HBAN vs CBSH vs WTFC Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Commerce Bancshares and Wintrust Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$151.17 +3.5% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.18B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wintrust Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Wintrust Financial 6, Commerce Bancshares 4, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANCBSHWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.79B $16.04B $10.18B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 27.5x 12.0x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 12.3x 12.1x WTFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +8.6% +331.4% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 31.3% 29.6% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 20.2% — CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.0x — CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +10.2% +17.1% WTFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr -0.4%/yr +11.3%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 18.5% 23.4% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 65/100 72/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

HBANCBSHWTFC

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

AxisHBANCBSHWTFC
Valuation 39 #223 of 362 3 #352 of 362 86 #52 of 362
Growth 37 #139 of 221 66 #76 of 221 88 #27 of 221
Profitability 38 #125 of 200 96 #10 of 200 99 #4 of 200
Financial Health 29 #144 of 203 97 #8 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 61 #135 of 342 64 #125 of 342 14 #296 of 342
Overall 41 65 72
  • HBAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANCBSHWTFCSPY
1 month +0.6%-1.1%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-5.4%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%+9.4%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date -9.3%+6.6%+8.1% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+10.2%+17.1% +13.0%
3 years +66.6%+48.0%+107.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.6%+14.0%+27.5% +23.1%
5 years -1.5%-2.2%+70.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%-0.4%+11.3% +11.0%
10 years +47.0%+49.7%+180.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.9%+4.1%+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHBANCBSHWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%18.5%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%19.4%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.220.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.550.73 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-42.1%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-7.5%-9.4% -1.8%
52-week high $19.27$60.33$166.90 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$47.49$123.45 $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.

MultipleHBANCBSHWTFC
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 12.1x 27.6xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 5.0x 13.3xmedian 5.0x 3.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.0x 13.3xmedian 11.0x 6.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 1.36 5.53median 1.36 1.33median 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 monthsHBANCBSHWTFC
Revenue $9.72B $1.86B $2.86B
Net income $2.41B $590.84M $900.36M
Free cash flow $2.68B $1.21B $1.64B
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $4.04 $12.42
Total debt $21.85B $26.29M –
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 144.31M 68.29M
Enterprise value $27.26B $15.83B $10.18B

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
MetricHBANCBSHWTFC
P/E 14.2x 27.6x 12.0x
P/FCF 11.8x 13.3x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 12.8x 6.2x
P/S 3.3x 8.6x 3.6x
P/B 1.0x 3.7x –
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.8x –
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 13.3x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 6.9x 14.2x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 8.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF 19.5x 13.2x 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 12.7x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 5.53 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANCBSHWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 8.6% 331.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 6.1% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 5.0% 21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 5.0% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.3% 0.9% 18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 5.0% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.2% 131.6% 87.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 36.7% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% 145.2% 95.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 44.0% 21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANCBSHWTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.2% 64.6% 98.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 30.2% 40.7% 42.5%
Net margin 23.1% 31.3% 29.6%
FCF margin 27.6% 65.1% 57.4%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% 67.7% 57.4%
Return on equity 7.4% 13.6% –
Return on assets 0.8% 1.7% –
Return on invested capital 11.3% 20.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANCBSHWTFC
Debt / assets 7.7% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 8.1x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 87.6% –
Equity / assets 11.5% 12.4% –
Interest coverage 1.6x 3.0x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANCBSHWTFC
Dividend yield 3.8% 2.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 4.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – –

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.

ConsensusHBANCBSHWTFC
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $4.53FY2026 $12.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% -3.3% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% -4.6% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANCBSHWTFC
Held by institutions 86.7% 37.7% 96.2%
Institutions holding 1,150 507 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +4.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 574 266 316
Institutions selling 380 144 168
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.85 1.88

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.

HBANCBSHWTFC
HBAN 1.00 0.69 0.78
CBSH 0.69 1.00 0.74
WTFC 0.78 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, CBSH and WTFC?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.79B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $16.04B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, CBSH and WTFC?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.2x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.5x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.3x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +26.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wintrust Financial (WTFC) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +17.1%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.4%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 0.00%. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) and Wintrust Financial (WTFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBAN, CBSH and WTFC?

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