KEY vs MTB vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Keycorp, M&T Bank and Huntington Bancshares 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, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYMTBHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.94B $32.43B $32.27B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 11.4x 13.9x MTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 11.0x 12.7x KEY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.6% +5.8% +30.6% KEY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.2% 28.8% 22.4% MTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 11.9% KEY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.4x 2.5x KEY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.74% 2.67% 3.78% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.2% +22.1% +3.7% KEY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +7.1%/yr -0.2%/yr MTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 21.5% 26.0% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 49/100 36/100 MTB

Percentile Scorecard

KEYMTBHBAN

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

AxisKEYMTBHBAN
Valuation 41 #212 of 359 46 #195 of 359 39 #218 of 359
Growth 44 #190 of 340 18 #280 of 340 32 #232 of 340
Profitability 19 #277 of 343 73 #92 of 343 27 #251 of 343
Financial Health 23 #260 of 338 40 #202 of 338 22 #265 of 338
Shareholder Returns 57 #151 of 351 70 #107 of 351 62 #134 of 351
Overall 37 49 36
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MTB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYMTBHBANSPY
1 month +7.1%+2.4%+4.4% -2.3%
3 months -5.8%-10.0%-7.8% -0.7%
6 months -0.7%+4.9%-0.9% +4.8%
Year to date +4.2%+11.4%-7.7% +10.3%
1 year +22.2%+22.1%+3.7% +10.3%
3 years +88.8%+83.2%+50.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.6%+22.4%+14.7% +20.1%
5 years -10.2%+40.9%-1.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%+7.1%-0.2% +10.1%
10 years +54.1%+84.3%+55.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.4%+6.3%+4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKEYMTBHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%21.5%26.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%21.7%28.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.570.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.961.030.14 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-43.1%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-11.6%-16.9% -3.5%
52-week high $23.98$254.11$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $17.12$180.90$15.02 $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.

MultipleKEYMTBHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 12.7x 11.4xmedian 12.7x 13.9xmedian 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 6.2xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 11.4x 9.0xmedian 11.4x 11.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.46 3.47median 1.46 -1.53median 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 monthsKEYMTBHBAN
Revenue $7.78B $9.96B $10.38B
Net income $2.03B $3.03B $2.51B
Free cash flow $1.20B $3.60B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $1.75 $19.58 $1.14
Total debt $14.65B $18.18B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 1.08B 146.76M 2.05B
Enterprise value -$24.75B $32.43B $27.21B

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
MetricKEYMTBHBAN
P/E 12.2x 11.4x 13.9x
P/FCF 19.1x 9.0x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 8.5x 9.6x
P/S 2.9x 3.3x 3.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x 6.6x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 4.2x 6.9x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.1x 5.2x
EV/FCF 21.0x 14.1x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 13.3x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 3.47 -1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYMTBHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.6% 5.8% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -12.5% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,053% 12.3% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 0.6% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,762% 23.1% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 3.3% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 21.7% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 0.2% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.3% 21.4% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 0.4% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYMTBHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 76.5% 77.1% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 32.8% 39.4% 29.5%
Net margin 24.2% 28.8% 22.4%
FCF margin 15.4% 36.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 38.2% 32.3%
Return on equity 10.2% 10.8% 7.7%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYMTBHBAN
Debt / assets 7.7% 8.3% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 5.1x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 87.3% 88.8%
Equity / assets 10.3% 12.7% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.2x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYMTBHBAN
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.7% 3.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 7.9% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 10.6% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.9% 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.2% 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 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.

ConsensusKEYMTBHBAN
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.97FY2026 $20.48FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% -0.4% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.55BFY2026 $10.60BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -4.7% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYMTBHBAN
Held by institutions 88.1% 90.2% 86.7%
Institutions holding 945 1,150 1,152
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.4% +1.4%
Institutions buying 470 524 575
Institutions selling 301 392 381
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.34 1.51

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.

KEYMTBHBAN
KEY 1.00 0.84 0.84
MTB 0.84 1.00 0.84
HBAN 0.84 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEY, MTB and HBAN?

M&T Bank (MTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keycorp (KEY) $22.94B, M&T Bank (MTB) $32.43B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, MTB and HBAN?

M&T Bank (MTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 12.2x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.4x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keycorp (KEY) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.9x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.0x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x). 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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

M&T Bank (MTB) has the highest net margin (Keycorp (KEY) 24.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) 28.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Keycorp (KEY) leads (Keycorp (KEY) 13.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) 12.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keycorp (KEY) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +22.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) +22.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +3.7%. Over five years, M&T Bank (MTB) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +7.1%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Keycorp (KEY) 3.74%, M&T Bank (MTB) 2.67%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.78%.

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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.