KRNY vs PROV vs TFSL Stock Comparison

Kearny Financial, Provident Financial Holdings and TFS Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.25 -1.2% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$582.45M
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
4 wins
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.69 -0.2% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.67B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$343.73M
Div. yield
0.01%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Kearny Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kearny Financial 4, TFS Financial 3, Provident Financial Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNYPROVTFSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $582.45M $116.25M $4.67B TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 17.5x 45.7x KRNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 13.2x 43.9x KRNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.7% +10.5% TFSL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.6% 29.7% TFSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.3% +14.6% +22.6% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +1.7%/yr -2.8%/yr PROV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 11.4% 22.2% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 33/100 36/100 KRNY

Percentile Scorecard

KRNYPROVTFSL

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

AxisKRNYPROVTFSL
Valuation 48 #190 of 362 28 #261 of 362 1 #357 of 362
Growth – 7 #206 of 221 74 #59 of 221
Profitability – 24 #152 of 200 30 #140 of 200
Financial Health 16 #171 of 203 14 #174 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 94 #23 of 342 92 #27 of 342 39 #208 of 342
Overall 52 33 36
  • KRNY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFSL ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNYPROVTFSLSPY
1 month -1.2%-1.4%-0.2% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%+5.2%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +13.6%+6.8%+11.6% +7.0%
Year to date +24.8%+14.1%+24.7% +12.2%
1 year +39.3%+14.6%+22.6% +13.0%
3 years +34.4%+48.2%+42.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.4%+14.0%+12.6% +23.1%
5 years -28.5%+8.9%-13.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.5%+1.7%-2.8% +11.0%
10 years -33.7%-3.7%-5.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%-0.4%-0.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRNYPROVTFSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%11.4%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%11.4%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.150.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.551.281.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-36.0%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-2.9%-10.3% -1.8%
52-week high $10.13$18.71$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $6.26$15.01$13.25 $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.

MultipleKRNYPROVTFSL
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 12.1x 17.5xmedian 12.1x 45.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x 13.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 6.7xmedian 5.0x 7.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 11.0x 13.3xmedian 11.0x 54.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.40median 1.36 -3.55median 1.36 5.89median 1.36

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 monthsKRNYPROVTFSL
Revenue – $40.05M $343.73M
Net income – $6.66M $102.06M
Free cash flow – $8.54M $86.27M
EPS (diluted) $0.58 $1.03 $0.36
Cash & equivalents $115.83M $49.21M –
Total debt $1.14B $157.05M –
Shares (diluted) 63.22M 6.48M 280.18M
Enterprise value $582.45M -$93.86M $4.67B

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
MetricKRNYPROVTFSL
P/E 15.8x 17.5x 45.6x
P/FCF 16.7x 13.3x 54.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.7x 47.9x
P/S 3.3x 2.8x 13.6x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x –
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.9x –
EV/EBITDA – 6.7x 7.4x
EV/EBIT – 7.6x 7.7x
EV/Revenue – 5.5x 13.6x
EV/FCF – 26.0x 54.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.7x 47.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.40 -3.55 5.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVTFSL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.7% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 6.4% 22.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 11.0% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -4.9% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.3% 180.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.1% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.7% 247.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVTFSL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 82.5% 185.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 24.1% 37.7%
Net margin – 16.6% 29.7%
FCF margin – 21.3% 25.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.4% 28.5%
Return on equity – 5.3% –
Return on assets – 0.5% –
Return on invested capital – 6.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVTFSL
Debt / assets – 13.0% –
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 18.4x –
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 89.6% –
Equity / assets 9.7% 10.4% –
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVTFSL
Dividend yield 4.8% 3.1% 7.0%
Net buyback yield – 5.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 8.3% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 58.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 69.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.9%

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.

ConsensusKRNYPROVTFSL
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2027 13.2xFY2027 43.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2027 $1.38FY2027 $0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2027 +34.0%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% -4.3% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $186.11MFY2027 $43.97MFY2027 $326.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2027 +9.8%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% -0.1% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNYPROVTFSL
Held by institutions 71.5% 49.3% 13.7%
Institutions holding 168 31 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -1.3% +1.4%
Institutions buying 99 14 123
Institutions selling 43 10 71
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.40 1.73

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.

KRNYPROVTFSL
KRNY 1.00 0.35 0.66
PROV 0.35 1.00 0.24
TFSL 0.66 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNY, PROV and TFSL?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kearny Financial (KRNY) $582.45M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.25M, TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNY, PROV and TFSL?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.8x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kearny Financial (KRNY) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.8x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 43.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TFS Financial (TFSL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFS Financial (TFSL) has the highest net margin (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 29.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +39.3%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +14.6%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +22.6%. Over five years, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -6.5%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.7%/yr, TFS Financial (TFSL) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kearny Financial (KRNY) 0.00%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 0.00%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 0.01%. Kearny Financial (KRNY) and Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.4%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNY, PROV and TFSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kearny Financial (KRNY) leads on 4. 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.