CFG vs WTFC vs FITB Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Wintrust Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$150.28 +4.3% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.14B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
1.43%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.49 +3.7% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.49B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
3.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wintrust Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Wintrust Financial 7, Fifth Third Bancorp 3, Citizens Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFGWTFCFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.50B $10.14B $48.49B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 12.0x 18.3x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.0x 17.0x WTFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +331.4% +17.1% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.8% 29.6% 26.2% WTFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% — 12.9% FITB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.82% 1.43% 3.03% FITB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% +16.1% +26.5% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +11.2%/yr +4.2%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 23.3% 24.9% WTFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 72/100 41/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

CFGWTFCFITB

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

AxisCFGWTFCFITB
Valuation 19 #293 of 361 88 #45 of 361 11 #321 of 361
Growth 19 #139 of 172 88 #22 of 172 23 #132 of 172
Profitability 28 #108 of 149 99 #3 of 149 45 #83 of 149
Financial Health 29 #113 of 158 – 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 54 #157 of 338 16 #285 of 338 71 #100 of 338
Overall 30 72 41
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFGWTFCFITBSPY
1 month +0.8%+4.3%+3.7% +0.9%
3 months -8.5%-5.6%-5.5% +5.9%
6 months +1.4%+1.5%+7.4% +8.5%
Year to date +11.8%+7.5%+14.3% +13.3%
1 year +27.2%+16.1%+26.5% +12.4%
3 years +185.5%+106.1%+133.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.9%+27.3%+32.7% +23.5%
5 years +37.8%+69.8%+22.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.6%+11.2%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +147.8%+178.8%+147.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+10.8%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCFGWTFCFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%23.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%22.9%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.680.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.691.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-42.2%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-10.0%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $74.73$166.90$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$123.45$41.12 $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.

MultipleCFGWTFCFITB
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.5xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.1x 3.6xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 10.8x 6.2xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.02median 1.32 1.32median 1.32 -2.89median 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 monthsCFGWTFCFITB
Revenue $8.93B $2.86B $10.16B
Net income $2.27B $900.36M $2.81B
Free cash flow $1.09B $1.64B –
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $12.42 $2.91
Cash & equivalents – – $4.37B
Total debt $17.83B – $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 425.66M 68.29M 916.00M
Enterprise value $27.50B $10.14B -$33.74B

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
MetricCFGWTFCFITB
P/E 12.9x 12.0x 18.3x
P/FCF 25.2x 6.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 6.2x –
P/S 3.1x 3.5x 4.8x
P/B 1.1x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x – 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 3.6x –
EV/EBIT 7.0x 3.8x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.5x 4.6x
EV/FCF 41.5x 6.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.0x 6.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.02 1.32 -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGWTFCFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 331.4% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 9.5% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.1% 21.7% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 13.1% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.9% 18.3% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 9.0% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.9% 87.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 19.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.8% 95.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 21.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGWTFCFITB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% 98.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.3% 42.5% 35.4%
Net margin 23.8% 29.6% 26.2%
FCF margin 12.2% 57.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 57.4% –
Return on equity 8.8% – 10.0%
Return on assets 1.0% – 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.0% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGWTFCFITB
Debt / assets 7.6% – 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – –
Debt / FCF 16.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 89.3% – 88.5%
Equity / assets 10.7% – 11.5%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.8x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGWTFCFITB
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 1.4% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusCFGWTFCFITB
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $12.53FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +8.9% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +6.5% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGWTFCFITB
Held by institutions 96.7% 96.2% 90.8%
Institutions holding 1,097 595 1,304
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.7% +3.9%
Institutions buying 633 316 692
Institutions selling 314 168 406
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.88 1.70

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.

CFGWTFCFITB
CFG 1.00 0.85 0.86
WTFC 0.85 1.00 0.80
FITB 0.86 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, WTFC and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.50B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.14B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, WTFC and FITB?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.9x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +16.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.5%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.2%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has the highest dividend yield: Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 1.43%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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