FCNCA vs TFC vs KEY Stock Comparison

First Citizens Bancshares, Truist Financial and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.46 +3.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.87B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.85B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.08 +4.2% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.71B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keycorp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Keycorp 5, Truist Financial 4, First Citizens Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCNCATFCKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.06B $59.87B $22.71B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 10.8x 12.0x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 10.0x 10.9x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +4.1% +51.6% KEY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.6% 26.5% 24.2% TFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 10.6% 13.2% KEY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 4.0x 0.4x KEY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.6% +11.1% +20.3% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr -5.5%/yr -2.6%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 23.4% 22.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 27/100 38/100 KEY

Percentile Scorecard

FCNCATFCKEY

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

AxisFCNCATFCKEY
Valuation 33 #241 of 361 36 #233 of 361 44 #202 of 361
Growth 10 #309 of 344 16 #291 of 344 47 #184 of 344
Profitability 39 #212 of 348 27 #254 of 348 21 #276 of 348
Financial Health 5 #323 of 340 18 #278 of 340 23 #262 of 340
Shareholder Returns 83 #62 of 352 39 #214 of 352 58 #149 of 352
Overall 34 27 38
  • FCNCA ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCNCATFCKEYSPY
1 month +16.5%+3.1%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months +10.0%-6.4%-6.9% +2.9%
6 months +23.0%-4.5%-2.5% +6.4%
Year to date +10.7%-1.5%+2.1% +11.4%
1 year +35.6%+11.1%+20.3% +13.1%
3 years +81.7%+75.8%+114.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+20.7%+29.1% +21.5%
5 years +181.3%-24.8%-12.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.0%-5.5%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +720.7%+24.9%+61.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.4%+2.2%+4.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCNCATFCKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%23.4%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%26.3%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.600.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.310.480.89 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-61.1%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.2%-12.1% -2.5%
52-week high $2,375.84$55.81$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $1,751.52$43.61$17.12 $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.

MultipleFCNCATFCKEY
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.5x 10.7xmedian 12.5x 12.0xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.8x 7.5xmedian 4.8x 4.2xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 11.4x 10.2xmedian 11.4x 18.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.34median 1.48 10.36median 1.48 2.32median 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 monthsFCNCATFCKEY
Revenue $9.62B $20.85B $7.78B
Net income $2.35B $5.84B $2.03B
Free cash flow $1.61B $5.80B $1.20B
EPS (diluted) $196.61 $4.47 $1.75
Total debt $32.19B $69.86B $14.65B
Shares (diluted) 11.54M 1.24B 1.08B
Enterprise value $26.54B $59.87B -$24.98B

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
MetricFCNCATFCKEY
P/E 12.1x 10.7x 12.0x
P/FCF 15.3x 10.2x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 10.2x 17.2x
P/S 2.6x 2.8x 2.9x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 7.5x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 7.8x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 6.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 35.3x 22.3x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 22.3x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.34 10.36 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 4.1% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 2.7% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.8% 11.9% 1,053%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.8% -1.9% 9.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.3% 19.2% 5,762%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 1.0% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 46.1% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -19.6% -35.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 46.1% -22.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -19.6% -37.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 88.9% 82.8% 76.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.8% 32.6% 32.8%
Net margin 23.6% 26.5% 24.2%
FCF margin 16.7% 27.8% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 27.8% 16.8%
Return on equity 10.7% 9.1% 10.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.1% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 10.6% 13.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCKEY
Debt / assets 13.6% 12.6% 7.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 4.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 20.0x 12.1x 12.2x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 88.5% 89.7%
Equity / assets 9.2% 11.5% 10.3%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.7x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCNCATFCKEY
Dividend yield 0.4% 4.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 11.8% 6.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 12.2% 10.3% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% –

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.

ConsensusFCNCATFCKEY
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $190.45FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $1.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% +6.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.48BFY2026 $19.56BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.1%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +3.3% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCNCATFCKEY
Held by institutions 63.7% 76.7% 88.1%
Institutions holding 627 1,687 943
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 260 798 468
Institutions selling 225 657 301
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.21 1.55

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.

FCNCATFCKEY
FCNCA 1.00 0.61 0.59
TFC 0.61 1.00 0.82
KEY 0.59 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCNCA, TFC and KEY?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $27.06B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.87B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCNCA, TFC and KEY?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.9x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.8x, Keycorp (KEY) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.5x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.0x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keycorp (KEY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) +4.1%, Keycorp (KEY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest net margin (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) 26.5%, Keycorp (KEY) 24.2%). On return on invested capital, Keycorp (KEY) leads (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 10.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.6%, Keycorp (KEY) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +35.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) +11.1%, Keycorp (KEY) +20.3%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +23.0%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.5%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.00%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%, Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%. First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) and Keycorp (KEY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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