FCNCA vs CFG vs HBAN Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Citizens Financial and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Huntington Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Bancshares 5, First Citizens Bancshares 4, Citizens Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCNCACFGHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.13B $26.81B $31.72B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 12.6x 13.7x FCNCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 12.1x 12.7x FCNCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.6% +30.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.8% 22.4% CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.0% 11.9% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 2.5x HBAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +30.4% +5.3% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +6.8%/yr +0.3%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 25.1% 25.9% CFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 30/100 44/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCACFGHBAN

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

AxisFCNCACFGHBAN
Valuation 69 #111 of 361 21 #287 of 361 46 #197 of 361
Growth – 21 #121 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Profitability – 28 #93 of 128 40 #77 of 128
Financial Health 14 #120 of 140 30 #99 of 140 35 #92 of 140
Shareholder Returns 2 #330 of 335 49 #172 of 335 64 #122 of 335
Overall 28 30 44
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCACFGHBANSPY
1 month +14.9%+2.9%+4.6% +0.7%
3 months +10.5%-8.3%-6.5% +3.7%
6 months +20.1%+1.1%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date +11.0%+12.6%-8.0% +12.8%
1 year +33.4%+30.4%+5.3% +11.9%
3 years +71.6%+181.1%+67.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+41.2%+18.7% +22.8%
5 years +192.7%+38.8%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.0%+6.8%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +722.7%+149.5%+51.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+9.6%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCNCACFGHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%25.1%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%25.4%28.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.870.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.231.210.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-59.4%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.0%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $2,382.50$74.73$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $1,766.01$49.71$15.02 $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.

MultipleFCNCACFGHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 12.2x 13.0xmedian 12.2x 13.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 6.6xmedian 5.3x 6.2xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.8x 25.3xmedian 10.8x 11.0xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 1.34 2.03median 1.34 -1.52median 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 monthsFCNCACFGHBAN
Revenue – $8.93B $10.38B
Net income – $2.27B $2.51B
Free cash flow – $1.09B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $198.60 $4.99 $1.14
Total debt $24.47B $17.83B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 425.66M 2.05B
Enterprise value $27.13B $26.81B $26.63B

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
MetricFCNCACFGHBAN
P/E 12.0x 13.0x 13.9x
P/FCF 13.4x 25.3x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.0x 9.6x
P/S 2.2x 3.1x 3.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x 6.2x
EV/EBIT – 7.0x 6.8x
EV/Revenue – 5.1x 5.2x
EV/FCF – 41.7x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 36.2x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 2.03 -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.6% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 33.1% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 38.9% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 6.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -55.9% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.4% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -59.8% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.7% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 32.3% 29.5%
Net margin – 23.8% 22.4%
FCF margin – 12.2% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.1% 32.3%
Return on equity – 8.8% 7.7%
Return on assets – 1.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 12.0% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGHBAN
Debt / assets – 7.6% 8.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 16.3x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 89.3% 88.8%
Equity / assets 8.9% 10.7% 11.2%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGHBAN
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.1% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 4.2% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 6.3% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.0% 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 72.6% 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.7% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 7.2%

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.

ConsensusFCNCACFGHBAN
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $197.00FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +27.1% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.53BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +11.4% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCACFGHBAN
Held by institutions 63.7% 96.7% 86.7%
Institutions holding 628 1,098 1,151
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 260 634 575
Institutions selling 226 314 380
Buyers to sellers 1.15 2.02 1.51

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.

FCNCACFGHBAN
FCNCA 1.00 0.64 0.55
CFG 0.64 1.00 0.83
HBAN 0.55 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, CFG and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $27.13B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $26.81B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, CFG and HBAN?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.8x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.1x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.1x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Citizens Financial (CFG) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +33.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +30.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +5.3%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +24.0%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.8%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.00%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%. First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Citizens Financial (CFG) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) leads on 5. 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.