FITB vs CFG vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Fifth Third Bancorp, Citizens Financial and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.31 +4.5% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$48.37B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.72B
Div. yield
3.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionFITBCFGHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.37B $26.84B $31.46B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 12.6x 13.6x CFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 11.8x 12.7x CFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +10.6% +30.6% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.6% 23.8% 22.4% CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 12.0% 11.9% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.6x 2.5x FITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.04% 2.98% 3.88% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% +23.9% +2.1% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +5.9%/yr -0.3%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 25.8% 26.1% FITB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 23/100 36/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

FITBCFGHBAN

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

AxisFITBCFGHBAN
Valuation 15 #307 of 360 21 #285 of 360 38 #222 of 360
Growth 15 #293 of 344 13 #301 of 344 30 #241 of 344
Profitability 15 #292 of 345 14 #297 of 345 26 #257 of 345
Financial Health 38 #212 of 339 19 #274 of 339 22 #265 of 339
Shareholder Returns 64 #129 of 352 48 #183 of 352 62 #134 of 352
Overall 29 23 36
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG 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

PeriodFITBCFGHBANSPY
1 month +4.5%-0.6%+1.8% -5.9%
3 months -6.4%-12.0%-10.1% -4.6%
6 months +7.3%-0.8%-3.6% +0.2%
Year to date +13.9%+9.1%-10.0% +7.5%
1 year +25.4%+23.9%+2.1% +8.2%
3 years +104.1%+146.6%+48.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+35.1%+14.1% +19.0%
5 years +20.9%+33.3%-1.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +3.9%+5.9%-0.3% +9.4%
10 years +151.3%+141.3%+53.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.7%+9.2%+4.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFITBCFGHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%25.8%26.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%26.3%28.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.880.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.920.08 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-59.4%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-14.7%-19.0% -5.9%
52-week high $59.36$74.73$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $41.12$49.71$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.

MultipleFITBCFGHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 12.3x 12.6xmedian 12.3x 13.6xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 5.0x 6.4xmedian 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 10.6x 24.6xmedian 10.6x 10.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.19median 1.29 1.97median 1.29 -1.49median 1.29

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 monthsFITBCFGHBAN
Revenue $11.72B $8.93B $10.38B
Net income $2.56B $2.27B $2.51B
Free cash flow $2.79B $1.09B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $4.99 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $4.09B – –
Total debt $18.14B $17.83B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 917.10M 425.66M 2.05B
Enterprise value -$39.87B $26.84B $26.41B

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
MetricFITBCFGHBAN
P/E 20.1x 12.6x 13.6x
P/FCF 17.4x 24.6x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 21.3x 9.4x
P/S 4.1x 3.0x 3.0x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 6.4x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 6.9x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 5.0x 5.2x
EV/FCF 16.5x 40.9x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 35.5x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.19 1.97 -1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFITBCFGHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 10.6% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 1.9% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.3% 33.1% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 3.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.7% 38.9% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 6.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% -55.9% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -30.4% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% -59.8% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.6% -32.9% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFITBCFGHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.3% 77.7% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 27.8% 32.3% 29.5%
Net margin 20.6% 23.8% 22.4%
FCF margin 23.8% 12.2% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.5% 14.1% 32.3%
Return on equity 7.6% 8.8% 7.7%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 12.0% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.5% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFITBCFGHBAN
Debt / assets 6.0% 7.6% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.6x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 16.3x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.9% 89.3% 88.8%
Equity / assets 11.1% 10.7% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.8x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFITBCFGHBAN
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.0% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.4% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 7.4% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.0% 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 72.6% 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.7% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 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.

ConsensusFITBCFGHBAN
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.3% +27.1% +50.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.18BFY2026 $8.58BFY2026 $10.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +11.5% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFITBCFGHBAN
Held by institutions 90.8% 96.7% 86.7%
Institutions holding 1,307 1,099 1,154
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 692 634 576
Institutions selling 409 315 381
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.01 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.

FITBCFGHBAN
FITB 1.00 0.86 0.88
CFG 0.86 1.00 0.83
HBAN 0.88 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FITB, CFG and HBAN?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.37B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $26.84B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, FITB, CFG and HBAN?

Citizens Financial (CFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.1x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Citizens Financial (CFG) is cheapest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 11.8x, 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?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +32.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Citizens Financial (CFG) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 11.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +25.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +23.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +2.1%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +3.9%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +5.9%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.04%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.98%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.88%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has been the steadiest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 25.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FITB, CFG 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, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 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.