KEY vs MTB vs CFG Stock Comparison

Keycorp, M&T Bank and Citizens Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.50 +7.1% 1M +22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.94B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
3.74%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$224.53 +2.4% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$32.43B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
2.67%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

M&T Bank leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (M&T Bank 6, Keycorp 5, 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 $22.94B $32.43B $27.35B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 11.4x 12.9x MTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 11.0x 12.0x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.6% +5.8% +10.6% KEY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.2% 28.8% 23.8% MTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 12.0% KEY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.4x 2.6x KEY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.74% 2.67% 2.93% KEY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.2% +22.1% +27.6% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +7.1%/yr +6.0%/yr MTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 21.5% 25.6% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 49/100 23/100 MTB

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 41 #212 of 359 46 #195 of 359 20 #287 of 359
Growth 44 #190 of 340 18 #280 of 340 14 #294 of 340
Profitability 19 #277 of 343 73 #92 of 343 15 #292 of 343
Financial Health 23 #260 of 338 40 #202 of 338 19 #273 of 338
Shareholder Returns 57 #151 of 351 70 #107 of 351 48 #183 of 351
Overall 37 49 23
  • 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 +7.1%+2.4%+0.9% -2.3%
3 months -5.8%-10.0%-10.7% -0.7%
6 months -0.7%+4.9%+2.2% +4.8%
Year to date +4.2%+11.4%+11.2% +10.3%
1 year +22.2%+22.1%+27.6% +10.3%
3 years +88.8%+83.2%+148.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.6%+22.4%+35.4% +20.1%
5 years -10.2%+40.9%+34.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%+7.1%+6.0% +10.1%
10 years +54.1%+84.3%+148.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.4%+6.3%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKEYMTBCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%21.5%25.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%21.7%25.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.570.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.961.031.08 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-43.1%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-11.6%-13.1% -3.5%
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 12.2xmedian 12.7x 11.4xmedian 12.7x 12.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 3.3xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x 6.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 11.4x 9.0xmedian 11.4x 25.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.46 3.47median 1.46 2.01median 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 monthsKEYMTBCFG
Revenue $7.78B $9.96B $8.93B
Net income $2.03B $3.03B $2.27B
Free cash flow $1.20B $3.60B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $1.75 $19.58 $4.99
Total debt $14.65B $18.18B $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 1.08B 146.76M 425.66M
Enterprise value -$24.75B $32.43B $27.35B

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 12.2x 11.4x 12.9x
P/FCF 19.1x 9.0x 25.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 8.5x 21.7x
P/S 2.9x 3.3x 3.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x 6.6x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 4.2x 6.9x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.1x 5.1x
EV/FCF 21.0x 14.1x 41.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 13.3x 35.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 3.47 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.6% 5.8% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -12.5% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,053% 12.3% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 0.6% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,762% 23.1% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 3.3% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 21.7% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 0.2% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.3% 21.4% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 0.4% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 76.5% 77.1% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.8% 39.4% 32.3%
Net margin 24.2% 28.8% 23.8%
FCF margin 15.4% 36.1% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 38.2% 14.1%
Return on equity 10.2% 10.8% 8.8%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Debt / assets 7.7% 8.3% 7.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 5.1x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 87.3% 89.3%
Equity / assets 10.3% 12.7% 10.7%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.2x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYMTBCFG
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 7.9% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 10.6% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.9% 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.2% 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% -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 10.9xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 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 945 1,150 1,099
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying 470 524 634
Institutions selling 301 392 315
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.34 2.01

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) $22.94B, M&T Bank (MTB) $32.43B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, MTB and CFG?

M&T Bank (MTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 12.2x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.4x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.9x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.0x, 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?

Keycorp (KEY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keycorp (KEY) +51.6%, M&T Bank (MTB) +5.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

M&T Bank (MTB) has the highest net margin (Keycorp (KEY) 24.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) 28.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Keycorp (KEY) leads (Keycorp (KEY) 13.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) 12.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +22.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) +22.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.6%. Over five years, M&T Bank (MTB) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +7.1%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Keycorp (KEY) has the highest dividend yield: Keycorp (KEY) 3.74%, M&T Bank (MTB) 2.67%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M&T Bank (MTB) has been the steadiest (Keycorp (KEY) 23.1%, M&T Bank (MTB) 21.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.6%). 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 6. 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.