HBAN vs TFC vs EWBC Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Truist Financial and East West Bancorp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFC Truist Financial Corp
$50.17 +8.0% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.02B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$133.15 +5.5% 1M +31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.48B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

East West Bancorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (East West Bancorp 7, Truist Financial 4, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANTFCEWBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.41B $61.02B $18.48B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 12.5x 12.8x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 11.5x 11.6x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% -3.6% +13.7% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 25.1% 46.6% EWBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 10.2% 22.4% EWBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.1x -0.6x EWBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.7% +12.4% +31.1% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -5.1%/yr +9.8%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 23.7% 22.8% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 26/100 66/100 EWBC

Percentile Scorecard

HBANTFCEWBC

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

AxisHBANTFCEWBC
Valuation 39 #218 of 359 36 #232 of 359 41 #213 of 359
Growth 32 #232 of 340 10 #307 of 340 54 #158 of 340
Profitability 27 #251 of 343 28 #248 of 343 96 #16 of 343
Financial Health 22 #265 of 338 16 #284 of 338 66 #117 of 338
Shareholder Returns 62 #134 of 351 40 #211 of 351 72 #99 of 351
Overall 36 26 66
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANTFCEWBCSPY
1 month +4.4%+8.0%+5.5% -2.3%
3 months -7.8%-3.4%+0.8% -0.7%
6 months -0.9%+1.4%+7.9% +4.8%
Year to date -7.7%+2.0%+18.5% +10.3%
1 year +3.7%+12.4%+31.1% +10.3%
3 years +50.8%+60.9%+125.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +14.7%+17.2%+31.1% +20.1%
5 years -1.2%-23.0%+59.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year -0.2%-5.1%+9.8% +10.1%
10 years +55.0%+29.9%+246.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.5%+2.7%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHBANTFCEWBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%23.7%22.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%26.3%22.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.590.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.521.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-61.1%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%-10.1%-2.5% -3.5%
52-week high $19.27$55.81$136.60 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$43.73$99.52 $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.

MultipleHBANTFCEWBC
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.7x 12.5xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x 5.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.9x 7.8xmedian 4.9x 4.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.4x 9.9xmedian 11.4x 9.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.53median 1.46 -809.76median 1.46 2.34median 1.46

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 monthsHBANTFCEWBC
Revenue $10.38B $19.41B $3.10B
Net income $2.51B $5.19B $1.45B
Free cash flow $2.92B $6.06B $1.86B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $3.97 $10.46
Cash & equivalents – – $5.09B
Total debt $23.41B $65.79B $3.04B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 1.23B 138.30M
Enterprise value $27.32B $61.02B $65.90M

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
MetricHBANTFCEWBC
P/E 13.9x 12.5x 12.7x
P/FCF 11.1x 9.9x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 9.9x 9.2x
P/S 3.1x 3.1x 5.9x
P/B 1.0x 1.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 7.8x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 6.8x 8.2x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 6.5x 5.2x
EV/FCF 18.6x 20.8x 8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 20.8x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.53 -809.76 2.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANTFCEWBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% -3.6% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 2.0% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -0.8% 21.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -3.2% 4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% 5.0% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 0.0% 5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% 54.2% 36.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -14.8% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 54.2% 29.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -14.8% 4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANTFCEWBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.1% 83.0% 119.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.5% 30.7% 59.9%
Net margin 22.4% 25.1% 46.6%
FCF margin 28.1% 31.2% 60.1%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 31.2% 63.7%
Return on equity 7.7% 8.3% 15.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 10.2% 22.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANTFCEWBC
Debt / assets 8.1% 11.9% 3.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.1x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 10.9x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 88.9% 89.1%
Equity / assets 11.2% 11.1% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.6x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANTFCEWBC
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 7.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 11.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% 49.5% 26.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% 42.4% 20.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% -4.9% 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -2.4% 15.6%

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.

ConsensusHBANTFCEWBC
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% +18.0% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +1.3% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANTFCEWBC
Held by institutions 86.7% 76.7% 92.0%
Institutions holding 1,152 1,690 650
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying 575 800 352
Institutions selling 381 658 200
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.22 1.76

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.

HBANTFCEWBC
HBAN 1.00 0.80 0.75
TFC 0.80 1.00 0.76
EWBC 0.75 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, TFC and EWBC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.41B, Truist Financial (TFC) $61.02B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, TFC and EWBC?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.9x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.5x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.6x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.5x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.6x). 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%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +3.7%, Truist Financial (TFC) +12.4%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +31.1%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.2%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.1%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.7%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBAN, TFC and EWBC?

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