FCNCA vs HBAN vs TFC Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Huntington Bancshares and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.56 +1.9% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$59.32B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.28%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionFCNCAHBANTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.46B $31.66B $59.32B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 13.7x 12.2x FCNCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.5x 11.3x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.36% 3.85% 4.28% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.9% +0.4% +8.8% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.3%/yr -0.3%/yr -5.3%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 26.0% 23.4% TFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 44/100 61/100 TFC

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCAHBANTFC

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

AxisFCNCAHBANTFC
Valuation 70 #110 of 360 48 #189 of 360 87 #49 of 360
Growth – 38 #119 of 191 8 #176 of 191
Profitability – 42 #98 of 168 –
Financial Health 12 #155 of 175 27 #128 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 2 #336 of 341 65 #120 of 341 89 #39 of 341
Overall 28 44 61
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCAHBANTFCSPY
1 month +12.7%+0.4%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%-9.2%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +18.8%-5.1%-5.1% +8.2%
Year to date +9.8%-9.5%-1.3% +12.9%
1 year +31.9%+0.4%+8.8% +12.3%
3 years +74.7%+66.4%+75.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.4%+18.5%+20.7% +23.3%
5 years +184.7%-1.3%-24.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.3%-0.3%-5.3% +10.9%
10 years +716.0%+46.1%+23.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.4%+3.9%+2.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCNCAHBANTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%26.0%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%28.7%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.780.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.020.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-47.4%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-18.5%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2,375.84$19.27$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $1,755.94$15.02$43.73 $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.

MultipleFCNCAHBANTFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 13.7xmedian 12.1x 12.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x 9.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 1.34 -1.50median 1.34 -34.11median 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 monthsFCNCAHBANTFC
Revenue – $10.38B –
Net income – $2.51B $5.19B
Free cash flow – $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $198.60 $1.14 $3.93
Total debt $24.47B $23.41B –
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 2.05B 1.24B
Enterprise value $24.46B $26.61B $59.32B

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
MetricFCNCAHBANTFC
P/E 11.9x 13.7x 12.2x
P/FCF 13.4x 10.8x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.5x –
P/S 2.2x 3.1x 2.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x –
EV/EBIT – 6.7x –
EV/Revenue – 5.2x –
EV/FCF – 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 -1.50 -34.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCAHBANTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.8% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% -20.1% 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -9.1% -0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCAHBANTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 84.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 29.5% –
Net margin – 22.4% –
FCF margin – 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% –
Return on equity – 7.7% 8.3%
Return on assets – 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCAHBANTFC
Debt / assets – 8.1% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF – 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 88.8% 88.9%
Equity / assets 8.9% 11.2% 11.1%
Interest coverage – 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCAHBANTFC
Dividend yield 0.4% 3.9% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 5.1% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusFCNCAHBANTFC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $197.00FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +48.4% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.53BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +12.5% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCAHBANTFC
Held by institutions 63.7% 86.7% 76.7%
Institutions holding 627 1,149 1,687
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +1.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 260 572 798
Institutions selling 225 380 657
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.51 1.21

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.

FCNCAHBANTFC
FCNCA 1.00 0.54 0.60
HBAN 0.54 1.00 0.80
TFC 0.60 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, HBAN and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $24.46B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.66B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, HBAN and TFC?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.9x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.3x). 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 First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +31.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) +8.8%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +23.3%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.36%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Truist Financial (TFC) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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