EXR vs FITB vs WTFC Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, Fifth Third Bancorp and Wintrust Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$143.44 +7.6% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$30.47B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.45B
Div. yield
0.04%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
1 win
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.12 +2.0% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.91B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$151.17 +3.5% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Wintrust Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Wintrust Financial 6, Fifth Third Bancorp 3, Extra Space Storage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRFITBWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.47B $48.91B $10.17B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 18.4x 12.0x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 16.9x 12.1x WTFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +17.1% +331.4% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.8% 26.2% 29.6% WTFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% 12.9% — FITB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% +24.6% +17.1% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr +4.2%/yr +11.3%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 24.9% 23.4% EXR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 40/100 72/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

EXRFITBWTFC

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

AxisEXRFITBWTFC
Valuation 24 #111 of 145 13 #317 of 362 86 #52 of 362
Growth 63 #53 of 142 25 #167 of 221 88 #27 of 221
Profitability 82 #25 of 136 45 #110 of 200 99 #4 of 200
Financial Health 54 #65 of 139 47 #109 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 53 #62 of 131 73 #92 of 342 14 #296 of 342
Overall 55 40 72
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FITB ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXRFITBWTFCSPY
1 month +7.6%+2.0%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%-6.8%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months +2.8%+5.5%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +10.2%+13.5%+8.1% +12.2%
1 year -4.5%+24.6%+17.1% +13.0%
3 years +37.4%+132.1%+107.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.2%+32.4%+27.5% +23.1%
5 years -22.0%+22.8%+70.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%+4.2%+11.3% +11.0%
10 years +88.2%+145.1%+180.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+9.4%+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXRFITBWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%24.9%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%24.7%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.700.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.990.73 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-54.6%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-10.5%-9.4% -1.8%
52-week high $152.75$59.36$166.90 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$41.12$123.45 $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.

MultipleEXRFITBWTFC
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 27.4x 18.2xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 4.2x 4.7xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 14.2x —median 5.0x 3.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 23.2x —median 11.0x 6.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.57median 2.11 -2.87median 1.36 1.33median 1.36

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 monthsEXRFITBWTFC
Revenue $3.45B $10.16B $2.86B
Gross profit $2.51B – –
Operating income $1.41B – –
Net income $1.00B $2.81B $900.36M
Free cash flow $1.06B – $1.64B
EPS (diluted) $4.35 $2.91 $12.42
Cash & equivalents $695.17M $4.37B –
Total debt $52.95B $22.27B –
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 916.00M 68.29M
Enterprise value $29.38B -$33.32B $10.17B

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
MetricEXRFITBWTFC
P/E 31.6x 18.2x 12.0x
P/FCF 28.5x – 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 6.2x
P/S 8.8x 4.7x 3.6x
P/B 2.1x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 19.8x – 3.6x
EV/EBIT 30.7x 6.1x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 12.6x 4.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF 40.7x – 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x – 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.57 -2.87 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRFITBWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 17.1% 331.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 4.6% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.4% 20.2% 21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 3.3% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.6% -10.3% 18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -6.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% – 87.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% – 95.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.0% – 21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRFITBWTFC
Gross margin 72.8% – –
EBITDA margin 63.5% – 98.3%
Operating margin 40.9% – –
Pretax margin 26.9% 35.4% 42.5%
Net margin 27.8% 26.2% 29.6%
FCF margin 30.9% – 57.4%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% – 57.4%
Return on equity 7.1% 10.0% –
Return on assets 3.4% 1.1% –
Return on invested capital 4.9% 12.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRFITBWTFC
Debt / assets 46.0% 7.4% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x – –
Debt / FCF 12.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.2% 88.5% –
Equity / assets 47.8% 11.5% –
Interest coverage – 1.9x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRFITBWTFC
Dividend yield 4.5% 3.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 136.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 128.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – –

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.

ConsensusEXRFITBWTFC
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $12.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +61.3% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +23.3% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRFITBWTFC
Held by institutions 97.5% 90.8% 96.2%
Institutions holding 795 1,303 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +3.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 386 691 316
Institutions selling 266 406 168
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.70 1.88

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.

EXRFITBWTFC
EXR 1.00 0.39 0.41
FITB 0.39 1.00 0.80
WTFC 0.41 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, FITB and WTFC?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.47B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.91B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, FITB and WTFC?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.8x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.8x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 16.9x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.1x). 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: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has the highest net margin (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 27.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) leads (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) -4.5%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +24.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +17.1%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -4.8%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.04%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 0.00%. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) and Wintrust Financial (WTFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Extra Space Storage (EXR) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.