TFSL vs CFFN vs TRST Stock Comparison

TFS Financial, Capitol Federal Financial and Trustco Bank Corp N Y Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.76 +2.8% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins
TRST Trustco Bank Corp N Y
$56.87 +4.2% 1M +51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$972.48M
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionTFSLCFFNTRSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.58B $1.05B $972.48M TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.5x 12.1x 14.7x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.1x 10.5x 12.0x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% +41.9% +51.0% TRST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr -6.8%/yr +11.1%/yr TRST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 22.5% 23.0% TFSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

TFSLCFFNTRST

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

AxisTFSLCFFNTRST
Valuation 1 #358 of 361 61 #142 of 361 4 #348 of 361
Growth – – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health – 24 #107 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 99 #5 of 335 93 #25 of 335 59 #137 of 335
Overall – 59 –
  • TFSL ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TRST ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFSLCFFNTRSTSPY
1 month +2.8%+2.0%+4.2% +0.7%
3 months -7.1%-3.6%+0.5% +3.7%
6 months +11.4%+11.2%+19.5% +7.1%
Year to date +25.3%+25.4%+37.6% +12.8%
1 year +25.0%+41.9%+51.0% +11.9%
3 years +42.9%+69.1%+124.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.6%+19.2%+30.9% +22.8%
5 years -13.9%-29.6%+69.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.9%-6.8%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years -5.3%-42.0%+62.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.5%-5.3%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFSLCFFNTRSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%22.5%23.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%22.4%24.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.570.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.141.862.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-66.7%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-7.1%-3.0% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$9.19$58.62 $779.14
52-week low $13.25$6.02$37.64 $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.

MultipleTFSLCFFNTRST
P/E now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x 14.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.0xmedian 10.8x 14.7xmedian 10.8x 15.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.64median 1.34 0.29median 1.34 11.87median 1.34

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 monthsTFSLCFFNTRST
EPS (diluted) $0.36 $0.70 $3.80
Cash & equivalents – – $597.32M
Total debt – $1.62B –
Shares (diluted) 280.18M 124.01M 17.39M
Enterprise value $4.58B $1.05B $972.48M

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
MetricTFSLCFFNTRST
P/E 46.4x 12.3x 14.9x
P/FCF 53.0x 14.7x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 13.3x 4.6x 4.7x
P/B – 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book – 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.64 0.29 11.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNTRST
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 33.1% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 42.9% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNTRST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNTRST
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 89.6% 90.3%
Equity / assets – 10.4% 9.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNTRST
Dividend yield 6.9% 4.6% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.9% 4.6% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusTFSLCFFNTRST
Forward P/E 44.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2027 12.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.38FY2026 $0.81FY2027 $4.73FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2027 +45.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $326.56MFY2026 $249.46MFY2026 $211.96MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFSLCFFNTRST
Held by institutions 13.7% 81.1% 76.6%
Institutions holding 235 244 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.4% -2.7%
Institutions buying 124 110 78
Institutions selling 71 79 60
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.39 1.30

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.

TFSLCFFNTRST
TFSL 1.00 0.69 0.66
CFFN 0.69 1.00 0.72
TRST 0.66 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFSL, CFFN and TRST?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.58B, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.05B, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) $972.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, TFSL, CFFN and TRST?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.5x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.1x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 44.1x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 10.5x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) returned the most: TFS Financial (TFSL) +25.0%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +41.9%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +51.0%. Over five years, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) compounded fastest (TFS Financial (TFSL) -2.9%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.8%/yr, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFS Financial (TFSL) has been the steadiest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.0%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.5%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TFS Financial (TFSL) leads on 2. 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.