KEY vs MTB vs CFG Stock Comparison

Keycorp, M&T Bank and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$220.26 -0.1% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.81B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.72%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

M&T Bank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (M&T Bank 5, Keycorp 1, Citizens Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYMTBCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.62B $31.81B $27.50B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 11.1x 12.9x MTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 10.8x 12.0x MTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +10.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 23.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.80% 2.72% 2.82% KEY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% +21.4% +27.2% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +8.4%/yr +6.6%/yr MTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 21.3% 25.2% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 30/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

KEYMTBCFG

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

AxisKEYMTBCFG
Valuation 56 #159 of 361 67 #119 of 361 19 #293 of 361
Growth – – 19 #139 of 172
Profitability – – 28 #108 of 149
Financial Health – – 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 86 #47 of 338 59 #141 of 338 54 #157 of 338
Overall – – 30
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MTB 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

PeriodKEYMTBCFGSPY
1 month +3.9%-0.1%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -4.5%-12.0%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months -2.2%+2.2%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date +2.7%+9.3%+11.8% +13.3%
1 year +20.5%+21.4%+27.2% +12.4%
3 years +113.7%+102.2%+185.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.8%+26.5%+41.9% +23.5%
5 years -8.9%+49.7%+37.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.8%+8.4%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +50.7%+80.4%+147.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.2%+6.1%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEYMTBCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%21.3%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.5%21.5%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.560.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.901.011.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-43.1%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-13.3%-12.6% -0.9%
52-week high $23.98$254.11$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $17.12$180.90$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.

MultipleKEYMTBCFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.1x 11.1xmedian 12.1x 12.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x 25.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.32 3.28median 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 monthsKEYMTBCFG
Revenue – – $8.93B
Net income – – $2.27B
Free cash flow – – $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $1.82 $19.72 $4.99
Total debt – – $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 1.08B 146.76M 425.66M
Enterprise value $22.62B $31.81B $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
MetricKEYMTBCFG
P/E 11.5x 11.1x 12.9x
P/FCF 17.9x 8.7x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 21.9x
P/S 2.8x 3.2x 3.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 6.5x
EV/EBIT – – 7.0x
EV/Revenue – – 5.1x
EV/FCF – – 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 36.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 3.28 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.5% 17.7% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 3.4% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -32.9%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Debt / assets – – 7.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.6x
Debt / FCF – – 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 87.2% 89.3%
Equity / assets 9.2% 12.8% 10.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Dividend yield 3.8% 2.7% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.7% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusKEYMTBCFG
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.97FY2026 $20.48FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% -0.4% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.55BFY2026 $10.60BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -4.7% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYMTBCFG
Held by institutions 88.1% 90.2% 96.7%
Institutions holding 941 1,148 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying 467 524 633
Institutions selling 301 392 314
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.34 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.

KEYMTBCFG
KEY 1.00 0.84 0.89
MTB 0.84 1.00 0.86
CFG 0.89 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEY, MTB and CFG?

M&T Bank (MTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keycorp (KEY) $22.62B, M&T Bank (MTB) $31.81B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, MTB and CFG?

M&T Bank (MTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.1x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, M&T Bank (MTB) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.8x, M&T Bank (MTB) 10.8x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +20.5%, M&T Bank (MTB) +21.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.2%. Over five years, M&T Bank (MTB) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -1.8%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +8.4%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Keycorp (KEY) has the highest dividend yield: Keycorp (KEY) 3.80%, M&T Bank (MTB) 2.72%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M&T Bank (MTB) has been the steadiest (Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%, M&T Bank (MTB) 21.3%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEY, MTB 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, M&T Bank (MTB) 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.