KRNY vs WNEB vs CFFN Stock Comparison

Kearny Financial, Western New England Bancorp and Capitol Federal Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.03 -2.1% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$586.31M
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.84M
Div. yield
4.87%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 7, Western New England Bancorp 3, Kearny Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNYWNEBCFFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $586.31M $271.29M $1.07B CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 13.5x 12.7x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 14.0x 10.6x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +14.8% +19.4% CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 21.9% 36.1% CFFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 18.2% 9.5% WNEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 0.7x 4.7x WNEB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.87% 2.05% 4.60% KRNY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.8% +16.0% +34.8% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +7.8%/yr -7.4%/yr WNEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 25.8% 22.9% CFFN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 40/100 48/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

KRNYWNEBCFFN

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

AxisKRNYWNEBCFFN
Valuation 19 #291 of 360 37 #226 of 360 17 #300 of 360
Growth 36 #220 of 344 33 #232 of 344 80 #70 of 344
Profitability 6 #325 of 345 22 #269 of 345 36 #221 of 345
Financial Health 4 #324 of 339 34 #225 of 339 7 #316 of 339
Shareholder Returns 80 #72 of 352 74 #92 of 352 98 #7 of 352
Overall 29 40 48
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WNEB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNYWNEBCFFNSPY
1 month -2.1%-1.0%-0.5% -5.9%
3 months -5.8%-2.8%-5.7% -4.6%
6 months +11.8%-2.9%+8.4% +0.2%
Year to date +21.9%+8.4%+24.5% +7.5%
1 year +39.8%+16.0%+34.8% +8.2%
3 years +18.3%+83.1%+52.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.8%+22.4%+15.0% +19.0%
5 years -34.2%+45.5%-31.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%+7.8%-7.4% +9.4%
10 years -34.1%+74.3%-41.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.1%+5.7%-5.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKRNYWNEBCFFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%25.8%22.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%28.0%22.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.400.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.550.621.52 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-43.9%-66.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-7.6%-7.7% -5.9%
52-week high $10.13$14.81$9.19 $779.14
52-week low $6.26$11.38$6.09 $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.

MultipleKRNYWNEBCFFN
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 12.3x 13.5xmedian 12.3x 12.7xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 5.0x 4.2xmedian 5.0x 8.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 10.6x 14.3xmedian 10.6x 14.9xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.78median 1.29 46.41median 1.29 0.84median 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 monthsKRNYWNEBCFFN
Revenue $179.84M $90.88M $229.25M
Net income $36.80M $19.88M $82.84M
Free cash flow $42.76M $18.97M $71.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.58 $1.00 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $115.83M – $136.10M
Total debt $1.14B $50.96M $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 63.56M 19.79M 124.01M
Enterprise value $84.48M $268.72M $115.17M

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
MetricKRNYWNEBCFFN
P/E 15.5x 13.5x 12.7x
P/FCF 13.7x 14.3x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 12.8x 13.7x
P/S 3.3x 3.0x 4.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 4.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 4.5x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 3.5x 11.2x
EV/FCF 37.5x 17.0x 35.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 15.2x 33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.78 46.41 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNYWNEBCFFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 14.8% 19.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 1.7% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.8% 49.0% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -2.7% 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.6% 52.3% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 0.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.9% 20.3% 155.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -2.5% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% 18.7% 185.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -2.9% 4.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNYWNEBCFFN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 125.3% 83.4% 140.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 26.7% 28.6% 44.7%
Net margin 20.5% 21.9% 36.1%
FCF margin 23.8% 20.9% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.3% 23.3% 34.0%
Return on equity 4.8% 8.1% 8.1%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.7% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 18.2% 9.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNYWNEBCFFN
Debt / assets 14.6% 1.9% 16.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 0.7x 4.7x
Debt / FCF 26.5x 2.7x 22.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 91.1% 89.4%
Equity / assets 9.7% 8.9% 10.6%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.6x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNYWNEBCFFN
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.0% 4.6%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 3.5% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 5.5% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusKRNYWNEBCFFN
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2027 14.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2027 $0.98FY2026 $0.80FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2027 +30.7%FY2026 +15.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +4.1% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $186.11MFY2027 $97.25MFY2026 $246.36MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2027 +17.7%FY2026 +4.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% +3.7% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNYWNEBCFFN
Held by institutions 71.5% 62.7% 81.1%
Institutions holding 168 102 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -0.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 99 53 110
Institutions selling 43 28 79
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.89 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.

KRNYWNEBCFFN
KRNY 1.00 0.62 0.76
WNEB 0.62 1.00 0.61
CFFN 0.76 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNY, WNEB and CFFN?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kearny Financial (KRNY) $586.31M, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) $271.29M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNY, WNEB and CFFN?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.5x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 13.5x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.5x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 14.0x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 10.6x). 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: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +12.1%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +14.8%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 20.5%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 21.9%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%). On return on invested capital, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) leads (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 8.7%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 18.2%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +39.8%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +16.0%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +34.8%. Over five years, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -8.0%/yr, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +7.8%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) has the highest dividend yield: Kearny Financial (KRNY) 4.87%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 2.05%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 4.60%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has been the steadiest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.6%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 25.8%, 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, WNEB 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 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.