HBAN vs RF vs FITB Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Regions Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.41 +4.3% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.65B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.49 +3.7% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.58B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHBANRFFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.17B $24.65B $49.58B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 11.5x 18.6x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 10.1x 17.0x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +4.4% +17.1% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 28.2% 26.2% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 14.6% 12.9% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x — RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.00% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +17.1% +26.5% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +3.7%/yr +4.2%/yr FITB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 23.3% 24.9% RF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 39/100 41/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

HBANRFFITB

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

AxisHBANRFFITB
Valuation 46 #196 of 361 22 #281 of 361 11 #321 of 361
Growth 37 #109 of 172 9 #157 of 172 23 #132 of 172
Profitability 42 #87 of 149 47 #80 of 149 45 #83 of 149
Financial Health 32 #108 of 158 54 #74 of 158 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 65 #119 of 338 64 #122 of 338 71 #100 of 338
Overall 44 39 41
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANRFFITBSPY
1 month +2.6%+4.3%+3.7% +0.9%
3 months -6.8%-8.1%-5.5% +5.9%
6 months -3.7%+1.4%+7.4% +8.5%
Year to date -9.5%+4.8%+14.3% +13.3%
1 year +1.0%+17.1%+26.5% +12.4%
3 years +66.3%+102.8%+133.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.5%+26.6%+32.7% +23.5%
5 years -0.3%+20.0%+22.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.1%+3.7%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +48.7%+166.8%+147.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.0%+10.3%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHBANRFFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%23.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%25.5%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.650.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.731.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-44.9%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-12.3%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $19.27$32.40$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$24.07$41.12 $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.

MultipleHBANRFFITB
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.8x 14.5xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 1.32 5.17median 1.32 -2.89median 1.32

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 monthsHBANRFFITB
Revenue $10.38B $7.62B $10.16B
Net income $2.51B $2.23B $2.81B
Free cash flow $2.92B $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $2.51 $2.91
Cash & equivalents – – $4.37B
Total debt $23.41B $7.63B $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 857.00M 916.00M
Enterprise value $27.08B $24.65B -$32.65B

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
MetricHBANRFFITB
P/E 13.6x 11.3x 18.3x
P/FCF 10.8x 14.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 13.6x –
P/S 3.0x 3.2x 4.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 6.6x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 4.2x 4.6x
EV/FCF 18.4x 19.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 17.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 5.17 -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANRFFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 4.4% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -0.7% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 7.5% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -1.1% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% 15.6% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 2.2% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% -33.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -6.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% -30.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -6.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANRFFITB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.1% 64.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.5% 37.4% 35.4%
Net margin 22.4% 28.2% 26.2%
FCF margin 28.1% 21.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 23.3% –
Return on equity 7.7% 11.8% 10.0%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 14.6% 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANRFFITB
Debt / assets 8.1% 4.7% 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 8.0x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 88.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 11.2% 11.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage 1.6x 2.5x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANRFFITB
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.9% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 8.6% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 8.5% –

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.

ConsensusHBANRFFITB
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% -4.3% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +16.2% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANRFFITB
Held by institutions 86.7% 84.8% 90.8%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,105 1,304
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.9% +3.9%
Institutions buying 574 559 692
Institutions selling 380 347 406
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.61 1.70

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.

HBANRFFITB
HBAN 1.00 0.84 0.87
RF 0.84 1.00 0.88
FITB 0.87 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, RF and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.17B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.65B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, RF and FITB?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.8x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.5x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.1x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x). 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%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +1.0%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.5%. Over five years, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.1%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regions Financial (RF) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBAN, RF and FITB?

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