MTB vs TFC vs RF Stock Comparison

M&T Bank, Truist Financial and Regions Financial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTB M&T Bank Corp
$224.64 +2.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.13B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$50.89 +9.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$60.62B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$29.03 +7.2% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.32B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

M&T Bank leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (M&T Bank 7, Regions Financial 3, Truist Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTBTFCRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.13B $60.62B $24.32B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 12.5x 11.3x MTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 11.9x 10.4x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -3.6% +4.4% MTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 25.1% 28.2% MTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 10.2% 14.6% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.1x 1.6x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.04% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.2% +16.4% +20.2% MTB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr -4.6%/yr +3.6%/yr MTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 23.8% 23.5% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 25/100 34/100 MTB

Percentile Scorecard

MTBTFCRF

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

AxisMTBTFCRF
Valuation 47 #191 of 360 34 #238 of 360 21 #284 of 360
Growth 18 #283 of 344 10 #310 of 344 5 #326 of 344
Profitability 71 #100 of 345 26 #255 of 345 38 #214 of 345
Financial Health 41 #201 of 339 16 #286 of 339 47 #180 of 339
Shareholder Returns 68 #113 of 352 39 #217 of 352 60 #142 of 352
Overall 49 25 34
  • MTB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTBTFCRFSPY
1 month +2.9%+9.8%+7.2% -1.0%
3 months -10.8%-3.7%-8.9% -0.4%
6 months +3.3%+0.2%+2.9% +4.5%
Year to date +11.5%+3.4%+7.1% +12.4%
1 year +24.2%+16.4%+20.2% +13.6%
3 years +83.3%+63.2%+84.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +22.4%+17.7%+22.7% +20.8%
5 years +44.8%-20.8%+19.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.7%-4.6%+3.6% +10.4%
10 years +84.4%+33.0%+176.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +6.3%+2.9%+10.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMTBTFCRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%23.8%23.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%26.4%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.610.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.120.690.86 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-61.1%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-8.8%-10.4% -1.6%
52-week high $254.11$55.81$32.40 $779.14
52-week low $180.90$43.73$24.10 $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.

MultipleMTBTFCRF
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.7x 12.6xmedian 12.7x 11.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.9x 7.9xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 11.0x 10.1xmedian 11.0x 14.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 1.33 -821.39median 1.33 5.28median 1.33

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 monthsMTBTFCRF
Revenue $9.96B $19.41B $7.62B
Net income $3.03B $5.19B $2.23B
Free cash flow $3.60B $6.06B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $19.58 $3.97 $2.51
Total debt $18.18B $65.79B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 146.76M 1.23B 857.00M
Enterprise value $32.13B $60.62B $24.32B

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
MetricMTBTFCRF
P/E 11.4x 12.6x 11.5x
P/FCF 9.0x 10.1x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 10.1x 13.9x
P/S 3.3x 3.1x 3.2x
P/B 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 7.9x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 6.9x 8.3x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 6.5x 4.2x
EV/FCF 14.1x 20.9x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 20.9x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 -821.39 5.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTBTFCRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -3.6% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 2.0% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.3% -0.8% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -3.2% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.1% 5.0% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 0.0% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% 54.2% -33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -14.8% -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 54.2% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -14.8% -6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTBTFCRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.1% 83.0% 64.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 39.4% 30.7% 37.4%
Net margin 28.8% 25.1% 28.2%
FCF margin 36.1% 31.2% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.2% 31.2% 23.3%
Return on equity 10.8% 8.3% 11.8%
Return on assets 1.4% 0.9% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 10.2% 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTBTFCRF
Debt / assets 8.3% 11.9% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.1x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 10.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 88.9% 88.3%
Equity / assets 12.7% 11.1% 11.7%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.6x 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTBTFCRF
Dividend yield 2.7% 4.1% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 7.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 10.6% 11.1% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.9% 49.5% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.2% 42.4% 55.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.1% -4.9% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -2.4% 8.5%

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.

ConsensusMTBTFCRF
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.48FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $2.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.5%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% +18.0% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.60BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +1.3% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTBTFCRF
Held by institutions 90.2% 76.7% 84.8%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,691 1,107
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +0.8% +2.9%
Institutions buying 524 800 560
Institutions selling 392 659 347
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.21 1.61

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.

MTBTFCRF
MTB 1.00 0.85 0.90
TFC 0.85 1.00 0.87
RF 0.90 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTB, TFC and RF?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: M&T Bank (MTB) $32.13B, Truist Financial (TFC) $60.62B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTB, TFC and RF?

M&T Bank (MTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (M&T Bank (MTB) 11.2x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.5x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (M&T Bank (MTB) 11.0x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

M&T Bank (MTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: M&T Bank (MTB) +5.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

M&T Bank (MTB) has the highest net margin (M&T Bank (MTB) 28.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (M&T Bank (MTB) 12.1%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year M&T Bank (MTB) returned the most: M&T Bank (MTB) +24.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) +16.4%, Regions Financial (RF) +20.2%. Over five years, M&T Bank (MTB) compounded fastest (M&T Bank (MTB) +7.7%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -4.6%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.6%/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%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%, Regions Financial (RF) 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%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.8%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.