CFG vs TFC vs KEY Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Truist Financial and Keycorp Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFC Truist Financial Corp
$50.89 +9.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$60.99B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.09%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.56 +6.9% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.77B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
3.73%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCFGTFCKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.76B $60.99B $22.77B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 12.6x 11.5x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 11.9x 10.9x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% -3.6% +25.3% KEY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 25.1% 24.8% TFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 10.2% 13.7% KEY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.1x 0.6x KEY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.88% 4.09% 3.73% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +16.4% +24.6% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr -4.6%/yr -1.9%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 23.8% 23.0% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 25/100 40/100 KEY

Percentile Scorecard

CFGTFCKEY

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

AxisCFGTFCKEY
Valuation 19 #292 of 360 34 #238 of 360 50 #179 of 360
Growth 13 #299 of 344 10 #310 of 344 50 #174 of 344
Profitability 15 #295 of 345 26 #255 of 345 25 #258 of 345
Financial Health 20 #273 of 339 16 #286 of 339 18 #279 of 339
Shareholder Returns 47 #186 of 352 39 #217 of 352 56 #154 of 352
Overall 23 25 40
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC 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

PeriodCFGTFCKEYSPY
1 month +2.5%+9.8%+6.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.4%-3.7%-6.6% -0.4%
6 months +0.4%+0.2%-3.0% +4.5%
Year to date +12.8%+3.4%+4.5% +12.4%
1 year +29.9%+16.4%+24.6% +13.6%
3 years +151.8%+63.2%+89.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +36.1%+17.7%+23.7% +20.8%
5 years +37.9%-20.8%-9.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +6.6%-4.6%-1.9% +10.4%
10 years +149.5%+33.0%+53.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.6%+2.9%+4.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCFGTFCKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%23.8%23.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%26.4%23.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.610.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.691.07 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-61.1%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-8.8%-10.1% -1.6%
52-week high $74.73$55.81$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$43.73$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.

MultipleCFGTFCKEY
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.7x 12.6xmedian 12.7x 11.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.9x 7.9xmedian 4.9x 4.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 11.0x 10.1xmedian 11.0x 15.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 1.33 -821.39median 1.33 0.80median 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 monthsCFGTFCKEY
Revenue $8.93B $19.41B $7.94B
Net income $2.27B $5.19B $2.12B
Free cash flow $1.09B $6.06B $1.52B
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $3.97 $1.85
Total debt $17.83B $65.79B $16.66B
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 1.23B 1.06B
Enterprise value $27.76B $60.99B -$24.57B

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
MetricCFGTFCKEY
P/E 13.1x 12.6x 11.5x
P/FCF 25.4x 10.1x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 10.1x 13.9x
P/S 3.1x 3.1x 2.9x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 7.9x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 7.0x 8.3x 4.4x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 6.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 41.7x 20.9x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.2x 20.9x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 -821.39 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGTFCKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% -3.6% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 2.0% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% -0.8% 97.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -3.2% 17.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% 5.0% 120.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 0.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% 54.2% -49.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% -14.8% -22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% 54.2% -51.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -14.8% -23.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGTFCKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 83.0% 75.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 30.7% 33.9%
Net margin 23.8% 25.1% 24.8%
FCF margin 12.2% 31.2% 19.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 31.2% 20.6%
Return on equity 8.8% 8.3% 11.3%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 10.2% 13.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGTFCKEY
Debt / assets 7.6% 11.9% 8.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 16.3x 10.9x 11.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 88.9% 90.8%
Equity / assets 10.7% 11.1% 9.2%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.6x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGTFCKEY
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.1% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 7.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 11.1% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.0% 49.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 72.6% 42.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% -4.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -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.

ConsensusCFGTFCKEY
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +18.0% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +1.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGTFCKEY
Held by institutions 96.7% 76.7% 88.1%
Institutions holding 1,099 1,691 945
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 634 800 470
Institutions selling 315 659 301
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.21 1.56

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.

CFGTFCKEY
CFG 1.00 0.83 0.89
TFC 0.83 1.00 0.83
KEY 0.89 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, TFC and KEY?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.76B, Truist Financial (TFC) $60.99B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, TFC and KEY?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.1x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.6x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.2x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.9x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keycorp (KEY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, Keycorp (KEY) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, Keycorp (KEY) 24.8%). On return on invested capital, Keycorp (KEY) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, Keycorp (KEY) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +29.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) +16.4%, Keycorp (KEY) +24.6%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -4.6%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.88%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.09%, Keycorp (KEY) 3.73%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.8%, Keycorp (KEY) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFG, TFC 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, Keycorp (KEY) 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.