FITB vs BPOP vs CBSH Stock Comparison

Fifth Third Bancorp, Popular and Commerce Bancshares Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.93 +6.0% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$49.88B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.72B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$156.78 -0.9% 1M +39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.13B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Popular leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Popular 4, Commerce Bancshares 4, Fifth Third Bancorp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFITBBPOPCBSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.88B $10.13B $16.17B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 10.5x 27.7x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 9.5x 12.3x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +9.9% +8.6% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.6% 28.9% 31.3% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% — 20.2% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.6x 0.0x FITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +39.6% +11.5% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +13.7%/yr -1.6%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 22.8% 18.5% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 54/100 63/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

FITBBPOPCBSH

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

AxisFITBBPOPCBSH
Valuation 14 #311 of 360 43 #206 of 360 3 #349 of 360
Growth 15 #292 of 344 39 #212 of 344 65 #120 of 344
Profitability 16 #289 of 345 57 #149 of 345 96 #16 of 345
Financial Health 37 #214 of 339 45 #188 of 339 96 #13 of 339
Shareholder Returns 59 #145 of 352 89 #40 of 352 55 #160 of 352
Overall 28 54 63
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP 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

PeriodFITBBPOPCBSHSPY
1 month +6.0%-0.9%+0.6% -2.0%
3 months -6.6%-10.8%-7.2% -2.2%
6 months +7.2%+5.7%+6.7% +4.2%
Year to date +15.2%+25.9%+6.3% +10.6%
1 year +29.9%+39.6%+11.5% +10.4%
3 years +103.8%+125.5%+37.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +26.8%+31.2%+11.2% +20.2%
5 years +22.6%+89.9%-7.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%+13.7%-1.6% +10.1%
10 years +151.8%+334.1%+51.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +9.7%+15.8%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFITBBPOPCBSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%22.8%18.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%23.6%19.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.630.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.191.740.62 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-48.4%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-11.9%-7.8% -3.2%
52-week high $59.36$177.87$60.33 $779.14
52-week low $41.12$110.14$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.

MultipleFITBBPOPCBSH
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 12.4x 10.3xmedian 12.4x 27.5xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.5x 3.0xmedian 3.5x 8.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.9x 4.8xmedian 4.9x 13.3xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 11.0x 12.4xmedian 11.0x 13.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.21median 1.33 3.25median 1.33 5.51median 1.33

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 monthsFITBBPOPCBSH
Revenue $11.72B $3.35B $1.86B
Net income $2.56B $969.11M $590.84M
Free cash flow $2.79B $807.17M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $15.14 $4.04
Cash & equivalents $4.09B – –
Total debt $18.14B $1.39B $26.29M
Shares (diluted) 917.10M 63.92M 144.31M
Enterprise value -$38.36B $10.02B $15.96B

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
MetricFITBBPOPCBSH
P/E 20.3x 10.3x 27.5x
P/FCF 17.6x 12.4x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 10.0x 12.7x
P/S 4.2x 3.0x 8.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 4.8x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 6.1x 4.9x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 3.4x 8.6x
EV/FCF 16.7x 14.1x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 11.3x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.21 3.25 5.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPCBSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 9.9% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 2.5% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.3% 34.4% 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -0.7% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.7% 43.2% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 3.2% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 18.2% 131.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 4.6% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% 27.4% 145.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.6% 3.6% 44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPCBSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.3% 71.1% 64.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 27.8% 34.1% 40.7%
Net margin 20.6% 28.9% 31.3%
FCF margin 23.8% 24.1% 65.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.5% 29.9% 67.7%
Return on equity 7.6% 15.2% 13.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.2% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 11.1% – 20.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPCBSH
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.8% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 1.7x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.9% 91.9% 87.6%
Equity / assets 11.1% 8.1% 12.4%
Interest coverage 1.7x 2.0x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPCBSH
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 6.7% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 8.7% 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.

ConsensusFITBBPOPCBSH
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $4.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.3% -0.5% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.18BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +11.4% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFITBBPOPCBSH
Held by institutions 90.8% 92.5% 37.7%
Institutions holding 1,307 477 508
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.0% +4.8%
Institutions buying 692 238 267
Institutions selling 409 168 144
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.42 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.

FITBBPOPCBSH
FITB 1.00 0.71 0.75
BPOP 0.71 1.00 0.66
CBSH 0.75 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FITB, BPOP and CBSH?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.88B, Popular (BPOP) $10.13B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, FITB, BPOP and CBSH?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6x, Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.1x, Popular (BPOP) 9.5x, 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?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +32.5%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 11.1%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +29.9%, Popular (BPOP) +39.6%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +11.5%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +13.7%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 25.1%, Popular (BPOP) 22.8%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FITB, BPOP 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, Popular (BPOP) 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.