FCNCA vs RF vs WTFC Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Regions Financial and Wintrust Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.87 +7.3% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.60B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.83%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$154.13 +7.4% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.40B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
1.39%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionFCNCARFWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.74B $24.60B $10.40B FCNCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 11.5x 12.3x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 10.3x 12.3x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% +331.4% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.2% 29.6% WTFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.35% 3.83% 1.39% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +19.9% +20.9% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +4.0%/yr +11.7%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 23.4% 23.4% WTFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 41/100 73/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCARFWTFC

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

AxisFCNCARFWTFC
Valuation 69 #111 of 361 23 #278 of 361 88 #44 of 361
Growth – 9 #139 of 153 88 #20 of 153
Profitability – 49 #66 of 128 99 #2 of 128
Financial Health 14 #120 of 140 58 #59 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 2 #330 of 335 64 #123 of 335 16 #283 of 335
Overall 28 41 73
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCARFWTFCSPY
1 month +14.9%+7.3%+7.4% +0.7%
3 months +10.5%-6.4%-3.5% +3.7%
6 months +20.1%+1.1%+2.4% +7.1%
Year to date +11.0%+6.5%+10.2% +12.8%
1 year +33.4%+19.9%+20.9% +11.9%
3 years +71.6%+103.0%+106.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+26.6%+27.3% +22.8%
5 years +192.7%+21.9%+74.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.0%+4.0%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +722.7%+171.1%+185.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+10.5%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCNCARFWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%23.4%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%25.6%22.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.650.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.230.850.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-44.9%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.9%-7.7% -1.2%
52-week high $2,382.50$32.40$166.90 $779.14
52-week low $1,766.01$24.07$123.45 $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.

MultipleFCNCARFWTFC
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 12.2x 11.5xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 6.6xmedian 5.3x 3.7xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.8x 14.7xmedian 10.8x 6.3xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 1.34 5.26median 1.34 1.36median 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 monthsFCNCARFWTFC
Revenue – $7.62B $2.86B
Net income – $2.23B $900.36M
Free cash flow – $1.67B $1.64B
EPS (diluted) $198.60 $2.51 $12.42
Total debt $24.47B $7.63B –
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 857.00M 68.29M
Enterprise value $24.74B $24.67B $10.40B

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
MetricFCNCARFWTFC
P/E 12.0x 11.5x 12.3x
P/FCF 13.4x 14.7x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 6.3x
P/S 2.2x 3.2x 3.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x –
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x 3.7x
EV/EBIT – 6.7x 3.9x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 19.3x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.1x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 5.26 1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCARFWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% 331.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.5% 21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 15.6% 18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 2.2% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.7% 87.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% 95.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% 21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCARFWTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.2% 98.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.4% 42.5%
Net margin – 28.2% 29.6%
FCF margin – 21.9% 57.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% 57.4%
Return on equity – 11.8% –
Return on assets – 1.4% –
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCARFWTFC
Debt / assets – 4.7% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 88.3% –
Equity / assets 8.9% 11.7% –
Interest coverage – 2.5x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCARFWTFC
Dividend yield 0.4% 3.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 4.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 8.5% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusFCNCARFWTFC
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $197.00FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $12.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% -4.3% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.53BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +16.2% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCARFWTFC
Held by institutions 63.7% 84.8% 96.2%
Institutions holding 628 1,106 596
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +2.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 260 560 316
Institutions selling 226 347 169
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.61 1.87

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.

FCNCARFWTFC
FCNCA 1.00 0.64 0.63
RF 0.64 1.00 0.83
WTFC 0.63 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, RF and WTFC?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $24.74B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.60B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, RF and WTFC?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.5x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.1x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +33.4%, Regions Financial (RF) +19.9%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +20.9%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +24.0%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.0%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.35%, Regions Financial (RF) 3.83%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 1.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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