FNF vs BFC vs MRBK Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Financial, Bank First and Meridian Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BFC Bank First Corp
$148.73 -2.2% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$217.91M
Div. yield
1.41%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
MRBK Meridian Corp
$18.72 -2.9% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$223.21M
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$130.22M
Div. yield
2.91%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank First leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank First 5, Fidelity National Financial 4, Meridian 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNFBFCMRBKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.58B $1.65B $223.21M FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 20.6x 10.3x MRBK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 14.2x 12.1x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +31.6% +7.4% BFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 37.0% 16.6% BFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 15.2% 31.5% MRBK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.9x 0.5x BFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.27% 1.41% 2.91% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.2% +13.6% +24.6% MRBK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +16.1%/yr +5.0%/yr BFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 23.7% 25.5% BFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 50/100 37/100 FNF

Percentile Scorecard

FNFBFCMRBK

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

AxisFNFBFCMRBK
Valuation 88 #15 of 119 2 #353 of 360 76 #88 of 360
Growth 35 #74 of 114 62 #73 of 191 11 #170 of 191
Profitability 63 #41 of 110 58 #72 of 168 44 #95 of 168
Financial Health 39 #68 of 110 90 #18 of 175 35 #115 of 175
Shareholder Returns 62 #41 of 106 40 #205 of 341 18 #280 of 341
Overall 57 50 37
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MRBK ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNFBFCMRBKSPY
1 month -4.8%-2.2%-2.9% -0.2%
3 months -27.1%-1.7%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months -25.1%+0.0%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -27.7%+22.1%+6.5% +12.9%
1 year -28.2%+13.6%+24.6% +12.3%
3 years +6.8%+92.8%+95.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.2%+24.5%+25.1% +23.3%
5 years -11.1%+110.4%+27.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.3%+16.1%+5.0% +10.9%
10 years +65.3%+400.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.2%+17.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFNFBFCMRBKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%23.7%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%23.4%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.390.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.020.580.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-33.2%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-6.1%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $57.61$158.42$20.71 $779.14
52-week low $38.66$119.08$14.29 $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.

MultipleFNFBFCMRBK
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 10.5x 20.6xmedian 12.1x 10.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 7.6xmedian 3.4x 1.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.6x 8.0xmedian 5.0x 2.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 8.5x 38.7xmedian 10.9x 12.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.53 1.27median 1.34 5.49median 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 monthsFNFBFCMRBK
Revenue $15.36B $217.91M $130.22M
Gross profit $15.08B – –
Operating income $1.46B – –
Net income $912.00M $81.06M $21.66M
Free cash flow $5.43B $42.58M $18.62M
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $7.26 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $3.58B $266.52M –
Total debt $4.38B $96.60M $49.71M
Shares (diluted) 267.00M 11.12M 12.17M
Enterprise value -$6.47B $613.27M $214.61M

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
MetricFNFBFCMRBK
P/E 13.6x 20.6x 10.3x
P/FCF 1.9x 38.7x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 28.8x 11.1x
P/S 0.7x 7.6x 1.7x
P/B 1.2x 2.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 8.0x 2.6x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 8.4x 2.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 6.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 1.9x 34.7x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.9x 25.8x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 1.27 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFBFCMRBK
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 31.6% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 14.7% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.0% 17.1% 18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 18.9% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% 4.0% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 16.2% 1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% -15.3% -44.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 8.3% -18.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% -24.8% -49.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 8.4% -18.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNFBFCMRBK
Gross margin 98.2% – –
EBITDA margin 15.2% 84.7% 78.9%
Operating margin 9.5% – –
Pretax margin 11.3% 46.2% 21.5%
Net margin 5.0% 37.0% 16.6%
FCF margin 35.3% 19.5% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 36.2% 26.3% 15.5%
Return on equity 10.3% 9.9% 10.7%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 15.2% 31.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFBFCMRBK
Debt / assets 3.8% 1.6% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.9x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 92.3% 86.2% 92.1%
Equity / assets 7.7% 13.8% 7.9%
Interest coverage 6.0x 2.3x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFBFCMRBK
Dividend yield 5.3% 1.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.4% -3.9%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 2.8% -1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.6% 25.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 48.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% -60.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 26.2% –

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.

ConsensusFNFBFCMRBK
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $10.45FY2026 $1.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +40.8%FY2026 -18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +1.8% +34.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.25BFY2026 $275.01MFY2026 $126.41MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +15.4% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFBFCMRBK
Held by institutions 83.3% 35.9% 64.6%
Institutions holding 711 165 101
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +4.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 320 99 65
Institutions selling 257 33 20
Buyers to sellers 1.25 3.00 3.25

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.

FNFBFCMRBK
FNF 1.00 0.31 0.26
BFC 0.31 1.00 0.51
MRBK 0.26 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNF, BFC and MRBK?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.58B, Bank First (BFC) $1.65B, Meridian (MRBK) $223.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, FNF, BFC and MRBK?

Meridian (MRBK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.6x, Bank First (BFC) 20.6x, Meridian (MRBK) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.2x, Bank First (BFC) 14.2x, Meridian (MRBK) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bank First (BFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Bank First (BFC) +31.6%, Meridian (MRBK) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank First (BFC) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Bank First (BFC) 37.0%, Meridian (MRBK) 16.6%). On return on invested capital, Meridian (MRBK) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Bank First (BFC) 15.2%, Meridian (MRBK) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Meridian (MRBK) returned the most: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -28.2%, Bank First (BFC) +13.6%, Meridian (MRBK) +24.6%. Over five years, Bank First (BFC) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.3%/yr, Bank First (BFC) +16.1%/yr, Meridian (MRBK) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.27%, Bank First (BFC) 1.41%, Meridian (MRBK) 2.91%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank First (BFC) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.6%, Bank First (BFC) 23.7%, Meridian (MRBK) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNF, BFC and MRBK?

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