FMBM vs FITB vs RF Stock Comparison

F&M Bank, Fifth Third Bancorp and Regions Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FMBM F&M Bank Corp
$40.95 +1.2% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$144.15M
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.23M
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.12 +2.0% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.83B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.37B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

F&M Bank leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (F&M Bank 6, Regions Financial 3, Fifth Third Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFMBMFITBRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $144.15M $48.83B $24.37B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 18.4x 11.3x FMBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 10.2x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +17.1% +4.4% FMBM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 26.2% 28.2% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 14.6% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.1% +24.6% +16.4% FMBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +4.2%/yr +4.1%/yr FMBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 12.7% 24.9% 23.4% FMBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 40/100 39/100 FMBM

Percentile Scorecard

FMBMFITBRF

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

AxisFMBMFITBRF
Valuation 95 #19 of 362 13 #317 of 362 23 #280 of 362
Growth 97 #7 of 221 25 #167 of 221 8 #203 of 221
Profitability – 45 #110 of 200 48 #105 of 200
Financial Health – 47 #109 of 203 48 #106 of 203
Shareholder Returns 46 #185 of 342 73 #92 of 342 66 #117 of 342
Overall 79 40 39
  • FMBM ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFMBMFITBRFSPY
1 month +1.2%+2.0%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months +5.0%-6.8%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months +30.2%+5.5%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date +42.4%+13.5%+5.5% +12.2%
1 year +51.1%+24.6%+16.4% +13.0%
3 years +143.6%+132.1%+104.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.6%+32.4%+26.9% +23.1%
5 years +42.2%+22.8%+22.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+4.2%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years +63.1%+145.1%+166.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%+9.4%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFMBMFITBRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 12.7%24.9%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 12.4%24.7%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.700.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.030.990.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-54.6%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.5%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $40.95$59.36$32.40 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$41.12$24.07 $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.

MultipleFMBMFITBRF
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 12.1x 18.2xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x —median 11.0x 14.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.36 -2.87median 1.36 5.21median 1.36

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 monthsFMBMFITBRF
Revenue $59.23M $10.16B $7.62B
Net income $14.41M $2.81B $2.23B
Free cash flow – – $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $2.91 $2.51
Cash & equivalents – $4.37B –
Total debt – $22.27B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 3.58M 916.00M 857.00M
Enterprise value $144.15M -$33.40B $24.37B

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
MetricFMBMFITBRF
P/E 10.1x 18.2x 11.4x
P/FCF – – 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 13.7x
P/S 2.5x 4.7x 3.2x
P/B – 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 6.5x
EV/EBIT 4.0x 6.1x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.6x 4.2x
EV/FCF – – 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -2.87 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMBMFITBRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 17.1% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 4.6% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 20.2% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 3.3% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.0% -10.3% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.8% -6.3% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMBMFITBRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 64.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 28.5% 35.4% 37.4%
Net margin 24.3% 26.2% 28.2%
FCF margin – – 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 23.3%
Return on equity – 10.0% 11.8%
Return on assets – 1.1% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMBMFITBRF
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.0% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – – 4.7%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.0% 8.5%
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.

ConsensusFMBMFITBRF
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.15FY2026 $2.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +61.3% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $12.18BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +34.7%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.3% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMBMFITBRF
Held by institutions – 90.8% 84.8%
Institutions holding – 1,303 1,105
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying – 691 559
Institutions selling – 406 347
Buyers to sellers – 1.70 1.61

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.

FMBMFITBRF
FMBM 1.00 0.10 0.08
FITB 0.10 1.00 0.88
RF 0.08 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMBM, FITB and RF?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: F&M Bank (FMBM) $144.15M, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.83B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, FMBM, FITB and RF?

F&M Bank (FMBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F&M Bank (FMBM) 10.0x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 16.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

F&M Bank (FMBM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: F&M Bank (FMBM) +21.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (F&M Bank (FMBM) 24.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year F&M Bank (FMBM) returned the most: F&M Bank (FMBM) +51.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +24.6%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%. Over five years, F&M Bank (FMBM) compounded fastest (F&M Bank (FMBM) +7.3%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: F&M Bank (FMBM) 0.00%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%. F&M Bank (FMBM) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F&M Bank (FMBM) has been the steadiest (F&M Bank (FMBM) 12.7%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, F&M Bank (FMBM) 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.