GCBC vs PROV vs CFFN Stock Comparison

Greene County Bancorp, Provident Financial Holdings and Capitol Federal Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GCBC Greene County Bancorp Inc
$35.87 +6.6% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$610.70M
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.14%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 5, Greene County Bancorp 2, Provident Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGCBCPROVCFFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $610.70M $114.01M $1.07B CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.7x 17.7x 12.3x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.2x 10.5x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.14% 3.08% 4.57% CFFN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.5% +15.3% +41.9% GCBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +1.3%/yr -6.8%/yr GCBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 11.3% 22.5% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 59/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

GCBCPROVCFFN

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

AxisGCBCPROVCFFN
Valuation 10 #325 of 361 68 #117 of 361 61 #142 of 361
Growth – – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health – 25 #105 of 140 24 #107 of 140
Shareholder Returns 11 #300 of 335 75 #86 of 335 93 #25 of 335
Overall – 56 59
  • GCBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGCBCPROVCFFNSPY
1 month +6.6%-0.6%+2.0% +0.7%
3 months +7.3%+2.2%-3.6% +3.7%
6 months +49.1%+6.1%+11.2% +7.1%
Year to date +61.4%+14.4%+25.4% +12.8%
1 year +64.5%+15.3%+41.9% +11.9%
3 years +51.2%+51.7%+69.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.8%+14.9%+19.2% +22.8%
5 years +110.8%+6.7%-29.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.1%+1.3%-6.8% +10.9%
10 years +313.5%-4.2%-42.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%-0.4%-5.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGCBCPROVCFFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%11.3%22.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.2%11.4%22.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.240.150.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.151.351.86 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-35.8%-66.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-2.7%-7.1% -1.2%
52-week high $36.01$18.71$9.19 $779.14
52-week low $21.61$15.01$6.02 $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.

MultipleGCBCPROVCFFN
P/E now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 12.2x 17.7xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.8x 13.4xmedian 10.8x 14.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.34 —median 1.34 0.29median 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 monthsGCBCPROVCFFN
EPS (diluted) $2.62 – $0.70
Cash & equivalents – $53.25M –
Total debt – $172.04M $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 17.03M 6.48M 124.01M
Enterprise value $610.70M $114.01M $1.07B

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
MetricGCBCPROVCFFN
P/E 13.7x 17.7x 12.3x
P/FCF 13.8x 13.4x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 6.2x 2.9x 4.6x
P/B 2.1x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 – 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGCBCPROVCFFN
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 32.3% – 33.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% – 42.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGCBCPROVCFFN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGCBCPROVCFFN
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – 1.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 91.2% 89.6% 89.6%
Equity / assets 8.8% 10.4% 10.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGCBCPROVCFFN
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.1% 4.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.1% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusGCBCPROVCFFN
Forward P/E – 13.2xFY2027 10.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.38FY2027 $0.81FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +34.0%FY2027 +16.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -4.3% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $43.97MFY2027 $249.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.8%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.1% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

GCBCPROVCFFN
GCBC 1.00 0.18 0.54
PROV 0.18 1.00 0.33
CFFN 0.54 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GCBC, PROV and CFFN?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) $610.70M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $114.01M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, GCBC, PROV and CFFN?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 13.7x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.7x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) returned the most: Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +64.5%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.3%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +41.9%. Over five years, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) compounded fastest (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +16.1%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.3%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest dividend yield: Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 1.14%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 3.08%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 4.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 30.0%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.3%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 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.