KRNY vs TFSL vs CFFN Stock Comparison

Kearny Financial, TFS Financial and Capitol Federal Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.25 -1.2% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$582.77M
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 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

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

QuestionKRNYTFSLCFFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $582.77M $4.67B $1.05B TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 45.7x 12.7x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 43.9x 11.6x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.5% +19.4% CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 29.7% 36.1% CFFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.3% +22.6% +31.1% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr -2.8%/yr -6.1%/yr TFSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 22.2% 22.9% TFSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 36/100 52/100 KRNY

Percentile Scorecard

KRNYTFSLCFFN

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

AxisKRNYTFSLCFFN
Valuation 48 #190 of 362 1 #357 of 362 19 #294 of 362
Growth – 74 #59 of 221 86 #33 of 221
Profitability – 30 #140 of 200 48 #104 of 200
Financial Health 16 #171 of 203 – 9 #184 of 203
Shareholder Returns 94 #23 of 342 39 #208 of 342 98 #9 of 342
Overall 52 36 52
  • KRNY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFSL ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNYTFSLCFFNSPY
1 month -1.2%-0.2%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%-7.7%-2.3% +3.5%
6 months +13.6%+11.6%+7.1% +7.0%
Year to date +24.8%+24.7%+23.9% +12.2%
1 year +39.3%+22.6%+31.1% +13.0%
3 years +34.4%+42.9%+71.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.4%+12.6%+19.7% +23.1%
5 years -28.5%-13.2%-26.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.5%-2.8%-6.1% +11.0%
10 years -33.7%-5.4%-40.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%-0.6%-5.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRNYTFSLCFFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%22.2%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%23.0%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.490.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.551.021.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-45.4%-66.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-10.3%-8.2% -1.8%
52-week high $10.13$18.61$9.19 $779.14
52-week low $6.26$13.25$6.02 $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.

MultipleKRNYTFSLCFFN
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 12.1x 45.6xmedian 12.1x 12.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 13.6xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 7.4xmedian 5.0x 8.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 11.0x 54.3xmedian 11.0x 14.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.40median 1.36 5.89median 1.36 0.83median 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 monthsKRNYTFSLCFFN
Revenue – $343.73M $229.25M
Net income – $102.06M $82.84M
Free cash flow – $86.27M $71.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.58 $0.36 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $115.83M – $136.10M
Total debt $1.14B – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 63.22M 280.18M 124.01M
Enterprise value $582.77M $4.67B $97.64M

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
MetricKRNYTFSLCFFN
P/E 15.8x 45.6x 12.6x
P/FCF 16.7x 54.3x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 47.9x 13.6x
P/S 3.3x 13.6x 4.6x
P/B 0.8x – 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x 8.0x
EV/EBIT – 7.7x 8.1x
EV/Revenue – 13.6x 11.2x
EV/FCF – 54.3x 35.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 47.9x 32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.40 5.89 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNYTFSLCFFN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.5% 19.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 22.7% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 22.6% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 7.7% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 180.7% 155.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 247.6% 185.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 4.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNYTFSLCFFN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 185.3% 140.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.7% 44.7%
Net margin – 29.7% 36.1%
FCF margin – 25.1% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.5% 34.0%
Return on equity – – 8.1%
Return on assets – – 0.8%
Return on invested capital – – 9.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNYTFSLCFFN
Debt / assets – – 16.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.7x
Debt / FCF – – 22.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% – 89.4%
Equity / assets 9.7% – 10.6%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNYTFSLCFFN
Dividend yield 4.8% 7.0% 4.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.2% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusKRNYTFSLCFFN
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2027 43.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2027 $0.38FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +5.3% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $186.11MFY2027 $326.56MFY2026 $249.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% +11.4% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNYTFSLCFFN
Held by institutions 71.5% 13.7% 81.1%
Institutions holding 168 234 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +1.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 99 123 110
Institutions selling 43 71 79
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.73 1.39

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.

KRNYTFSLCFFN
KRNY 1.00 0.66 0.75
TFSL 0.66 1.00 0.69
CFFN 0.75 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNY, TFSL and CFFN?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kearny Financial (KRNY) $582.77M, TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.67B, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNY, TFSL and CFFN?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.8x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.7x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.8x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 43.9x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFS Financial (TFSL) +10.5%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (TFS Financial (TFSL) 29.7%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +39.3%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +22.6%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +31.1%. Over five years, TFS Financial (TFSL) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -6.5%/yr, TFS Financial (TFSL) -2.8%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.1%/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%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 0.01%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 0.00%. Kearny Financial (KRNY) and Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFS Financial (TFSL) has been the steadiest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.2%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.