FCNCA vs CFG vs EWBC Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Citizens Financial and East West Bancorp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$133.15 +5.5% 1M +31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.17B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionFCNCACFGEWBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.75B $27.04B $18.17B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 12.7x 12.6x FCNCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.0x 11.6x EWBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% CFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.8% +27.6% +31.1% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.7%/yr +6.0%/yr +9.8%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 25.6% 22.8% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 30/100 — CFG

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCACFGEWBC

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

AxisFCNCACFGEWBC
Valuation 69 #111 of 361 21 #287 of 361 42 #210 of 361
Growth – 21 #121 of 153 –
Profitability – 28 #93 of 128 –
Financial Health 14 #120 of 140 30 #99 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 2 #330 of 335 49 #172 of 335 37 #211 of 335
Overall 28 30 –
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCACFGEWBCSPY
1 month +14.2%+0.9%+5.5% -2.3%
3 months +6.8%-10.7%+0.8% -0.7%
6 months +21.2%+2.2%+7.9% +4.8%
Year to date +10.3%+11.2%+18.5% +10.3%
1 year +29.8%+27.6%+31.1% +10.3%
3 years +65.0%+148.1%+125.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +18.2%+35.4%+31.1% +20.1%
5 years +178.0%+34.0%+59.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +22.7%+6.0%+9.8% +10.1%
10 years +728.1%+148.8%+246.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +23.5%+9.5%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCNCACFGEWBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%25.6%22.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%25.9%22.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.890.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.081.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-59.4%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-13.1%-2.5% -3.5%
52-week high $2,382.50$74.73$136.60 $779.14
52-week low $1,766.01$49.71$99.52 $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.

MultipleFCNCACFGEWBC
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 12.2x 13.0xmedian 12.2x 11.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 6.6xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.8x 25.3xmedian 10.8x 9.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 1.34 2.03median 1.34 —median 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 monthsFCNCACFGEWBC
Revenue $9.62B $8.93B $3.10B
Net income $2.35B $2.27B $1.45B
Free cash flow $1.61B $1.09B $1.86B
EPS (diluted) $196.61 $4.99 $10.46
Cash & equivalents – – $5.09B
Total debt $32.19B $17.83B $3.04B
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 425.66M 138.30M
Enterprise value $26.22B $27.04B -$239.24M

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
MetricFCNCACFGEWBC
P/E 12.0x 13.0x 11.9x
P/FCF 13.4x 25.3x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.0x –
P/S 2.2x 3.1x 5.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x –
EV/EBIT – 7.0x –
EV/Revenue – 5.1x –
EV/FCF – 41.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 36.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 2.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGEWBC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 33.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 38.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -55.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -59.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGEWBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 32.3% –
Net margin – 23.8% –
FCF margin – 12.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.1% –
Return on equity – 8.8% –
Return on assets – 1.0% –
Return on invested capital – 12.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGEWBC
Debt / assets – 7.6% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 16.3x –
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 89.3% 89.5%
Equity / assets 8.9% 10.7% –
Interest coverage – 1.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGEWBC
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 4.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 6.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusFCNCACFGEWBC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $197.00FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +27.1% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.53BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +11.4% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCACFGEWBC
Held by institutions 63.7% 96.7% 92.0%
Institutions holding 628 1,098 649
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 260 634 352
Institutions selling 226 314 200
Buyers to sellers 1.15 2.02 1.76

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.

FCNCACFGEWBC
FCNCA 1.00 0.64 0.62
CFG 0.64 1.00 0.81
EWBC 0.62 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, CFG and EWBC?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $26.75B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.04B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, CFG and EWBC?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.8x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.7x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, East West Bancorp (EWBC) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +29.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.6%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +31.1%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +22.7%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.0%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Citizens Financial (CFG) has the highest dividend yield: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.00%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.02%. First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.6%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCNCA, CFG and EWBC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads on 3. 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.