FITB vs BPOP vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Fifth Third Bancorp, Popular and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$54.44 +6.8% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.10B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$158.49 +1.4% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.22B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Popular leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Popular 8, Fifth Third Bancorp 2, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFITBBPOPHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.10B $10.22B $32.43B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 10.6x 14.0x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 9.6x 12.7x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.1% +9.9% +30.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 28.9% 22.4% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — 11.9% FITB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 2.5x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +45.1% +5.3% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +14.3%/yr +0.3%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 22.7% 25.9% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 44/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

FITBBPOPHBAN

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

AxisFITBBPOPHBAN
Valuation 11 #322 of 361 47 #193 of 361 46 #197 of 361
Growth 26 #114 of 153 46 #83 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Profitability 47 #69 of 128 68 #42 of 128 40 #77 of 128
Financial Health 55 #63 of 140 51 #69 of 140 35 #92 of 140
Shareholder Returns 70 #100 of 335 82 #60 of 335 64 #122 of 335
Overall 42 59 44
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFITBBPOPHBANSPY
1 month +6.8%+1.4%+4.6% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%-9.5%-6.5% +3.7%
6 months +7.2%+5.4%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date +16.3%+27.3%-8.0% +12.8%
1 year +30.3%+45.1%+5.3% +11.9%
3 years +132.8%+142.6%+67.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.6%+34.4%+18.7% +22.8%
5 years +25.1%+94.6%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.6%+14.3%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +151.9%+333.7%+51.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%+15.8%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFITBBPOPHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%22.7%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%23.6%28.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.620.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.221.990.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-48.4%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-10.9%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $59.36$177.87$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $41.12$109.24$15.02 $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.

MultipleFITBBPOPHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 12.2x 10.5xmedian 12.2x 13.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 4.8xmedian 5.3x 6.2xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x 12.5xmedian 10.8x 11.0xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.34 3.29median 1.34 -1.52median 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 monthsFITBBPOPHBAN
Revenue $10.16B $3.35B $10.38B
Net income $2.81B $969.11M $2.51B
Free cash flow – $807.17M $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $15.14 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $4.37B – –
Total debt $22.27B – $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 916.00M 63.92M 2.05B
Enterprise value -$32.13B $10.11B $27.34B

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
MetricFITBBPOPHBAN
P/E 18.7x 10.5x 13.9x
P/FCF – 12.5x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 9.6x
P/S 4.9x 3.0x 3.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 4.8x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 6.2x 4.9x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 3.4x 5.2x
EV/FCF – 14.2x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 3.29 -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.1% 9.9% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 2.5% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.2% 34.4% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -0.7% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% 43.2% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 3.2% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.2% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.4% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 71.1% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 35.4% 34.1% 29.5%
Net margin 26.2% 28.9% 22.4%
FCF margin – 24.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.9% 32.3%
Return on equity 10.0% 15.2% 7.7%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPHBAN
Debt / assets 7.4% 1.8% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 91.9% 88.8%
Equity / assets 11.5% 8.1% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.0x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFITBBPOPHBAN
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.0% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 6.6% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 8.6% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusFITBBPOPHBAN
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.3% -0.5% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.18BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +11.4% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFITBBPOPHBAN
Held by institutions 90.8% 92.5% 86.7%
Institutions holding 1,305 476 1,151
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 692 237 575
Institutions selling 407 168 380
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.41 1.51

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.

FITBBPOPHBAN
FITB 1.00 0.71 0.87
BPOP 0.71 1.00 0.74
HBAN 0.87 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FITB, BPOP and HBAN?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $50.10B, Popular (BPOP) $10.22B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, FITB, BPOP and HBAN?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.8x, Popular (BPOP) 10.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.3x, Popular (BPOP) 9.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +30.3%, Popular (BPOP) +45.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +5.3%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.6%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.3%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%, Popular (BPOP) 0.00%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) and Popular (BPOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Popular (BPOP) 22.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FITB, BPOP and HBAN?

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 8. 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.