GCBC vs CFFN vs PROV Stock Comparison

Greene County Bancorp, Capitol Federal Financial and Provident Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GCBC Greene County Bancorp Inc
$35.61 +3.0% 1M +64.0% 1Y
Market cap
$606.11M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$92.58M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Greene County Bancorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Greene County Bancorp 7, Capitol Federal Financial 3, Provident Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGCBCCFFNPROVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $606.11M $1.05B $116.63M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 12.6x 17.5x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.5x 13.2x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +19.4% +2.7% GCBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.3% 36.1% 16.6% GCBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.5% 9.5% 6.8% GCBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.7x 3.3x GCBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.0% +34.2% +15.4% GCBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -6.7%/yr +1.4%/yr GCBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 23.0% 11.4% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 49/100 30/100 GCBC

Percentile Scorecard

GCBCCFFNPROV

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

AxisGCBCCFFNPROV
Valuation 10 #326 of 361 18 #296 of 361 24 #273 of 361
Growth 81 #65 of 344 83 #58 of 344 5 #328 of 344
Profitability 92 #30 of 348 39 #214 of 348 13 #303 of 348
Financial Health 63 #128 of 340 7 #317 of 340 10 #306 of 340
Shareholder Returns 7 #326 of 352 98 #7 of 352 96 #16 of 352
Overall 51 49 30
  • GCBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGCBCCFFNPROVSPY
1 month +3.0%-3.3%-0.9% -1.0%
3 months +7.9%-2.9%+5.8% +2.9%
6 months +52.0%+9.2%+7.0% +6.4%
Year to date +60.2%+23.3%+14.4% +11.4%
1 year +64.0%+34.2%+15.4% +13.1%
3 years +55.0%+98.1%+47.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%+25.6%+13.9% +21.5%
5 years +112.6%-29.3%+7.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.3%-6.7%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +323.9%-40.5%-7.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.5%-5.1%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGCBCCFFNPROVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%23.0%11.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%23.2%11.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.570.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.091.491.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-66.7%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-8.6%-2.7% -2.5%
52-week high $36.01$9.19$18.71 $779.14
52-week low $21.61$6.02$15.01 $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.

MultipleGCBCCFFNPROV
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 12.5x 12.6xmedian 12.5x 17.5xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.5x 4.6xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.8x 7.9xmedian 4.8x 6.7xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.4x 14.8xmedian 11.4x 13.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 1.48 0.83median 1.48 -3.56median 1.48

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 monthsGCBCCFFNPROV
Revenue $92.58M $229.25M $40.05M
Net income $41.02M $82.84M $6.66M
Free cash flow $41.56M $71.53M $8.54M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.67 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $15.12M $136.10M $49.21M
Total debt $36.15M $1.64B $157.05M
Shares (diluted) 17.03M 124.01M 6.48M
Enterprise value $585.89M $93.92M -$93.48M

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
MetricGCBCCFFNPROV
P/E 14.8x 12.6x 17.5x
P/FCF 14.6x 14.8x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 13.6x 12.7x
P/S 6.5x 4.6x 2.8x
P/B 2.2x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 7.9x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 8.1x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 11.2x 5.5x
EV/FCF 15.1x 35.8x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 32.9x 24.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 0.83 -3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGCBCCFFNPROV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 19.4% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 5.6% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 31.7% 35.2% 6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 12.5% -8.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 41.8% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 15.2% -4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% 155.9% 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 4.6% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.3% 185.0% 4.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 4.6% -18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGCBCCFFNPROV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 109.7% 140.4% 82.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 50.6% 44.7% 24.1%
Net margin 44.3% 36.1% 16.6%
FCF margin 44.9% 31.2% 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 45.7% 34.0% 22.4%
Return on equity 15.0% 8.1% 5.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 28.5% 9.5% 6.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGCBCCFFNPROV
Debt / assets 1.1% 16.9% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.7x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 22.9x 18.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 89.4% 89.6%
Equity / assets 8.7% 10.6% 10.4%
Interest coverage 1.9x 1.5x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGCBCCFFNPROV
Dividend yield 1.2% 4.6% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% 5.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 9.4% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGCBCCFFNPROV
Forward P/E – 11.5xFY2026 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.73FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +40.4%FY2026 +34.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $249.46MFY2026 $43.97MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +9.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGCBCCFFNPROV
Held by institutions 14.9% 81.1% 49.3%
Institutions holding 81 244 31
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.8% +0.4% -1.3%
Institutions buying 49 110 14
Institutions selling 18 79 10
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.39 1.40

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.

GCBCCFFNPROV
GCBC 1.00 0.54 0.17
CFFN 0.54 1.00 0.31
PROV 0.17 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GCBC, CFFN and PROV?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) $606.11M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.05B, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, GCBC, CFFN and PROV?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 14.8x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.6x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.5x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +22.9%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) has the highest net margin (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 44.3%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%). On return on invested capital, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) leads (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 28.5%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 9.5%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) returned the most: Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +64.0%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +34.2%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.4%. Over five years, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) compounded fastest (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +16.3%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.7%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 30.6%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 23.0%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GCBC, CFFN and PROV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 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.