KEY vs HBAN vs CFG Stock Comparison

Keycorp, Huntington Bancshares and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.20 +3.9% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.62B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.80%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Huntington Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington 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.

QuestionKEYHBANCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.62B $31.64B $27.50B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 13.6x 12.9x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 12.5x 12.0x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.6% +10.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.4% 23.8% CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.9% 12.0% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 2.6x HBAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.80% 3.85% 2.82% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% +1.0% +27.2% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr -0.1%/yr +6.6%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 25.9% 25.2% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 30/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

KEYHBANCFG

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

AxisKEYHBANCFG
Valuation 56 #159 of 361 46 #196 of 361 19 #293 of 361
Growth – 37 #109 of 172 19 #139 of 172
Profitability – 42 #87 of 149 28 #108 of 149
Financial Health – 32 #108 of 158 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 86 #47 of 338 65 #119 of 338 54 #157 of 338
Overall – 44 30
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYHBANCFGSPY
1 month +3.9%+2.6%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -4.5%-6.8%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months -2.2%-3.7%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date +2.7%-9.5%+11.8% +13.3%
1 year +20.5%+1.0%+27.2% +12.4%
3 years +113.7%+66.3%+185.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.8%+18.5%+41.9% +23.5%
5 years -8.9%-0.3%+37.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.8%-0.1%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +50.7%+48.7%+147.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.2%+4.0%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEYHBANCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%25.9%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.5%28.7%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.780.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.041.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-47.4%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-18.5%-12.6% -0.9%
52-week high $23.98$19.27$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $17.12$15.02$49.71 $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.

MultipleKEYHBANCFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.1x 13.6xmedian 12.1x 12.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 6.1xmedian 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x 25.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.32 -1.50median 1.32 2.02median 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 monthsKEYHBANCFG
Revenue – $10.38B $8.93B
Net income – $2.51B $2.27B
Free cash flow – $2.92B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $1.82 $1.14 $4.99
Total debt – $23.41B $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 1.08B 2.05B 425.66M
Enterprise value $22.62B $26.59B $27.50B

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
MetricKEYHBANCFG
P/E 11.5x 13.6x 12.9x
P/FCF 17.9x 10.8x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.5x 21.9x
P/S 2.8x 3.0x 3.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x 6.5x
EV/EBIT – 6.7x 7.0x
EV/Revenue – 5.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF – 18.4x 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.0x 36.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 -1.50 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYHBANCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.6% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.8% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.5% -20.1% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% -9.1% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.4% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.1% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYHBANCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 84.1% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 29.5% 32.3%
Net margin – 22.4% 23.8%
FCF margin – 28.1% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 14.1%
Return on equity 11.3% 7.7% 8.8%
Return on assets 1.1% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.9% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYHBANCFG
Debt / assets – 8.1% 7.6%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 8.0x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 88.8% 89.3%
Equity / assets 9.2% 11.2% 10.7%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYHBANCFG
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.9% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 5.1% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.1% 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.8% 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -1.1%

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.

ConsensusKEYHBANCFG
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.97FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% +48.4% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.55BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +12.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYHBANCFG
Held by institutions 88.1% 86.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 941 1,150 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying 467 574 633
Institutions selling 301 380 314
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.51 2.02

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.

KEYHBANCFG
KEY 1.00 0.84 0.89
HBAN 0.84 1.00 0.83
CFG 0.89 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEY, HBAN and CFG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keycorp (KEY) $22.62B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.64B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, HBAN and CFG?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.8x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x). 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%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Citizens Financial (CFG) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +20.5%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +1.0%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -1.8%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.1%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Keycorp (KEY) 3.80%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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