CFFN vs KRNY vs WNEB Stock Comparison

Capitol Federal Financial, Kearny Financial and Western New England Bancorp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.30 -0.4% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$581.20M
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$178.11M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 7, Western New England Bancorp 3, Kearny Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFFNKRNYWNEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05B $581.20M $273.08M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 16.0x 16.3x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 12.4x 14.6x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +15.7% +16.5% CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.1% 20.4% 19.0% CFFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 8.9% 15.6% WNEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — 0.9x WNEB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% +41.6% +22.8% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr -6.8%/yr +9.4%/yr WNEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 25.4% 25.6% CFFN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 26/100 33/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

CFFNKRNYWNEB

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

AxisCFFNKRNYWNEB
Valuation 18 #296 of 361 19 #291 of 361 30 #254 of 361
Growth 83 #58 of 344 32 #235 of 344 25 #259 of 344
Profitability 39 #214 of 348 4 #336 of 348 18 #287 of 348
Financial Health 7 #317 of 340 6 #321 of 340 30 #237 of 340
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 352 72 #101 of 352 62 #135 of 352
Overall 49 26 33
  • CFFN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • WNEB ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFFNKRNYWNEBSPY
1 month -3.3%-0.4%+1.2% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%-1.1%-2.6% +2.9%
6 months +9.2%+19.4%+0.1% +6.4%
Year to date +23.3%+25.5%+10.0% +11.4%
1 year +34.2%+41.6%+22.8% +13.1%
3 years +98.1%+41.6%+102.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+12.3%+26.6% +21.5%
5 years -29.3%-29.5%+56.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.7%-6.8%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years -40.5%-33.3%+75.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.1%-4.0%+5.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCFFNKRNYWNEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%25.4%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%24.5%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.470.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.630.89 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-61.2%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-8.2%-6.3% -2.5%
52-week high $9.19$10.13$14.81 $779.14
52-week low $6.02$6.26$11.30 $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.

MultipleCFFNKRNYWNEB
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.5x 16.1xmedian 12.5x 16.4xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.5x 3.4xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 4.8x —median 4.8x 4.7xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.4x 17.0xmedian 11.4x 16.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.48 -5.26median 1.48 -2.16median 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 monthsCFFNKRNYWNEB
Revenue $229.25M $178.11M $88.24M
Net income $82.84M $36.26M $16.75M
Free cash flow $71.53M $35.27M $17.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $0.57 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $136.10M $114.82M –
Total debt $1.64B $1.15B $62.55M
Shares (diluted) 124.01M 63.22M 19.89M
Enterprise value $93.92M $65.06M $270.71M

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
MetricCFFNKRNYWNEB
P/E 12.6x 16.1x 16.4x
P/FCF 14.8x 17.0x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 15.9x 14.5x
P/S 4.6x 3.4x 3.2x
P/B 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x – 4.7x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 7.6x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 9.2x 3.9x
EV/FCF 35.8x 46.4x 19.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 43.3x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 -5.26 -2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFFNKRNYWNEB
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 15.7% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -0.1% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% 39.1% 38.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -3.9% -10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 38.0% 41.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% -3.1% -7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 155.9% 52.3% 27.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -18.4% -10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.0% 64.9% 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -19.7% -11.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFFNKRNYWNEB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 140.4% – 81.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 44.7% 26.6% 24.7%
Net margin 36.1% 20.4% 19.0%
FCF margin 31.2% 19.8% 19.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 21.2% 21.7%
Return on equity 8.1% 4.7% 6.7%
Return on assets 0.8% 0.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 8.9% 15.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFFNKRNYWNEB
Debt / assets 16.9% 15.0% 2.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 22.9x 32.6x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.4% 90.0% 90.9%
Equity / assets 10.6% 10.0% 9.1%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFFNKRNYWNEB
Dividend yield 4.6% 4.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 4.7% -0.1% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 4.7% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusCFFNKRNYWNEB
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 12.4xFY2027 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $0.75FY2027 $0.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +31.6%FY2027 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +25.3% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.46MFY2026 $189.60MFY2027 $97.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +23.4% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFFNKRNYWNEB
Held by institutions 81.1% 71.5% 62.7%
Institutions holding 244 168 102
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +6.1% -0.4%
Institutions buying 110 99 53
Institutions selling 79 43 28
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.30 1.89

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.

CFFNKRNYWNEB
CFFN 1.00 0.75 0.59
KRNY 0.75 1.00 0.61
WNEB 0.59 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFFN, KRNY and WNEB?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.05B, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $581.20M, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) $273.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, CFFN, KRNY and WNEB?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.6x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 16.0x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.5x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.4x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +15.7%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 20.4%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 19.0%). On return on invested capital, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) leads (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 9.5%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 8.9%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +34.2%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +41.6%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +22.8%. Over five years, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) compounded fastest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.7%/yr, Kearny Financial (KRNY) -6.8%/yr, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has been the steadiest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 23.0%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFFN, KRNY and WNEB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) leads on 7. 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.