FITB vs HBAN vs BPOP Stock Comparison

Fifth Third Bancorp, Huntington Bancshares and Popular Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.31 +4.5% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$48.70B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.72B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$156.07 -1.4% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.05B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Popular leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Popular 7, Fifth Third Bancorp 3, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFITBHBANBPOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.70B $31.47B $10.05B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 13.5x 10.4x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 12.7x 9.4x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +30.6% +9.9% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.6% 22.4% 28.9% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 11.9% — HBAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.5x 0.6x FITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% +2.1% +38.3% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -0.3%/yr +13.5%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 26.1% 22.9% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 36/100 53/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

FITBHBANBPOP

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

AxisFITBHBANBPOP
Valuation 15 #307 of 360 38 #222 of 360 42 #211 of 360
Growth 15 #293 of 344 30 #241 of 344 37 #217 of 344
Profitability 15 #292 of 345 26 #257 of 345 56 #152 of 345
Financial Health 38 #212 of 339 22 #265 of 339 43 #195 of 339
Shareholder Returns 64 #129 of 352 62 #134 of 352 88 #43 of 352
Overall 29 36 53
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFITBHBANBPOPSPY
1 month +4.5%+1.8%-1.4% -5.9%
3 months -6.4%-10.1%-11.4% -4.6%
6 months +7.3%-3.6%+4.9% +0.2%
Year to date +13.9%-10.0%+25.3% +7.5%
1 year +25.4%+2.1%+38.3% +8.2%
3 years +104.1%+48.7%+125.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+14.1%+31.2% +19.0%
5 years +20.9%-1.5%+88.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +3.9%-0.3%+13.5% +9.4%
10 years +151.3%+53.6%+334.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.7%+4.4%+15.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFITBHBANBPOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%26.1%22.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%28.8%23.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.760.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.081.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-47.4%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-19.0%-12.3% -5.9%
52-week high $59.36$19.27$177.87 $779.14
52-week low $41.12$15.02$110.14 $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.

MultipleFITBHBANBPOP
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 12.3x 13.6xmedian 12.3x 10.3xmedian 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 6.1xmedian 5.0x 4.7xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 10.6x 10.8xmedian 10.6x 12.3xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.19median 1.29 -1.49median 1.29 3.24median 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 monthsFITBHBANBPOP
Revenue $11.72B $10.38B $3.35B
Net income $2.56B $2.51B $969.11M
Free cash flow $2.79B $2.92B $807.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $1.14 $15.14
Cash & equivalents $4.09B – –
Total debt $18.14B $23.41B $1.39B
Shares (diluted) 917.10M 2.05B 63.92M
Enterprise value -$39.54B $26.38B $9.94B

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
MetricFITBHBANBPOP
P/E 20.1x 13.6x 10.3x
P/FCF 17.4x 10.8x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 9.4x 9.9x
P/S 4.1x 3.0x 3.0x
P/B 1.5x 1.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 6.1x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 6.7x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 5.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 16.5x 18.3x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 16.0x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.19 -1.49 3.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFITBHBANBPOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 30.6% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 10.9% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.3% 11.8% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 1.8% -0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.7% -20.1% 43.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -9.1% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 25.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 2.4% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% 17.1% 27.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.6% -0.8% 3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFITBHBANBPOP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.3% 84.1% 71.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 27.8% 29.5% 34.1%
Net margin 20.6% 22.4% 28.9%
FCF margin 23.8% 28.1% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.5% 32.3% 29.9%
Return on equity 7.6% 7.7% 15.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFITBHBANBPOP
Debt / assets 6.0% 8.1% 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 8.0x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 88.9% 88.8% 91.9%
Equity / assets 11.1% 11.2% 8.1%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.6x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFITBHBANBPOP
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 5.2% 8.7%
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.

ConsensusFITBHBANBPOP
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $16.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.3% +50.4% -0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.18BFY2026 $10.35BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +12.0% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFITBHBANBPOP
Held by institutions 90.8% 86.7% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,307 1,154 477
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.4% +1.0%
Institutions buying 692 576 238
Institutions selling 409 381 168
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.51 1.42

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.

FITBHBANBPOP
FITB 1.00 0.88 0.72
HBAN 0.88 1.00 0.74
BPOP 0.72 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FITB, HBAN and BPOP?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.70B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.47B, Popular (BPOP) $10.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, FITB, HBAN and BPOP?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.1x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.5x, Popular (BPOP) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x, Popular (BPOP) 9.4x). 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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%). On return on invested capital, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 11.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +25.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +2.1%, Popular (BPOP) +38.3%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +3.9%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +13.5%/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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.04%, Popular (BPOP) 0.00%. 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) 25.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.1%, Popular (BPOP) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.