HBAN vs WTFC vs FCNCA Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Wintrust Financial and First Citizens Bancshares Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$151.72 +4.7% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.24B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.92B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wintrust Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wintrust Financial 5, Huntington Bancshares 3, First Citizens Bancshares 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANWTFCFCNCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.37B $10.24B $26.35B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 11.5x 11.6x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 12.1x 11.4x FCNCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +292.0% +0.9% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 30.4% 23.6% WTFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% — 10.8% HBAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 3.7x HBAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.1% +16.9% +28.0% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +10.3%/yr +22.1%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 23.7% 27.2% WTFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 72/100 34/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

HBANWTFCFCNCA

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

AxisHBANWTFCFCNCA
Valuation 38 #222 of 360 91 #35 of 360 37 #229 of 360
Growth 30 #241 of 344 84 #56 of 344 10 #311 of 344
Profitability 26 #257 of 345 98 #9 of 345 37 #219 of 345
Financial Health 22 #265 of 339 – 6 #320 of 339
Shareholder Returns 62 #134 of 352 14 #303 of 352 81 #68 of 352
Overall 36 72 34
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANWTFCFCNCASPY
1 month +1.8%+4.7%+10.4% -5.9%
3 months -10.1%-4.7%+3.0% -4.6%
6 months -3.6%+0.4%+18.0% +0.2%
Year to date -10.0%+8.5%+7.4% +7.5%
1 year +2.1%+16.9%+28.0% +8.2%
3 years +48.7%+88.1%+61.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.1%+23.5%+17.3% +19.0%
5 years -1.5%+62.9%+170.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.3%+10.3%+22.1% +9.4%
10 years +53.6%+192.4%+711.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.4%+11.3%+23.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHBANWTFCFCNCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%23.7%27.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%23.3%27.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.650.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.711.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-42.2%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-9.1%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $19.27$166.90$2,382.50 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$123.45$1,766.01 $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.

MultipleHBANWTFCFCNCA
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.3x 11.5xmedian 12.3x 11.7xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.5xmedian 3.4x 2.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 5.0x 3.6xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.6x 5.7xmedian 10.6x 14.9xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 1.29 1.21median 1.29 -0.33median 1.29

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 monthsHBANWTFCFCNCA
Revenue $10.38B $2.92B $9.62B
Net income $2.51B $923.16M $2.35B
Free cash flow $2.92B $1.79B $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $13.01 $196.61
Total debt $23.41B – $32.19B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 68.38M 11.54M
Enterprise value $26.28B $10.24B $25.82B

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
MetricHBANWTFCFCNCA
P/E 13.6x 11.5x 11.7x
P/FCF 10.8x 5.7x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 5.7x 7.5x
P/S 3.0x 3.5x 2.5x
P/B 1.0x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 3.6x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 3.8x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 3.5x 5.8x
EV/FCF 18.3x 5.7x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 5.7x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 1.21 -0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANWTFCFCNCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 292.0% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 9.1% -15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 17.4% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 12.8% -39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% 19.9% 11.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 9.5% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% 55.9% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 30.0% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 58.6% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 32.5% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANWTFCFCNCA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.1% 96.9% 88.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.5% 42.7% 32.8%
Net margin 22.4% 30.4% 23.6%
FCF margin 28.1% 61.3% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 61.3% 33.1%
Return on equity 7.7% – 10.7%
Return on assets 0.9% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 11.9% – 10.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANWTFCFCNCA
Debt / assets 8.1% – 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 8.0x – 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% – 90.8%
Equity / assets 11.2% – 9.2%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.9x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANWTFCFCNCA
Dividend yield 3.9% 1.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.0% 12.2%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.8% 12.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – –

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.

ConsensusHBANWTFCFCNCA
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $12.54FY2026 $201.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.4% +9.0% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.35BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026 $8.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +6.5% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANWTFCFCNCA
Held by institutions 86.7% 96.2% 63.7%
Institutions holding 1,154 597 630
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.7% -5.2%
Institutions buying 576 316 260
Institutions selling 381 169 227
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.87 1.15

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.

HBANWTFCFCNCA
HBAN 1.00 0.79 0.56
WTFC 0.79 1.00 0.63
FCNCA 0.56 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, WTFC and FCNCA?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.37B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.24B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $26.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, WTFC and FCNCA?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.5x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 11.5x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.1x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 11.4x). 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) +30.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +292.0%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 30.4%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 23.6%). On return on invested capital, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +2.1%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +16.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +28.0%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +10.3%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.04%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 0.00%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.00%. Wintrust Financial (WTFC) and First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.1%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.7%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.