HBAN vs KEY vs CFG Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Keycorp and Citizens Financial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.56 +6.9% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.77B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
3.73%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Keycorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Keycorp 7, Huntington Bancshares 3, Citizens Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANKEYCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.37B $22.77B $27.76B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 11.5x 13.1x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 10.9x 12.2x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +25.3% +10.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 24.8% 23.8% KEY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 13.7% 12.0% KEY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.6x 2.6x KEY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.77% 3.73% 2.88% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.2% +24.6% +29.9% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr -1.9%/yr +6.6%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 23.0% 25.6% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 40/100 23/100 KEY

Percentile Scorecard

HBANKEYCFG

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

AxisHBANKEYCFG
Valuation 41 #214 of 360 50 #179 of 360 19 #292 of 360
Growth 31 #239 of 344 50 #174 of 344 13 #299 of 344
Profitability 27 #254 of 345 25 #258 of 345 15 #295 of 345
Financial Health 22 #264 of 339 18 #279 of 339 20 #273 of 339
Shareholder Returns 62 #133 of 352 56 #154 of 352 47 #186 of 352
Overall 36 40 23
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANKEYCFGSPY
1 month +5.0%+6.9%+2.5% -1.0%
3 months -8.8%-6.6%-10.4% -0.4%
6 months -3.5%-3.0%+0.4% +4.5%
Year to date -7.4%+4.5%+12.8% +12.4%
1 year +5.2%+24.6%+29.9% +13.6%
3 years +51.2%+89.3%+151.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.8%+23.7%+36.1% +20.8%
5 years +1.3%-9.0%+37.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.3%-1.9%+6.6% +10.4%
10 years +58.1%+53.5%+149.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.7%+4.4%+9.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHBANKEYCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%23.0%25.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%23.7%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.720.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.201.071.17 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-66.9%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-10.1%-11.8% -1.6%
52-week high $19.27$23.98$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$17.12$49.71 $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.

MultipleHBANKEYCFG
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 12.7x 11.5xmedian 12.7x 13.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.9x 4.4xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.0x 15.0xmedian 11.0x 25.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.53median 1.33 0.80median 1.33 2.04median 1.33

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 monthsHBANKEYCFG
Revenue $10.38B $7.94B $8.93B
Net income $2.51B $2.12B $2.27B
Free cash flow $2.92B $1.52B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $1.85 $4.99
Total debt $23.41B $16.66B $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 1.06B 425.66M
Enterprise value $27.31B -$24.57B $27.76B

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
MetricHBANKEYCFG
P/E 14.0x 11.5x 13.1x
P/FCF 11.1x 15.0x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 13.9x 22.1x
P/S 3.1x 2.9x 3.1x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 4.4x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 6.8x 4.4x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 3.3x 5.1x
EV/FCF 18.6x 17.4x 41.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 16.2x 36.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.53 0.80 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANKEYCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 25.3% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 5.6% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 97.2% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 17.8% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% 120.7% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 14.5% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% -49.1% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -22.0% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% -51.6% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -23.0% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANKEYCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.1% 75.1% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.5% 33.9% 32.3%
Net margin 22.4% 24.8% 23.8%
FCF margin 28.1% 19.1% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 20.6% 14.1%
Return on equity 7.7% 11.3% 8.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.1% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 13.7% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 1.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANKEYCFG
Debt / assets 8.1% 8.6% 7.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.6x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 11.0x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 90.8% 89.3%
Equity / assets 11.2% 9.2% 10.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.8x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANKEYCFG
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.1% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.7% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% – 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% – 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusHBANKEYCFG
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $1.97FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% +15.7% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +11.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANKEYCFG
Held by institutions 86.7% 88.1% 96.7%
Institutions holding 1,154 945 1,099
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.1% +2.9%
Institutions buying 577 470 634
Institutions selling 381 301 315
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.56 2.01

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.

HBANKEYCFG
HBAN 1.00 0.84 0.83
KEY 0.84 1.00 0.89
CFG 0.83 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, KEY and CFG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.37B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.77B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, KEY and CFG?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.0x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.9x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Keycorp (KEY) +25.3%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keycorp (KEY) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Keycorp (KEY) 24.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Keycorp (KEY) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Keycorp (KEY) 13.7%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +5.2%, Keycorp (KEY) +24.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +29.9%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.3%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -1.9%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.77%, Keycorp (KEY) 3.73%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.88%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Keycorp (KEY) 23.0%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBAN, KEY and CFG?

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