FITB vs RF vs UBSI Stock Comparison

Fifth Third Bancorp, Regions Financial and United Bankshares Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$54.97 +8.0% 1M +32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$49.83B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
2.95%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.98 +6.9% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.69B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.81%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
UBSI United Bankshares Inc/Wv
$49.31 +4.8% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.72B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
3.08%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Bankshares leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Bankshares 6, Regions Financial 3, Fifth Third Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFITBRFUBSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.83B $24.69B $6.72B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 11.5x 13.2x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 10.3x 12.4x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.1% +4.4% +14.5% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 28.2% 40.2% UBSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 14.6% 16.0% UBSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.95% 3.81% 3.08% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.1% +19.8% +37.8% UBSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +3.2%/yr +5.1%/yr UBSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 23.5% 20.7% UBSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 34/100 71/100 UBSI

Percentile Scorecard

FITBRFUBSI

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

AxisFITBRFUBSI
Valuation 11 #319 of 359 21 #284 of 359 28 #258 of 359
Growth 21 #268 of 340 5 #323 of 340 60 #137 of 340
Profitability 36 #221 of 343 38 #213 of 343 83 #61 of 343
Financial Health 42 #195 of 338 46 #182 of 338 94 #20 of 338
Shareholder Returns 61 #136 of 351 60 #142 of 351 91 #31 of 351
Overall 34 34 71
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • UBSI ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFITBRFUBSISPY
1 month +8.0%+6.9%+4.8% -2.3%
3 months -3.4%-8.0%+0.8% -0.7%
6 months +11.3%+4.8%+14.4% +4.8%
Year to date +17.4%+6.9%+28.4% +10.3%
1 year +32.1%+19.8%+37.8% +10.3%
3 years +107.7%+84.1%+59.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +27.6%+22.6%+16.9% +20.1%
5 years +23.0%+17.3%+28.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +4.2%+3.2%+5.1% +10.1%
10 years +154.3%+175.7%+34.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.8%+10.7%+3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFITBRFUBSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%23.5%20.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%25.5%20.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.650.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.280.841.83 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-44.9%-40.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-10.6%-0.1% -3.5%
52-week high $59.36$32.40$49.37 $779.14
52-week low $41.12$24.10$34.83 $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.

MultipleFITBRFUBSI
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 12.7x 11.5xmedian 12.7x 13.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x 5.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 14.8xmedian 11.4x 12.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.97median 1.46 5.28median 1.46 1.56median 1.46

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 monthsFITBRFUBSI
Revenue $10.16B $7.62B $1.28B
Net income $2.81B $2.23B $515.15M
Free cash flow – $1.67B $533.93M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $2.51 $3.72
Cash & equivalents $4.37B – –
Total debt $22.27B $7.63B $532.62M
Shares (diluted) 916.00M 857.00M 138.42M
Enterprise value -$32.40B $24.76B $6.60B

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
MetricFITBRFUBSI
P/E 18.8x 11.5x 13.2x
P/FCF – 14.8x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.9x 12.1x
P/S 4.9x 3.2x 5.2x
P/B 1.4x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x –
EV/EBIT 6.3x 6.7x 6.0x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 4.2x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 19.4x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.97 5.28 1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFITBRFUBSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.1% 4.4% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -0.7% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.2% 7.5% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -1.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% 15.6% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 2.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.7% 18.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFITBRFUBSI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 35.4% 37.4% 50.3%
Net margin 26.2% 28.2% 40.2%
FCF margin – 21.9% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% 43.3%
Return on equity 10.0% 11.8% 9.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.4% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 14.6% 16.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFITBRFUBSI
Debt / assets 7.4% 4.7% 1.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 88.3% 83.7%
Equity / assets 11.5% 11.7% 16.3%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.5x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFITBRFUBSI
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.8% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.6% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 8.4% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% –

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.

ConsensusFITBRFUBSI
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.3% -4.3% +6.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.18BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +16.2% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFITBRFUBSI
Held by institutions 90.8% 84.8% 74.7%
Institutions holding 1,306 1,107 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +2.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 692 561 224
Institutions selling 408 347 123
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.62 1.82

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.

FITBRFUBSI
FITB 1.00 0.88 0.77
RF 0.88 1.00 0.79
UBSI 0.77 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FITB, RF and UBSI?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.83B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.69B, United Bankshares (UBSI) $6.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, FITB, RF and UBSI?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.8x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.5x, United Bankshares (UBSI) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.5x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x, United Bankshares (UBSI) 12.4x). 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) +17.1%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, United Bankshares (UBSI) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Bankshares (UBSI) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 40.2%). On return on invested capital, United Bankshares (UBSI) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Bankshares (UBSI) returned the most: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +32.1%, Regions Financial (RF) +19.8%, United Bankshares (UBSI) +37.8%. Over five years, United Bankshares (UBSI) compounded fastest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.2%/yr, United Bankshares (UBSI) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 2.95%, Regions Financial (RF) 3.81%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 3.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Bankshares (UBSI) has been the steadiest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 25.0%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.5%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FITB, RF and UBSI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Bankshares (UBSI) leads on 6. 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.