CFG vs HBAN vs KEY Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Huntington Bancshares and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.20 +3.9% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.04B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Huntington Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Bancshares 5, Citizens Financial 4, Keycorp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFGHBANKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.89B $32.29B $23.04B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 13.9x 11.7x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.5x 10.8x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +30.6% — HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 22.4% — CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 11.9% — CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.5x — HBAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% +1.0% +20.5% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr -0.1%/yr -1.8%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 25.9% 22.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 44/100 — HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

CFGHBANKEY

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

AxisCFGHBANKEY
Valuation 19 #293 of 361 46 #196 of 361 56 #159 of 361
Growth 19 #139 of 172 37 #109 of 172 –
Profitability 28 #108 of 149 42 #87 of 149 –
Financial Health 29 #113 of 158 32 #108 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 54 #157 of 338 65 #119 of 338 86 #47 of 338
Overall 30 44 –
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGHBANKEYSPY
1 month +0.8%+2.6%+3.9% +0.9%
3 months -8.5%-6.8%-4.5% +5.9%
6 months +1.4%-3.7%-2.2% +8.5%
Year to date +11.8%-9.5%+2.7% +13.3%
1 year +27.2%+1.0%+20.5% +12.4%
3 years +185.5%+66.3%+113.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.9%+18.5%+28.8% +23.5%
5 years +37.8%-0.3%-8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.6%-0.1%-1.8% +11.0%
10 years +147.8%+48.7%+50.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+4.0%+4.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCFGHBANKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%25.9%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%28.7%23.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.780.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.040.90 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-47.4%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-18.5%-11.6% -0.9%
52-week high $74.73$19.27$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$15.02$17.12 $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.

MultipleCFGHBANKEY
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.1x 13.6xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.1x 6.1xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x 17.9xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.02median 1.32 -1.50median 1.32 0.83median 1.32

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 monthsCFGHBANKEY
Revenue $8.93B $10.38B –
Net income $2.27B $2.51B –
Free cash flow $1.09B $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $1.14 $1.82
Total debt $17.83B $23.41B –
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 2.05B 1.08B
Enterprise value $27.89B $27.20B $23.04B

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
MetricCFGHBANKEY
P/E 12.9x 13.6x 11.5x
P/FCF 25.2x 10.8x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 9.5x –
P/S 3.1x 3.0x 2.8x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 6.1x –
EV/EBIT 7.0x 6.7x –
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.2x –
EV/FCF 41.5x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.0x 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.02 -1.50 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGHBANKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 30.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% 11.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 1.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% -20.1% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -9.1% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 2.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% 17.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -0.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGHBANKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 84.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 29.5% –
Net margin 23.8% 22.4% –
FCF margin 12.2% 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 32.3% –
Return on equity 8.8% 7.7% 11.3%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGHBANKEY
Debt / assets 7.6% 8.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 16.3x 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 88.8% 90.8%
Equity / assets 10.7% 11.2% 9.2%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGHBANKEY
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 5.1% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusCFGHBANKEY
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +48.4% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +12.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGHBANKEY
Held by institutions 96.7% 86.7% 88.1%
Institutions holding 1,097 1,150 941
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 633 574 467
Institutions selling 314 380 301
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.51 1.55

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.

CFGHBANKEY
CFG 1.00 0.83 0.89
HBAN 0.83 1.00 0.84
KEY 0.89 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, HBAN and KEY?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.89B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.29B, Keycorp (KEY) $23.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, HBAN and KEY?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.1x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.9x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +1.0%, Keycorp (KEY) +20.5%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.1%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -1.8%/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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%. Keycorp (KEY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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