CFFN vs NECB vs PROV Stock Comparison

Capitol Federal Financial, NorthEast Community Bancorp and Provident Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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NorthEast Community Bancorp leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NorthEast Community Bancorp 8, Capitol Federal Financial 2, Provident Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFFNNECBPROVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05B $393.55M $116.63M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 9.3x 17.5x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 8.6x 13.2x NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% -0.9% +2.7% CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.1% 40.9% 16.6% NECB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 16.7% 6.8% NECB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.8x 3.3x NECB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% +37.3% +15.4% NECB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +20.8%/yr +1.4%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 23.5% 11.4% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 68/100 30/100 NECB

Percentile Scorecard

CFFNNECBPROV

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

AxisCFFNNECBPROV
Valuation 18 #296 of 361 82 #67 of 361 24 #273 of 361
Growth 83 #58 of 344 19 #279 of 344 5 #328 of 344
Profitability 39 #214 of 348 94 #23 of 348 13 #303 of 348
Financial Health 7 #317 of 340 61 #134 of 340 10 #306 of 340
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 352 86 #49 of 352 96 #16 of 352
Overall 49 68 30
  • CFFN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • NECB ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFFNNECBPROVSPY
1 month -3.3%+5.3%-0.9% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%+4.2%+5.8% +2.9%
6 months +9.2%+14.3%+7.0% +6.4%
Year to date +23.3%+22.8%+14.4% +11.4%
1 year +34.2%+37.3%+15.4% +13.1%
3 years +98.1%+92.6%+47.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+24.4%+13.9% +21.5%
5 years -29.3%+157.1%+7.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.7%+20.8%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years -40.5%+441.6%-7.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.1%+18.4%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCFFNNECBPROVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%23.5%11.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%21.7%11.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.280.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.591.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-37.3%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-3.5%-2.7% -2.5%
52-week high $9.19$28.78$18.71 $779.14
52-week low $6.02$19.51$15.01 $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.

MultipleCFFNNECBPROV
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.5x 9.0xmedian 12.5x 17.5xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 4.8x 4.3xmedian 4.8x 6.7xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.4x 7.9xmedian 11.4x 13.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.48 1.37median 1.48 -3.56median 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 monthsCFFNNECBPROV
Revenue $229.25M $103.62M $40.05M
Net income $82.84M $42.42M $6.66M
Free cash flow $71.53M $48.41M $8.54M
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $3.13 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $136.10M $73.41M $49.21M
Total debt $1.64B $190.00M $157.05M
Shares (diluted) 124.01M 13.54M 6.48M
Enterprise value $93.92M -$8.45M -$93.48M

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
MetricCFFNNECBPROV
P/E 12.6x 9.0x 17.5x
P/FCF 14.8x 7.9x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 7.8x 12.7x
P/S 4.6x 3.7x 2.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 4.3x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 4.3x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 4.6x 5.5x
EV/FCF 35.8x 9.7x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 9.6x 24.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 1.37 -3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFFNNECBPROV
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% -0.9% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.4% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% -5.0% 6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 3.6% -8.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% -4.8% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 6.6% -4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 155.9% -3.8% 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.8% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.0% -2.7% 4.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.8% -18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFFNNECBPROV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 140.4% 106.9% 82.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 44.7% 58.0% 24.1%
Net margin 36.1% 40.9% 16.6%
FCF margin 31.2% 46.7% 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 47.5% 22.4%
Return on equity 8.1% 11.8% 5.3%
Return on assets 0.8% 2.0% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 16.7% 6.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFFNNECBPROV
Debt / assets 16.9% 9.0% 13.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.8x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 22.9x 3.9x 18.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.4% 82.9% 89.6%
Equity / assets 10.6% 17.1% 10.4%
Interest coverage 1.5x 2.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFFNNECBPROV
Dividend yield 4.6% 3.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 1.8% 5.2%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 5.0% 8.3%
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.

ConsensusCFFNNECBPROV
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $3.23FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +34.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +14.9% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.46MFY2026 $113.45MFY2026 $43.97MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +5.4% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFFNNECBPROV
Held by institutions 81.1% 50.8% 49.3%
Institutions holding 244 126 31
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.1% -1.3%
Institutions buying 110 67 14
Institutions selling 79 33 10
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.03 1.40

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.

CFFNNECBPROV
CFFN 1.00 0.62 0.31
NECB 0.62 1.00 0.36
PROV 0.31 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFFN, NECB and PROV?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.05B, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $393.55M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, CFFN, NECB and PROV?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.6x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.3x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.5x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 8.6x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x). 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%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) -0.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has the highest net margin (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 40.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%). On return on invested capital, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 9.5%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 16.7%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) returned the most: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +34.2%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +37.3%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.4%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.7%/yr, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +20.8%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 23.0%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.5%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFFN, NECB and PROV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads on 8. 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.