FCNCA vs CFG vs RF Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Citizens Financial and Regions Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.47 +3.9% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.42B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 8, Citizens Financial 2, First Citizens Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCNCACFGRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.06B $27.63B $24.42B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 13.9x 11.4x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 12.0x 10.4x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +11.0% +4.4% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.6% 22.7% 28.2% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 12.3% 14.6% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.4x 1.6x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.6% +27.8% +18.1% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr +5.3%/yr +3.4%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 25.3% 23.5% RF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 31/100 34/100 RF

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCACFGRF

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

AxisFCNCACFGRF
Valuation 33 #241 of 361 26 #268 of 361 21 #285 of 361
Growth 10 #309 of 344 34 #229 of 344 5 #326 of 344
Profitability 39 #212 of 348 26 #259 of 348 39 #213 of 348
Financial Health 5 #323 of 340 25 #254 of 340 46 #184 of 340
Shareholder Returns 83 #62 of 352 44 #199 of 352 60 #140 of 352
Overall 34 31 34
  • FCNCA ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCACFGRFSPY
1 month +16.5%+0.8%+3.9% -1.0%
3 months +10.0%-9.4%-7.7% +2.9%
6 months +23.0%+2.1%+2.6% +6.4%
Year to date +10.7%+11.5%+5.1% +11.4%
1 year +35.6%+27.8%+18.1% +13.1%
3 years +81.7%+176.3%+100.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+40.3%+26.2% +21.5%
5 years +181.3%+29.6%+18.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.0%+5.3%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +720.7%+150.8%+167.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.4%+9.6%+10.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCNCACFGRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%25.3%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%25.5%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.870.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.311.100.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-59.4%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.8%-12.1% -2.5%
52-week high $2,375.84$74.73$32.40 $779.14
52-week low $1,751.52$49.71$24.07 $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.

MultipleFCNCACFGRF
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.5x 13.9xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.8x 6.5xmedian 4.8x 6.5xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 11.4x 11.7xmedian 11.4x 14.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.34median 1.48 12.58median 1.48 5.18median 1.48

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 monthsFCNCACFGRF
Revenue $9.62B $8.73B $7.62B
Net income $2.35B $2.13B $2.23B
Free cash flow $1.61B $2.35B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $196.61 $4.65 $2.51
Total debt $32.19B $16.35B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 426.68M 857.00M
Enterprise value $26.54B $27.63B $24.42B

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
MetricFCNCACFGRF
P/E 12.1x 13.9x 11.3x
P/FCF 15.3x 11.7x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 11.0x 13.6x
P/S 2.6x 3.2x 3.2x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 6.5x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 6.9x 6.6x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 5.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 35.3x 18.6x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 17.5x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.34 12.58 5.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 11.0% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 0.5% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.8% 33.5% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.8% -2.3% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.3% 39.7% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 1.1% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 94.5% -33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -24.1% -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 103.4% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -24.9% -6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 88.9% 78.0% 64.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.8% 31.1% 37.4%
Net margin 23.6% 22.7% 28.2%
FCF margin 16.7% 27.0% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 28.7% 23.3%
Return on equity 10.7% 8.1% 11.8%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.9% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 12.3% 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGRF
Debt / assets 13.6% 7.0% 4.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 20.0x 6.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 88.8% 88.3%
Equity / assets 9.2% 11.2% 11.7%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.7x 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCACFGRF
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.8% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 11.8% 2.7% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 12.2% 5.5% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.7% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.1% 55.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% 8.5%

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.

ConsensusFCNCACFGRF
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $190.45FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $2.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +40.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% +27.5% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.48BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +11.3% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCACFGRF
Held by institutions 63.7% 96.7% 84.8%
Institutions holding 627 1,097 1,105
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +2.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 260 633 559
Institutions selling 225 314 347
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.02 1.61

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.

FCNCACFGRF
FCNCA 1.00 0.64 0.64
CFG 0.64 1.00 0.88
RF 0.64 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, CFG and RF?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $27.06B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.63B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, CFG and RF?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.9x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.5x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 10.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +35.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.8%, Regions Financial (RF) +18.1%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +23.0%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +5.3%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.00%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%. First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regions Financial (RF) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Regions Financial (RF) leads on 8. 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.