KEY vs RF vs CFG Stock Comparison

Keycorp, Regions Financial and Citizens Financial Prices as of Nov 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KEY Keycorp /New/
$20.85 +5.1% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.03B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.31 +6.1% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$24.19B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEYRFCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.03B $24.19B $26.67B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 11.3x 12.5x KEY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 10.1x 11.8x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% +4.4% +10.6% KEY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 28.2% 23.8% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.7% 14.6% 12.0% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.6x 2.6x KEY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% +16.5% +24.2% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +3.1%/yr +5.8%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.2% 23.6% 25.8% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 34/100 23/100 KEY

Percentile Scorecard

KEYRFCFG

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

AxisKEYRFCFG
Valuation 49 #185 of 360 21 #284 of 360 21 #285 of 360
Growth 49 #177 of 344 5 #326 of 344 13 #301 of 344
Profitability 24 #261 of 345 37 #218 of 345 14 #297 of 345
Financial Health 18 #280 of 339 49 #173 of 339 19 #274 of 339
Shareholder Returns 55 #158 of 352 60 #142 of 352 48 #183 of 352
Overall 39 34 23
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF 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

PeriodKEYRFCFGSPY
1 month +5.1%+6.1%+0.3% -5.4%
3 months -8.3%-9.9%-13.0% -4.9%
6 months -3.5%+2.5%-0.8% -0.3%
Year to date +1.0%+4.5%+8.3% +7.8%
1 year +18.5%+16.5%+24.2% +9.7%
3 years +84.5%+84.3%+145.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +22.7%+22.6%+34.8% +19.0%
5 years -12.0%+16.5%+32.3% +57.0%
5 years, per year -2.5%+3.1%+5.8% +9.4%
10 years +48.4%+169.1%+139.5% +252.6%
10 years, per year +4.0%+10.4%+9.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKEYRFCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.2%23.6%25.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%25.7%26.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.640.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.700.94 0.72
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-44.9%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-12.6%-15.4% -5.6%
52-week high $23.98$32.40$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $17.12$24.10$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.

MultipleKEYRFCFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.3x 11.3xmedian 12.3x 12.6xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 6.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 10.6x 14.5xmedian 10.6x 24.6xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 1.29 5.17median 1.29 1.97median 1.29

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 monthsKEYRFCFG
Revenue $7.94B $7.62B $8.93B
Net income $2.12B $2.23B $2.27B
Free cash flow $1.52B $1.67B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $1.85 $2.51 $4.99
Total debt $16.66B $7.63B $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 1.06B 857.00M 425.66M
Enterprise value -$25.30B $24.19B $26.67B

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
MetricKEYRFCFG
P/E 11.2x 11.3x 12.6x
P/FCF 14.6x 14.5x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 13.6x 21.3x
P/S 2.8x 3.2x 3.0x
P/B 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 6.5x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 4.3x 6.6x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 17.0x 19.1x 40.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 17.9x 35.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 5.17 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYRFCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% 4.4% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -0.7% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 97.2% 7.5% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -1.1% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.7% 15.6% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 2.2% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.1% -33.7% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -6.7% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.6% -30.0% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.0% -6.9% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYRFCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 75.1% 64.2% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.9% 37.4% 32.3%
Net margin 24.8% 28.2% 23.8%
FCF margin 19.1% 21.9% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 23.3% 14.1%
Return on equity 11.3% 11.8% 8.8%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 13.7% 14.6% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYRFCFG
Debt / assets 8.6% 4.7% 7.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.6x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 11.0x 4.6x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 88.3% 89.3%
Equity / assets 9.2% 11.7% 10.7%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.5x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYRFCFG
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.9% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.7% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 8.6% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% -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.

ConsensusKEYRFCFG
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.2% -4.6% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.55BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $8.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +16.2% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYRFCFG
Held by institutions 88.1% 84.8% 96.7%
Institutions holding 945 1,107 1,099
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 469 559 634
Institutions selling 302 347 315
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.61 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.

KEYRFCFG
KEY 1.00 0.87 0.89
RF 0.87 1.00 0.88
CFG 0.89 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEY, RF and CFG?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keycorp (KEY) $22.03B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.19B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $26.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, RF and CFG?

Keycorp (KEY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 11.2x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.6x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.1x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 11.8x). 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) +25.3%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Keycorp (KEY) 24.8%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Keycorp (KEY) 13.7%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +18.5%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +24.2%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -2.5%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.1%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%. Keycorp (KEY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Keycorp (KEY) 23.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEY, RF 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, Keycorp (KEY) 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.