +14.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +10.8%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.99%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 1.43%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.3%, 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, WTFC 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, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 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.