FCNCA vs FITB vs CBSH Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Fifth Third Bancorp and Commerce Bancshares Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.84B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

First Citizens Bancshares leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (First Citizens Bancshares 4, Commerce Bancshares 4, Fifth Third Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCNCAFITBCBSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.95B $48.84B $15.80B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 18.4x 27.1x FCNCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 17.0x 12.2x FCNCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.1% +8.6% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.2% 31.3% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 20.2% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.9% +26.2% +9.5% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.3%/yr +4.0%/yr -0.9%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 24.9% 18.5% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 40/100 65/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCAFITBCBSH

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

AxisFCNCAFITBCBSH
Valuation 70 #110 of 360 12 #318 of 360 3 #348 of 360
Growth – 23 #148 of 191 66 #65 of 191
Profitability – 46 #92 of 168 96 #8 of 168
Financial Health 12 #155 of 175 50 #88 of 175 96 #8 of 175
Shareholder Returns 2 #336 of 341 72 #98 of 341 62 #130 of 341
Overall 28 40 65
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCAFITBCBSHSPY
1 month +12.7%+2.9%-1.9% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%-7.3%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months +18.8%+6.5%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +9.8%+14.5%+5.7% +12.9%
1 year +31.9%+26.2%+9.5% +12.3%
3 years +74.7%+134.1%+46.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.4%+32.8%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years +184.7%+21.8%-4.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.3%+4.0%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +716.0%+145.6%+48.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.4%+9.4%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCNCAFITBCBSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%24.9%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.7%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.700.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.171.050.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-54.6%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-9.7%-8.3% -1.2%
52-week high $2,375.84$59.36$60.33 $779.14
52-week low $1,755.94$41.12$47.49 $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.

MultipleFCNCAFITBCBSH
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x 27.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 13.2xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 13.2xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 1.34 -2.90median 1.34 5.49median 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 monthsFCNCAFITBCBSH
Revenue – $10.16B $1.86B
Net income – $2.81B $590.84M
Free cash flow – – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $198.60 $2.91 $4.04
Cash & equivalents – $4.37B –
Total debt $24.47B $22.27B $26.29M
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 916.00M 144.31M
Enterprise value $26.95B -$33.39B $15.59B

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
MetricFCNCAFITBCBSH
P/E 11.9x 18.4x 27.4x
P/FCF 13.4x – 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.6x
P/S 2.2x 4.8x 8.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.2x
EV/EBIT – 6.1x 14.1x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x 8.5x
EV/FCF – – 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 -2.90 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCAFITBCBSH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.1% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 20.2% 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% -10.3% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -6.3% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 131.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 145.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCAFITBCBSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 64.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 35.4% 40.7%
Net margin – 26.2% 31.3%
FCF margin – – 65.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 67.7%
Return on equity – 10.0% 13.6%
Return on assets – 1.1% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 20.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCAFITBCBSH
Debt / assets – 7.4% 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 88.5% 87.6%
Equity / assets 8.9% 11.5% 12.4%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCAFITBCBSH
Dividend yield 0.4% 3.0% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.0% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusFCNCAFITBCBSH
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $197.00FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $4.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +61.3% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.53BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +23.3% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCAFITBCBSH
Held by institutions 63.7% 90.8% 37.7%
Institutions holding 627 1,303 507
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +3.9% +4.8%
Institutions buying 260 691 266
Institutions selling 225 406 144
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.70 1.85

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.

FCNCAFITBCBSH
FCNCA 1.00 0.57 0.56
FITB 0.57 1.00 0.74
CBSH 0.56 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, FITB and CBSH?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $26.95B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.84B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, FITB and CBSH?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.8x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +31.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +9.5%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +23.3%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCNCA, FITB and CBSH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) leads on 4. 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.