KRNY vs CFFN vs FBLA Stock Comparison

Kearny Financial, Capitol Federal Financial and FB Bancorp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.23 +1.2% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$577.11M
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win
FBLA FB Bancorp, Inc. /MD/
$16.99 +1.7% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$277.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$43.92M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 5, Kearny Financial 1, FB Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNYCFFNFBLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $577.11M $1.05B $277.72M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 12.1x -984.8x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 10.5x — CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -35.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -0.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.1% +41.9% +41.3% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr -6.8%/yr — CFFN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 22.5% 14.9% FBLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 42/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

KRNYCFFNFBLA

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

AxisKRNYCFFNFBLA
Valuation 44 #204 of 361 61 #142 of 361 30 #253 of 361
Growth – – 65 #55 of 153
Profitability – – 20 #103 of 128
Financial Health 19 #114 of 140 24 #107 of 140 54 #65 of 140
Shareholder Returns 94 #21 of 335 93 #25 of 335 –
Overall 52 59 42
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FBLA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNYCFFNFBLASPY
1 month +1.2%+2.0%+1.7% +0.7%
3 months -4.2%-3.6%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months +14.8%+11.2%+21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +24.6%+25.4%+32.2% +12.8%
1 year +43.1%+41.9%+41.3% +11.9%
3 years +31.9%+69.1%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.7%+19.2%— +22.8%
5 years -31.2%-29.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%-6.8%— +10.9%
10 years -33.4%-42.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%-5.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRNYCFFNFBLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%22.5%14.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%22.4%13.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.570.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.701.862.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-66.7%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-7.1%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $10.13$9.19$17.29 $779.14
52-week low $6.26$6.02$11.96 $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.

MultipleKRNYCFFNFBLA
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x -981.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 6.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 5.3x 13.0xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 10.8x 14.7xmedian 10.8x 10.0xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.38median 1.34 0.29median 1.34 —median 1.34

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 monthsKRNYCFFNFBLA
Revenue – – $43.92M
Net income – – -$282.00K
Free cash flow – – $27.34M
EPS (diluted) $0.58 $0.70 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $115.83M – $45.21M
Total debt $1.14B $1.62B $111.19M
Shares (diluted) 63.22M 124.01M 14.91M
Enterprise value $577.11M $1.05B $60.30M

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
MetricKRNYCFFNFBLA
P/E 15.8x 12.3x -981.9x
P/FCF 16.7x 14.7x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 9.3x
P/S 3.3x 4.6x 6.2x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.0x
EV/EBIT – – 14.9x
EV/Revenue – – 7.7x
EV/FCF – – 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.38 0.29 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNYCFFNFBLA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -35.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 94.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 33.1% 92.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 42.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 51.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNYCFFNFBLA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 59.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 9.2%
Net margin – – -0.6%
FCF margin – – 62.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 67.1%
Return on equity – – 0.8%
Return on assets – – 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – 5.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -104.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNYCFFNFBLA
Debt / assets – – 9.1%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – – 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 89.6% 76.8%
Equity / assets 9.7% 10.4% 23.2%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNYCFFNFBLA
Dividend yield 4.8% 4.6% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 4.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusKRNYCFFNFBLA
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2027 10.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2027 $0.81FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2027 +16.3%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% -2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $186.11MFY2027 $249.46MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% -3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNYCFFNFBLA
Held by institutions 71.5% 81.1% 41.5%
Institutions holding 168 244 89
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +0.4% +10.9%
Institutions buying 99 110 59
Institutions selling 43 79 17
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.39 3.47

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.

KRNYCFFNFBLA
KRNY 1.00 0.75 0.50
CFFN 0.75 1.00 0.50
FBLA 0.50 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNY, CFFN and FBLA?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kearny Financial (KRNY) $577.11M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.05B, FB Bancorp (FBLA) $277.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNY, CFFN and FBLA?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.7x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.1x, FB Bancorp (FBLA) -984.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.8x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 10.5x). 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 Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +43.1%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +41.9%, FB Bancorp (FBLA) +41.3%. Over five years, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.2%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FB Bancorp (FBLA) has been the steadiest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.3%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.5%, FB Bancorp (FBLA) 14.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNY, CFFN and FBLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 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.