CFG vs RF vs TFC Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Regions Financial and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.41 +4.3% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.62B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.44 +2.8% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$59.61B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 7, Citizens Financial 3, Truist Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFGRFTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.66B $24.62B $59.61B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 11.4x 12.2x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 10.1x 11.3x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +4.4% -3.6% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 28.2% 25.1% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 14.6% 10.2% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.6x 4.1x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.04% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% +17.1% +9.3% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +3.7%/yr -5.3%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 23.3% 23.4% RF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 39/100 33/100 RF

Percentile Scorecard

CFGRFTFC

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

AxisCFGRFTFC
Valuation 19 #293 of 361 22 #281 of 361 43 #206 of 361
Growth 19 #139 of 172 9 #157 of 172 15 #146 of 172
Profitability 28 #108 of 149 47 #80 of 149 41 #89 of 149
Financial Health 29 #113 of 158 54 #74 of 158 21 #125 of 158
Shareholder Returns 54 #157 of 338 64 #122 of 338 46 #182 of 338
Overall 30 39 33
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGRFTFCSPY
1 month +0.8%+4.3%+2.8% +0.9%
3 months -8.5%-8.1%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months +1.4%+1.4%-4.4% +8.5%
Year to date +11.8%+4.8%-1.6% +13.3%
1 year +27.2%+17.1%+9.3% +12.4%
3 years +185.5%+102.8%+75.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.9%+26.6%+20.6% +23.5%
5 years +37.8%+20.0%-23.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.6%+3.7%-5.3% +11.0%
10 years +147.8%+166.8%+23.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+10.3%+2.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCFGRFTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%23.3%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%25.5%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.650.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.730.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-44.9%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-12.3%-13.2% -0.9%
52-week high $74.73$32.40$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$24.07$43.73 $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.

MultipleCFGRFTFC
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x 7.7xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 10.8x 14.5xmedian 10.8x 9.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.02median 1.32 5.17median 1.32 -781.84median 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 monthsCFGRFTFC
Revenue $8.93B $7.62B $19.41B
Net income $2.27B $2.23B $5.19B
Free cash flow $1.09B $1.67B $6.06B
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $2.51 $3.97
Total debt $17.83B $7.63B $65.79B
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 857.00M 1.23B
Enterprise value $27.66B $24.62B $59.61B

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
MetricCFGRFTFC
P/E 12.9x 11.3x 12.0x
P/FCF 25.2x 14.5x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 13.6x 9.6x
P/S 3.1x 3.2x 3.0x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 6.5x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 7.0x 6.6x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.2x 6.4x
EV/FCF 41.5x 19.1x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.0x 17.9x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.02 5.17 -781.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGRFTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 4.4% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -0.7% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% 7.5% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -1.1% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% 15.6% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 2.2% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% -33.7% 54.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% -6.7% -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% -30.0% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -6.9% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGRFTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 64.2% 83.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 37.4% 30.7%
Net margin 23.8% 28.2% 25.1%
FCF margin 12.2% 21.9% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 23.3% 31.2%
Return on equity 8.8% 11.8% 8.3%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 14.6% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGRFTFC
Debt / assets 7.6% 4.7% 11.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.6x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 16.3x 4.6x 10.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 88.3% 88.9%
Equity / assets 10.7% 11.7% 11.1%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.5x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGRFTFC
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.9% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 4.7% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 8.6% 11.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.0% 41.1% 49.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 72.6% 55.0% 42.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% 1.8% -4.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.5% -2.4%

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.

ConsensusCFGRFTFC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% -4.3% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +16.2% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGRFTFC
Held by institutions 96.7% 84.8% 76.7%
Institutions holding 1,097 1,105 1,688
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +2.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 633 559 799
Institutions selling 314 347 657
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.61 1.22

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.

CFGRFTFC
CFG 1.00 0.88 0.83
RF 0.88 1.00 0.87
TFC 0.83 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, RF and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.66B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.62B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, RF and TFC?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.0x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.1x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.3x). 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%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.1%, Truist Financial (TFC) +9.3%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regions Financial (RF) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFG, RF and TFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Regions Financial (RF) leads on 7. 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.