KEY vs RF vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Keycorp, Regions Financial and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.20 +3.9% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.98B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.41 +4.3% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.62B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 7, Huntington Bancshares 3, Keycorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYRFHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.98B $24.62B $32.16B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 11.4x 13.8x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 10.1x 12.5x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% +30.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.2% 22.4% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 11.9% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 2.5x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% +17.1% +1.0% KEY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +3.7%/yr -0.1%/yr RF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 23.3% 25.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 39/100 44/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

KEYRFHBAN

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

AxisKEYRFHBAN
Valuation 56 #159 of 361 22 #281 of 361 46 #196 of 361
Growth – 9 #157 of 172 37 #109 of 172
Profitability – 47 #80 of 149 42 #87 of 149
Financial Health – 54 #74 of 158 32 #108 of 158
Shareholder Returns 86 #47 of 338 64 #122 of 338 65 #119 of 338
Overall – 39 44
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF 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

PeriodKEYRFHBANSPY
1 month +3.9%+4.3%+2.6% +0.9%
3 months -4.5%-8.1%-6.8% +5.9%
6 months -2.2%+1.4%-3.7% +8.5%
Year to date +2.7%+4.8%-9.5% +13.3%
1 year +20.5%+17.1%+1.0% +12.4%
3 years +113.7%+102.8%+66.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.8%+26.6%+18.5% +23.5%
5 years -8.9%+20.0%-0.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.8%+3.7%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years +50.7%+166.8%+48.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.2%+10.3%+4.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEYRFHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%23.3%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.5%25.5%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.650.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.730.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-44.9%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-12.3%-18.5% -0.9%
52-week high $23.98$32.40$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $17.12$24.07$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.

MultipleKEYRFHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 13.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x 6.1xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.8x 14.5xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.32 5.17median 1.32 -1.50median 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 monthsKEYRFHBAN
Revenue – $7.62B $10.38B
Net income – $2.23B $2.51B
Free cash flow – $1.67B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $1.82 $2.51 $1.14
Total debt – $7.63B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 1.08B 857.00M 2.05B
Enterprise value $22.98B $24.62B $27.07B

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
MetricKEYRFHBAN
P/E 11.5x 11.3x 13.6x
P/FCF 17.9x 14.5x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 9.5x
P/S 2.8x 3.2x 3.0x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.5x 6.1x
EV/EBIT – 6.6x 6.7x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 5.2x
EV/FCF – 19.1x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.9x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 5.17 -1.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYRFHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.5% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.5% 15.6% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 2.2% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.7% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYRFHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.2% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.4% 29.5%
Net margin – 28.2% 22.4%
FCF margin – 21.9% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% 32.3%
Return on equity 11.3% 11.8% 7.7%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYRFHBAN
Debt / assets – 4.7% 8.1%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 88.3% 88.8%
Equity / assets 9.2% 11.7% 11.2%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYRFHBAN
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.9% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 8.6% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 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.

ConsensusKEYRFHBAN
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.97FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% -4.3% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.55BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +16.2% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYRFHBAN
Held by institutions 88.1% 84.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 941 1,105 1,150
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 467 559 574
Institutions selling 301 347 380
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.61 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.

KEYRFHBAN
KEY 1.00 0.87 0.84
RF 0.87 1.00 0.84
HBAN 0.84 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEY, RF and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keycorp (KEY) $22.98B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.62B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $32.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEY, RF and HBAN?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keycorp (KEY) 11.7x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Keycorp (KEY) 10.8x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.1x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x). 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: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keycorp (KEY) returned the most: Keycorp (KEY) +20.5%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +1.0%. Over five years, Regions Financial (RF) compounded fastest (Keycorp (KEY) -1.8%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.1%/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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 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) 22.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEY, RF 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, Regions Financial (RF) leads on 7. 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.