FCNCA vs TFC vs CBSH Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Truist Financial and Commerce Bancshares Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFC Truist Financial Corp
$49.28 +6.1% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$59.06B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.22%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 6, Truist Financial 3, First Citizens Bancshares 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCNCATFCCBSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.74B $59.06B $16.04B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 12.2x 27.5x FCNCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 11.5x 12.3x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.6% +8.6% CBSH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.1% 31.3% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 20.2% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x 0.0x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.35% 4.22% 1.98% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +12.2% +11.9% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr -4.9%/yr -0.8%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 23.4% 18.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 34/100 65/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCATFCCBSH

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

AxisFCNCATFCCBSH
Valuation 69 #111 of 361 43 #206 of 361 4 #346 of 361
Growth – 19 #124 of 153 66 #53 of 153
Profitability – 39 #79 of 128 96 #6 of 128
Financial Health 14 #120 of 140 22 #109 of 140 96 #6 of 140
Shareholder Returns 2 #330 of 335 45 #184 of 335 61 #132 of 335
Overall 28 34 65
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC 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

PeriodFCNCATFCCBSHSPY
1 month +14.9%+6.1%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months +10.5%-5.2%-6.5% +3.7%
6 months +20.1%-4.3%+6.9% +7.1%
Year to date +11.0%+0.1%+6.2% +12.8%
1 year +33.4%+12.2%+11.9% +11.9%
3 years +71.6%+74.9%+46.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+20.5%+13.6% +22.8%
5 years +192.7%-22.4%-4.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.0%-4.9%-0.8% +10.9%
10 years +722.7%+25.9%+49.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+2.3%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCNCATFCCBSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%23.4%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%26.3%19.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.590.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.230.520.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-61.1%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.7%-7.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2,382.50$55.81$60.33 $779.14
52-week low $1,766.01$43.73$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.

MultipleFCNCATFCCBSH
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 12.2x 12.2xmedian 12.2x 27.5xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 7.7xmedian 5.3x 13.3xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.8x 9.7xmedian 10.8x 13.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 1.34 -795.40median 1.34 5.51median 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 monthsFCNCATFCCBSH
Revenue – $19.41B $1.86B
Net income – $5.19B $590.84M
Free cash flow – $6.06B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $198.60 $3.97 $4.04
Total debt $24.47B $65.79B $26.29M
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 1.23B 144.31M
Enterprise value $24.74B $59.06B $15.85B

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
MetricFCNCATFCCBSH
P/E 12.0x 12.2x 27.5x
P/FCF 13.4x 9.7x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.7x 12.7x
P/S 2.2x 3.0x 8.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x 13.3x
EV/EBIT – 8.1x 14.1x
EV/Revenue – 6.4x 8.6x
EV/FCF – 20.6x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.6x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 -795.40 5.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCCBSH
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.6% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.8% 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 5.0% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 0.0% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.2% 131.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.8% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.2% 145.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.8% 44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCCBSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 83.0% 64.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 30.7% 40.7%
Net margin – 25.1% 31.3%
FCF margin – 31.2% 65.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.2% 67.7%
Return on equity – 8.3% 13.6%
Return on assets – 0.9% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 20.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCCBSH
Debt / assets – 11.9% 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 10.9x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 88.9% 87.6%
Equity / assets 8.9% 11.1% 12.4%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCCBSH
Dividend yield 0.4% 4.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 7.3% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 11.5% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 42.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% –

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.

ConsensusFCNCATFCCBSH
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $197.00FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $4.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +18.0% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.53BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +1.3% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCATFCCBSH
Held by institutions 63.7% 76.7% 37.7%
Institutions holding 628 1,689 508
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +0.8% +4.8%
Institutions buying 260 800 267
Institutions selling 226 657 144
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.22 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.

FCNCATFCCBSH
FCNCA 1.00 0.61 0.56
TFC 0.61 1.00 0.70
CBSH 0.56 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, TFC and CBSH?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $24.74B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.06B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, TFC and CBSH?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.2x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.1x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.5x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, 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) +33.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) +12.2%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +11.9%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +24.0%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -4.9%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.35%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.22%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.98%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCNCA, TFC 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, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads on 6. 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.