KEY vs CFG vs CBSH Stock Comparison

Keycorp, Citizens Financial and Commerce Bancshares Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.14 +2.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.56B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.81%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 5, Citizens Financial 4, Keycorp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYCFGCBSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.56B $27.60B $15.96B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 13.9x 27.4x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 12.0x 12.2x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.0% +8.6% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.7% 31.3% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.3% 20.2% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 0.0x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.81% 2.82% 1.99% KEY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.0% +25.8% +9.5% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +6.4%/yr -0.9%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 25.2% 18.5% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 37/100 65/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

KEYCFGCBSH

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

AxisKEYCFGCBSH
Valuation 57 #157 of 360 28 #260 of 360 3 #348 of 360
Growth – 36 #123 of 191 66 #65 of 191
Profitability – 38 #105 of 168 96 #8 of 168
Financial Health – 32 #119 of 175 96 #8 of 175
Shareholder Returns 86 #49 of 341 53 #161 of 341 62 #130 of 341
Overall – 37 65
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYCFGCBSHSPY
1 month +2.6%-0.4%-1.9% -0.2%
3 months -6.7%-10.5%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months -3.7%+0.5%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%+11.8%+5.7% +12.9%
1 year +20.0%+25.8%+9.5% +12.3%
3 years +113.1%+185.5%+46.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.7%+41.9%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years -10.0%+36.3%-4.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%+6.4%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +48.1%+143.0%+48.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.0%+9.3%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEYCFGCBSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%25.2%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%25.5%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.870.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.881.020.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-59.4%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-12.6%-8.3% -1.2%
52-week high $23.98$74.73$60.33 $779.14
52-week low $17.12$49.71$47.49 $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.

MultipleKEYCFGCBSH
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.1x 13.9xmedian 12.1x 27.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 13.2xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.9x 11.7xmedian 10.9x 13.2xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.34 12.61median 1.34 5.49median 1.34

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 monthsKEYCFGCBSH
Revenue – $8.73B $1.86B
Net income – $2.13B $590.84M
Free cash flow – $2.35B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $1.82 $4.65 $4.04
Total debt – $16.35B $26.29M
Shares (diluted) 1.08B 426.68M 144.31M
Enterprise value $22.56B $27.60B $15.78B

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
MetricKEYCFGCBSH
P/E 11.5x 13.9x 27.4x
P/FCF 17.9x 11.7x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.0x 12.6x
P/S 2.8x 3.2x 8.6x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 6.5x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – 6.9x 14.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.0x 8.5x
EV/FCF – 18.7x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.6x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 12.61 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYCFGCBSH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.0% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 33.5% 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.5% 39.7% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 1.1% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.5% 131.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.1% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 103.4% 145.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.9% 44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYCFGCBSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 78.0% 64.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 31.1% 40.7%
Net margin – 22.7% 31.3%
FCF margin – 27.0% 65.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.7% 67.7%
Return on equity 11.3% 8.1% 13.6%
Return on assets 1.1% 0.9% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.3% 20.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYCFGCBSH
Debt / assets – 7.0% 0.1%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 6.9x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 88.8% 87.6%
Equity / assets 9.2% 11.2% 12.4%
Interest coverage – 1.7x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYCFGCBSH
Dividend yield 3.8% 2.8% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 5.5% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% –

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.

ConsensusKEYCFGCBSH
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.97FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $4.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% +27.1% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.55BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +11.4% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYCFGCBSH
Held by institutions 88.1% 96.7% 37.7%
Institutions holding 941 1,097 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.9% +4.8%
Institutions buying 467 633 266
Institutions selling 301 314 144
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.02 1.85

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.

KEYCFGCBSH
KEY 1.00 0.89 0.71
CFG 0.89 1.00 0.74
CBSH 0.71 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEY, CFG and CBSH?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keycorp (KEY) $22.56B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.60B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, CFG and CBSH?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.7x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +20.0%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +25.8%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +9.5%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.4%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Keycorp (KEY) has the highest dividend yield: Keycorp (KEY) 3.81%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.99%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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