CFFN vs WNEB vs PROV Stock Comparison

Capitol Federal Financial, Western New England Bancorp and Provident Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 5, Provident Financial Holdings 2, Western New England Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFFNWNEBPROVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $277.43M $114.01M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 13.8x 17.7x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 14.6x 13.2x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.57% 2.02% 3.08% CFFN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% +21.4% +15.9% CFFN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.2%/yr +7.1%/yr +1.4%/yr WNEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 25.6% 11.3% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 55/100 PROV

Percentile Scorecard

CFFNWNEBPROV

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

AxisCFFNWNEBPROV
Valuation 20 #289 of 360 28 #259 of 360 67 #118 of 360
Growth 86 #28 of 191 – –
Profitability 47 #89 of 168 – –
Financial Health 9 #159 of 175 – 25 #132 of 175
Shareholder Returns 97 #10 of 341 27 #248 of 341 74 #90 of 341
Overall 52 – 55
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WNEB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFFNWNEBPROVSPY
1 month -1.6%-0.9%-1.2% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%-5.6%+3.4% +3.9%
6 months +8.4%-2.4%+6.2% +8.2%
Year to date +25.4%+9.7%+14.4% +12.9%
1 year +33.9%+21.4%+15.9% +12.3%
3 years +73.6%+94.4%+48.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%+24.8%+14.1% +23.3%
5 years -27.3%+40.7%+7.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.2%+7.1%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years -41.8%+82.1%-4.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%+6.2%-0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCFFNWNEBPROVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%25.6%11.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%27.7%11.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.360.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.480.841.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-43.9%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-6.5%-2.7% -1.2%
52-week high $9.19$14.81$18.71 $779.14
52-week low $6.02$11.32$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.

MultipleCFFNWNEBPROV
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.1x 13.8xmedian 12.1x 17.7xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 10.9x 16.1xmedian 10.9x 13.4xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 1.34 116.43median 1.34 —median 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 monthsCFFNWNEBPROV
Revenue $229.25M – –
Net income $82.84M – –
Free cash flow $71.53M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $1.00 –
Cash & equivalents $136.10M – $53.25M
Total debt $1.64B – $172.04M
Shares (diluted) 124.01M 19.89M 6.48M
Enterprise value $122.72M $277.43M $114.01M

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
MetricCFFNWNEBPROV
P/E 12.8x 13.8x 17.7x
P/FCF 15.0x 16.1x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x – –
P/S 4.7x 3.1x 2.9x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – –
EV/EBIT 8.1x – –
EV/Revenue 11.2x – –
EV/FCF 36.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 116.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFFNWNEBPROV
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 51.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 0.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 155.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFFNWNEBPROV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 140.4% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 44.7% – –
Net margin 36.1% – –
FCF margin 31.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% – –
Return on equity 8.1% – –
Return on assets 0.8% – –
Return on invested capital 9.5% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFFNWNEBPROV
Debt / assets 16.9% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – –
Debt / FCF 22.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 89.4% 91.1% 89.6%
Equity / assets 10.6% 8.9% 10.4%
Interest coverage 1.5x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFFNWNEBPROV
Dividend yield 4.6% 2.0% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 4.6% – –
Shareholder yield 9.2% 2.0% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusCFFNWNEBPROV
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $0.95FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +34.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +11.6% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.46MFY2026 $97.82MFY2026 $43.97MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +9.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +5.6% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFFNWNEBPROV
Held by institutions 81.1% 62.7% 49.3%
Institutions holding 244 102 31
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -0.4% -1.3%
Institutions buying 110 53 14
Institutions selling 79 28 10
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.89 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.

CFFNWNEBPROV
CFFN 1.00 0.59 0.31
WNEB 0.59 1.00 0.29
PROV 0.31 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFFN, WNEB and PROV?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.07B, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) $277.43M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $114.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, CFFN, WNEB and PROV?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.8x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 13.8x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.7x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 14.6x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x). 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 Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) returned the most: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +33.9%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +21.4%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.9%. Over five years, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) compounded fastest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.2%/yr, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +7.1%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest dividend yield: Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 4.57%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 2.02%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 3.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.9%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 25.6%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFFN, WNEB 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, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 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.