HBAN vs RF vs UBSI Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Regions Financial and United Bankshares Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.37B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.86%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
UBSI United Bankshares Inc/Wv
$48.92 +4.4% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.66B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
3.11%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Bankshares leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Bankshares 6, Regions Financial 4, Huntington Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANRFUBSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.78B $24.37B $6.66B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 11.4x 13.1x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 10.3x 12.4x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +4.4% +14.5% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 28.2% 40.2% UBSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 14.6% 16.0% UBSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.6x — RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.85% 3.86% 3.11% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +16.4% +34.3% UBSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +4.1%/yr +6.8%/yr UBSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 23.4% 20.6% UBSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 43/100 73/100 UBSI

Percentile Scorecard

HBANRFUBSI

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

AxisHBANRFUBSI
Valuation 48 #49 of 94 33 #63 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 40 #49 of 81 5 #77 of 81 53 #39 of 81
Profitability 43 #49 of 85 56 #38 of 85 88 #11 of 85
Financial Health 35 #55 of 84 57 #37 of 84 100 #1 of 84
Shareholder Returns 57 #38 of 87 64 #32 of 87 81 #17 of 87
Overall 45 43 73
  • HBAN ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • UBSI ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANRFUBSISPY
1 month +0.6%+3.5%+4.4% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-7.0%+2.0% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%+1.2%+11.3% +7.0%
Year to date -9.3%+5.5%+27.4% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+16.4%+34.3% +13.0%
3 years +66.6%+104.1%+77.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.6%+26.9%+21.0% +23.1%
5 years -1.5%+22.4%+38.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%+4.1%+6.8% +11.0%
10 years +47.0%+166.0%+33.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.9%+10.3%+2.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHBANRFUBSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%23.4%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%25.7%20.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.660.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.701.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-44.9%-40.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-11.7%-0.9% -1.8%
52-week high $19.27$32.40$49.37 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$24.07$34.83 $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.

MultipleHBANRFUBSI
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 11.4xmedian 13.1x 13.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 5.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 6.0x 6.5xmedian 6.0x —median 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 12.3x 14.6xmedian 12.3x 12.5xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 1.40 5.21median 1.40 1.54median 1.40

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 monthsHBANRFUBSI
Revenue $9.72B $7.62B $1.28B
Net income $2.41B $2.23B $515.15M
Free cash flow $2.68B $1.67B $533.93M
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $2.51 $3.72
Total debt $21.85B $7.63B $532.62M
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 857.00M 138.42M
Enterprise value $27.29B $24.44B $6.55B

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
MetricHBANRFUBSI
P/E 14.2x 11.4x 13.1x
P/FCF 11.8x 14.6x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 13.7x 12.0x
P/S 3.3x 3.2x 5.2x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT 6.9x 6.7x 6.0x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 4.2x 5.6x
EV/FCF 19.5x 19.2x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 18.0x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 5.21 1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANRFUBSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 4.4% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -0.7% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 7.5% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -1.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.3% 15.6% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 2.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.2% -33.7% 18.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -6.7% 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% -30.0% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% -6.9% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANRFUBSI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.2% 64.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 30.2% 37.4% 50.3%
Net margin 23.1% 28.2% 40.2%
FCF margin 27.6% 21.9% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% 23.3% 43.3%
Return on equity 7.4% 11.8% 9.4%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.4% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 14.6% 16.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANRFUBSI
Debt / assets 7.7% 4.7% 1.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 8.1x 4.6x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 88.3% 83.7%
Equity / assets 11.5% 11.7% 16.3%
Interest coverage 1.6x 2.5x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANRFUBSI
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.9% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 4.7% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 8.5% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.2% 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.0% 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.6% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 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.

ConsensusHBANRFUBSI
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $2.79FY2026 $3.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% -4.3% +4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $1.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +16.2% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANRFUBSI
Held by institutions 86.7% 84.8% 74.7%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,105 448
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 574 559 224
Institutions selling 380 347 123
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.61 1.82

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.

HBANRFUBSI
HBAN 1.00 0.84 0.72
RF 0.84 1.00 0.78
UBSI 0.72 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, RF and UBSI?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.78B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.37B, United Bankshares (UBSI) $6.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, RF and UBSI?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.2x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, United Bankshares (UBSI) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x, United Bankshares (UBSI) 12.4x). 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) +26.4%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, United Bankshares (UBSI) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Bankshares (UBSI) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 40.2%). On return on invested capital, United Bankshares (UBSI) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Bankshares (UBSI) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%, United Bankshares (UBSI) +34.3%. Over five years, United Bankshares (UBSI) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr, United Bankshares (UBSI) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%, Regions Financial (RF) 3.86%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 3.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Bankshares (UBSI) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, United Bankshares (UBSI) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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