CFG vs FITB vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Fifth Third Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.93 +6.0% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$49.88B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.72B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCFGFITBHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.67B $49.88B $32.42B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 20.6x 13.9x CFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 17.1x 12.6x CFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +32.5% +30.6% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 20.6% 22.4% CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 11.1% 11.9% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.3x 2.5x FITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.03% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% +29.9% +3.2% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +4.2%/yr +0.1%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 25.1% 25.9% FITB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 28/100 36/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

CFGFITBHBAN

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

AxisCFGFITBHBAN
Valuation 20 #289 of 360 14 #311 of 360 40 #218 of 360
Growth 13 #300 of 344 15 #292 of 344 30 #240 of 344
Profitability 15 #295 of 345 16 #289 of 345 27 #253 of 345
Financial Health 20 #273 of 339 37 #214 of 339 22 #264 of 339
Shareholder Returns 47 #187 of 352 59 #145 of 352 63 #132 of 352
Overall 23 28 36
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGFITBHBANSPY
1 month +0.1%+6.0%+3.5% -2.0%
3 months -12.6%-6.6%-9.7% -2.2%
6 months +0.0%+7.2%-3.4% +4.2%
Year to date +10.2%+15.2%-8.6% +10.6%
1 year +26.2%+29.9%+3.2% +10.4%
3 years +146.0%+103.8%+49.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +35.0%+26.8%+14.3% +20.2%
5 years +34.6%+22.6%+0.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.1%+4.2%+0.1% +10.1%
10 years +145.1%+151.8%+54.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +9.4%+9.7%+4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCFGFITBHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%25.1%25.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%24.9%28.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.690.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.031.190.12 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-54.6%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-9.1%-17.7% -3.2%
52-week high $74.73$59.36$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$41.12$15.02 $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.

MultipleCFGFITBHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.4x 20.3xmedian 12.4x 13.8xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.5x 4.2xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.9x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 6.2xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 11.0x 17.6xmedian 11.0x 10.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 1.33 -2.21median 1.33 -1.51median 1.33

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 monthsCFGFITBHBAN
Revenue $8.93B $11.72B $10.38B
Net income $2.27B $2.56B $2.51B
Free cash flow $1.09B $2.79B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $2.64 $1.14
Cash & equivalents – $4.09B –
Total debt $17.83B $18.14B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 917.10M 2.05B
Enterprise value $27.67B -$38.36B $27.33B

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
MetricCFGFITBHBAN
P/E 12.8x 20.3x 13.8x
P/FCF 24.8x 17.6x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 14.2x 9.5x
P/S 3.0x 4.2x 3.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 5.6x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 6.9x 6.1x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 4.0x 5.2x
EV/FCF 41.1x 16.7x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 13.5x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 -2.21 -1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGFITBHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 32.5% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 9.8% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% 6.3% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 0.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% -21.7% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -9.2% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% -0.9% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% -8.5% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% -4.6% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -11.6% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGFITBHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 71.3% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 27.8% 29.5%
Net margin 23.8% 20.6% 22.4%
FCF margin 12.2% 23.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 29.5% 32.3%
Return on equity 8.8% 7.6% 7.7%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 11.1% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.2% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGFITBHBAN
Debt / assets 7.6% 6.0% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 16.3x 6.5x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 88.9% 88.8%
Equity / assets 10.7% 11.1% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.7x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGFITBHBAN
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.0% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 3.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.0% – 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 72.6% – 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 7.2%

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.

ConsensusCFGFITBHBAN
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +61.3% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +23.3% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGFITBHBAN
Held by institutions 96.7% 90.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 1,099 1,307 1,153
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +3.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 634 692 576
Institutions selling 315 409 381
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.69 1.51

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.

CFGFITBHBAN
CFG 1.00 0.86 0.83
FITB 0.86 1.00 0.88
HBAN 0.83 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, FITB and HBAN?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.67B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.88B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, FITB and HBAN?

Citizens Financial (CFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Citizens Financial (CFG) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 11.9x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.1x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +32.5%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Citizens Financial (CFG) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 11.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +26.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +29.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +3.2%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.1%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.5%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 25.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFG, FITB and HBAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 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.