CFG vs BPOP vs BMA Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Popular and Macro Bank Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BPOP Popular, Inc.
$158.96 +0.5% 1M +42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.14B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
BMA Macro Bank Inc.
$58.79 -9.1% 1M -35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.73B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Popular leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Popular 6, Citizens Financial 2, Macro Bank 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFGBPOPBMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.72B $10.14B $7.73B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 10.5x 38.5x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 9.5x 7.1x BMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +9.9% — CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 28.9% — BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x — BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% +42.6% -35.0% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr +13.8%/yr +28.5%/yr BMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 22.7% 50.2% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 55/100 — BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

CFGBPOPBMA

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

AxisCFGBPOPBMA
Valuation 20 #287 of 359 43 #206 of 359 28 #260 of 359
Growth 14 #294 of 340 41 #202 of 340 –
Profitability 15 #292 of 343 58 #146 of 343 –
Financial Health 19 #273 of 338 45 #188 of 338 –
Shareholder Returns 48 #183 of 351 89 #40 of 351 99 #6 of 351
Overall 23 55 –
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BMA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGBPOPBMASPY
1 month +0.9%+0.5%-9.1% -2.3%
3 months -10.7%-8.5%-36.6% -0.7%
6 months +2.2%+7.4%-15.3% +4.8%
Year to date +11.2%+27.7%-34.8% +10.3%
1 year +27.6%+42.6%-35.0% +10.3%
3 years +148.1%+128.6%+187.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.4%+31.8%+42.2% +20.1%
5 years +34.0%+91.1%+250.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.0%+13.8%+28.5% +10.1%
10 years +148.8%+348.9%-21.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.5%+16.2%-2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCFGBPOPBMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%22.7%50.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%23.6%45.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.631.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.081.87-0.70 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-48.4%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-10.6%-43.8% -3.5%
52-week high $74.73$177.87$104.70 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$110.14$58.79 $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.

MultipleCFGBPOPBMA
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.7x 10.5xmedian 12.7x 37.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.5x 3.0xmedian 3.5x 1.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.9x 4.8xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 11.4x 12.6xmedian 11.4x 18.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.46 3.30median 1.46 —median 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 monthsCFGBPOPBMA
Revenue $8.93B $3.35B –
Net income $2.27B $969.11M –
Free cash flow $1.09B $807.17M –
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $15.14 –
Cash & equivalents – – $2.10B
Total debt $17.83B $1.39B –
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 63.92M 127.88M
Enterprise value $27.72B $10.03B -$172.50M

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
MetricCFGBPOPBMA
P/E 12.9x 10.5x 37.7x
P/FCF 25.0x 12.6x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 10.1x –
P/S 3.1x 3.0x 1.8x
P/B 1.1x 1.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 4.8x –
EV/EBIT 6.9x 4.9x –
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.4x –
EV/FCF 41.3x 14.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 35.9x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 3.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGBPOPBMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 9.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% 34.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -0.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% 43.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% 18.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% 27.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 3.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGBPOPBMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 71.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 34.1% –
Net margin 23.8% 28.9% –
FCF margin 12.2% 24.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 29.9% –
Return on equity 8.8% 15.2% –
Return on assets 1.0% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital 12.0% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGBPOPBMA
Debt / assets 7.6% 1.8% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 16.3x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 91.9% 77.5%
Equity / assets 10.7% 8.1% 22.5%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGBPOPBMA
Dividend yield 2.9% 2.0% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 8.5% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 72.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – –

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.

ConsensusCFGBPOPBMA
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $8.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +159.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% -0.5% +50.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +11.4% +25.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGBPOPBMA
Held by institutions 96.7% 92.5% 9.3%
Institutions holding 1,099 477 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.0% +5.0%
Institutions buying 634 238 51
Institutions selling 315 168 27
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.42 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.

CFGBPOPBMA
CFG 1.00 0.77 0.33
BPOP 0.77 1.00 0.31
BMA 0.33 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, BPOP and BMA?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.72B, Popular (BPOP) $10.14B, Macro Bank (BMA) $7.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, BPOP and BMA?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.0x, Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, Macro Bank (BMA) 38.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macro Bank (BMA) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 11.9x, Popular (BPOP) 9.5x, Macro Bank (BMA) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.6%, Popular (BPOP) +42.6%, Macro Bank (BMA) -35.0%. Over five years, Macro Bank (BMA) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.0%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +13.8%/yr, Macro Bank (BMA) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Popular (BPOP) 0.00%, Macro Bank (BMA) 0.00%. Popular (BPOP) and Macro Bank (BMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.6%, Popular (BPOP) 22.7%, Macro Bank (BMA) 50.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFG, BPOP and BMA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Popular (BPOP) leads on 6. 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.