CFG vs CBSH vs BPOP Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Commerce Bancshares and Popular Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$158.49 +1.4% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.99B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 5, Popular 4, Citizens Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFGCBSHBPOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.81B $15.88B $9.99B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 27.2x 10.3x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 12.3x 9.6x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +8.6% +9.9% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 31.3% 28.9% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 20.2% — CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.0x 0.6x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.4% +11.9% +45.1% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr -0.8%/yr +14.3%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 18.4% 22.7% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 65/100 59/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CFGCBSHBPOP

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

AxisCFGCBSHBPOP
Valuation 21 #287 of 361 4 #346 of 361 47 #193 of 361
Growth 21 #121 of 153 66 #53 of 153 46 #83 of 153
Profitability 28 #93 of 128 96 #6 of 128 68 #42 of 128
Financial Health 30 #99 of 140 96 #6 of 140 51 #69 of 140
Shareholder Returns 49 #172 of 335 61 #132 of 335 82 #60 of 335
Overall 30 65 59
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGCBSHBPOPSPY
1 month +2.9%+0.5%+1.4% +0.7%
3 months -8.3%-6.5%-9.5% +3.7%
6 months +1.1%+6.9%+5.4% +7.1%
Year to date +12.6%+6.2%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +30.4%+11.9%+45.1% +11.9%
3 years +181.1%+46.5%+142.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.2%+13.6%+34.4% +22.8%
5 years +38.8%-4.2%+94.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.8%-0.8%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years +149.5%+49.9%+333.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%+4.1%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCFGCBSHBPOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%18.4%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%19.2%23.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.210.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.641.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-42.1%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-7.8%-10.9% -1.2%
52-week high $74.73$60.33$177.87 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$47.49$109.24 $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.

MultipleCFGCBSHBPOP
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.2x 27.5xmedian 12.2x 10.5xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 5.3x 13.3xmedian 5.3x 4.8xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 10.8x 13.2xmedian 10.8x 12.5xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.34 5.51median 1.34 3.29median 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 monthsCFGCBSHBPOP
Revenue $8.93B $1.86B $3.35B
Net income $2.27B $590.84M $969.11M
Free cash flow $1.09B $1.21B $807.17M
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $4.04 $15.14
Total debt $17.83B $26.29M –
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 144.31M 63.92M
Enterprise value $26.81B $15.67B $9.88B

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
MetricCFGCBSHBPOP
P/E 13.0x 27.5x 10.5x
P/FCF 25.3x 13.2x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 12.7x 10.1x
P/S 3.1x 8.6x 3.0x
P/B 1.1x 3.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 13.3x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 7.0x 14.1x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 8.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 41.7x 13.2x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.2x 12.7x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 5.51 3.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGCBSHBPOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 8.6% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 6.1% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% 5.0% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 5.0% -0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% 0.9% 43.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.0% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% 131.6% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 36.7% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% 145.2% 27.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 44.0% 3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGCBSHBPOP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 64.6% 71.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 40.7% 34.1%
Net margin 23.8% 31.3% 28.9%
FCF margin 12.2% 65.1% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 67.7% 29.9%
Return on equity 8.8% 13.6% 15.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.7% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 20.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGCBSHBPOP
Debt / assets 7.6% 0.1% 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 16.3x 0.0x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 87.6% 91.9%
Equity / assets 10.7% 12.4% 8.1%
Interest coverage 1.8x 3.0x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGCBSHBPOP
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.0% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 2.1% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 4.1% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusCFGCBSHBPOP
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $4.53FY2026 $16.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% -3.3% -0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -4.6% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGCBSHBPOP
Held by institutions 96.7% 37.7% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,098 508 476
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +4.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 634 267 237
Institutions selling 314 144 168
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.85 1.41

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.

CFGCBSHBPOP
CFG 1.00 0.73 0.77
CBSH 0.73 1.00 0.65
BPOP 0.77 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, CBSH and BPOP?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $26.81B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.88B, Popular (BPOP) $9.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, CBSH and BPOP?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.6x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.2x, Popular (BPOP) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.1x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Popular (BPOP) 9.6x). 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%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +30.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +11.9%, Popular (BPOP) +45.1%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.8%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.8%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.3%/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%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%, Popular (BPOP) 0.00%. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) and Popular (BPOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.1%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.4%, Popular (BPOP) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 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.