MTB vs CFG vs TFC Stock Comparison

M&T Bank, Citizens Financial and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$221.59 +0.9% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$32.38B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.46 +3.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.87B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.85B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

M&T Bank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (M&T Bank 5, Truist Financial 4, Citizens Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTBCFGTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.38B $27.63B $59.87B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 13.9x 10.8x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 12.0x 10.0x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +11.0% +4.1% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 22.7% 26.5% MTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 12.3% 10.6% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.4x 4.0x MTB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.4% +27.8% +11.1% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr +5.3%/yr -5.5%/yr MTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 25.3% 23.4% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 31/100 27/100 MTB

Percentile Scorecard

MTBCFGTFC

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

AxisMTBCFGTFC
Valuation 47 #192 of 361 26 #268 of 361 36 #233 of 361
Growth 18 #282 of 344 34 #229 of 344 16 #291 of 344
Profitability 76 #85 of 348 26 #259 of 348 27 #254 of 348
Financial Health 40 #206 of 340 25 #254 of 340 18 #278 of 340
Shareholder Returns 70 #106 of 352 44 #199 of 352 39 #214 of 352
Overall 50 31 27
  • MTB ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTBCFGTFCSPY
1 month +0.9%+0.8%+3.1% -1.0%
3 months -11.2%-9.4%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months +3.1%+2.1%-4.5% +6.4%
Year to date +10.0%+11.5%-1.5% +11.4%
1 year +22.4%+27.8%+11.1% +13.1%
3 years +99.4%+176.3%+75.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.9%+40.3%+20.7% +21.5%
5 years +38.6%+29.6%-24.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.8%+5.3%-5.5% +10.9%
10 years +86.4%+150.8%+24.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.4%+9.6%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMTBCFGTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%25.3%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%25.5%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.870.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.041.100.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-59.4%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-12.8%-13.2% -2.5%
52-week high $254.11$74.73$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $180.90$49.71$43.61 $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.

MultipleMTBCFGTFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 13.9xmedian 12.5x 10.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.8x 6.5xmedian 4.8x 7.5xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 11.4x 11.7xmedian 11.4x 10.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.43median 1.48 12.58median 1.48 10.36median 1.48

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 monthsMTBCFGTFC
Revenue $9.96B $8.73B $20.85B
Net income $3.03B $2.13B $5.84B
Free cash flow $3.60B $2.35B $5.80B
EPS (diluted) $19.58 $4.65 $4.47
Total debt $18.18B $16.35B $69.86B
Shares (diluted) 146.76M 426.68M 1.24B
Enterprise value $32.38B $27.63B $59.87B

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
MetricMTBCFGTFC
P/E 11.3x 13.9x 10.7x
P/FCF 8.9x 11.7x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 11.0x 10.2x
P/S 3.2x 3.2x 2.8x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 6.5x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 6.9x 6.9x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 5.0x 6.2x
EV/FCF 14.0x 18.6x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 17.5x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.43 12.58 10.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTBCFGTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 11.0% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 0.5% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.3% 33.5% 11.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -2.3% -1.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.1% 39.7% 19.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 1.1% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% 94.5% 46.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -24.1% -19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 103.4% 46.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -24.9% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTBCFGTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.1% 78.0% 82.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 39.4% 31.1% 32.6%
Net margin 28.8% 22.7% 26.5%
FCF margin 36.1% 27.0% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 38.2% 28.7% 27.8%
Return on equity 10.8% 8.1% 9.1%
Return on assets 1.4% 0.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 12.3% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTBCFGTFC
Debt / assets 8.3% 7.0% 12.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.4x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 6.9x 12.1x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 88.8% 88.5%
Equity / assets 12.7% 11.2% 11.5%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.7x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTBCFGTFC
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.8% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 8.0% 2.7% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 10.7% 5.5% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.9% 36.7% 44.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.2% 33.1% 44.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.1% 4.1% -4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -2.0% -2.0%

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.

ConsensusMTBCFGTFC
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.30FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +40.2%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.4% +27.5% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.59BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $19.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +11.3% +3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTBCFGTFC
Held by institutions 90.2% 96.7% 76.7%
Institutions holding 1,148 1,097 1,687
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 524 633 798
Institutions selling 392 314 657
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.02 1.21

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.

MTBCFGTFC
MTB 1.00 0.86 0.85
CFG 0.86 1.00 0.83
TFC 0.85 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTB, CFG and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: M&T Bank (MTB) $32.38B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.63B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTB, CFG and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (M&T Bank (MTB) 11.3x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (M&T Bank (MTB) 10.9x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: M&T Bank (MTB) +5.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%, Truist Financial (TFC) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

M&T Bank (MTB) has the highest net margin (M&T Bank (MTB) 28.8%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%, Truist Financial (TFC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (M&T Bank (MTB) 12.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: M&T Bank (MTB) +22.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) +11.1%. Over five years, M&T Bank (MTB) compounded fastest (M&T Bank (MTB) +6.8%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +5.3%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: M&T Bank (MTB) 0.03%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M&T Bank (MTB) has been the steadiest (M&T Bank (MTB) 21.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.3%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTB, CFG and TFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, M&T Bank (MTB) 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.