CFG vs KEY vs CBSH Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Keycorp and Commerce Bancshares Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.48 +6.8% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.53B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCFGKEYCBSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.81B $22.53B $15.88B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 11.4x 27.2x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 10.9x 12.3x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% — +8.6% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% — 31.3% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% — 20.2% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 0.0x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.4% +23.4% +11.9% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr -1.6%/yr -0.8%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 22.9% 18.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 — 65/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CFGKEYCBSH

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

AxisCFGKEYCBSH
Valuation 21 #287 of 361 55 #163 of 361 4 #346 of 361
Growth 21 #121 of 153 – 66 #53 of 153
Profitability 28 #93 of 128 – 96 #6 of 128
Financial Health 30 #99 of 140 – 96 #6 of 140
Shareholder Returns 49 #172 of 335 87 #46 of 335 61 #132 of 335
Overall 30 – 65
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGKEYCBSHSPY
1 month +2.9%+6.8%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months -8.3%-5.0%-6.5% +3.7%
6 months +1.1%-2.8%+6.9% +7.1%
Year to date +12.6%+4.1%+6.2% +12.8%
1 year +30.4%+23.4%+11.9% +11.9%
3 years +181.1%+113.1%+46.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.2%+28.7%+13.6% +22.8%
5 years +38.8%-7.7%-4.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.8%-1.6%-0.8% +10.9%
10 years +149.5%+52.7%+49.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%+4.3%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCFGKEYCBSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%22.9%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%23.5%19.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.720.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.030.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-66.9%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-10.4%-7.8% -1.2%
52-week high $74.73$23.98$60.33 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$17.12$47.49 $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.

MultipleCFGKEYCBSH
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.2x 11.7xmedian 12.2x 27.5xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x 13.3xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 10.8x 17.9xmedian 10.8x 13.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.34 0.84median 1.34 5.51median 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 monthsCFGKEYCBSH
Revenue $8.93B – $1.86B
Net income $2.27B – $590.84M
Free cash flow $1.09B – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $1.82 $4.04
Total debt $17.83B – $26.29M
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 1.08B 144.31M
Enterprise value $26.81B $22.53B $15.67B

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
MetricCFGKEYCBSH
P/E 13.0x 11.7x 27.5x
P/FCF 25.3x 17.9x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x – 12.7x
P/S 3.1x 2.8x 8.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x – 13.3x
EV/EBIT 7.0x – 14.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x – 8.6x
EV/FCF 41.7x – 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.2x – 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 0.84 5.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGKEYCBSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% – 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% – 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% 117.5% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 13.9% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% – 131.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% – 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% – 145.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – 44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGKEYCBSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% – 64.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% – 40.7%
Net margin 23.8% – 31.3%
FCF margin 12.2% – 65.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% – 67.7%
Return on equity 8.8% 11.3% 13.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.1% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 12.0% – 20.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGKEYCBSH
Debt / assets 7.6% – 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 16.3x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 90.8% 87.6%
Equity / assets 10.7% 9.2% 12.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x – 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGKEYCBSH
Dividend yield 2.1% 3.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 3.7% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusCFGKEYCBSH
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $1.97FY2026 $4.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +15.7% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +11.4% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGKEYCBSH
Held by institutions 96.7% 88.1% 37.7%
Institutions holding 1,098 942 508
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.1% +4.8%
Institutions buying 634 468 267
Institutions selling 314 301 144
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.55 1.85

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.

CFGKEYCBSH
CFG 1.00 0.89 0.73
KEY 0.89 1.00 0.71
CBSH 0.73 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, KEY and CBSH?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $26.81B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.53B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, KEY and CBSH?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.6x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.4x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.1x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.9x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). 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 Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +30.4%, Keycorp (KEY) +23.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +11.9%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.8%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -1.6%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.8%/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%, Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%. Keycorp (KEY) and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 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%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.