PFSB vs CFFN vs KRNY Stock Comparison

PFS Bancorp, Capitol Federal Financial and Kearny Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PFSB PFS Bancorp, Inc.
$22.00 +1.1% 1M +69.2% 1Y
Market cap
$34.26M
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.88M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.26 -1.1% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$576.48M
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPFSBCFFNKRNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.26M $1.04B $576.48M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 12.6x 15.7x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.7x 12.9x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +19.4% — CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 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% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.2% +33.9% +41.6% PFSB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.2%/yr -7.3%/yr CFFN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 22.9% 25.4% PFSB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 52/100 52/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

PFSBCFFNKRNY

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

AxisPFSBCFFNKRNY
Valuation 16 #303 of 360 20 #289 of 360 46 #195 of 360
Growth 84 #32 of 191 86 #28 of 191 –
Profitability 20 #134 of 168 47 #89 of 168 –
Financial Health – 9 #159 of 175 16 #148 of 175
Shareholder Returns 73 #93 of 341 97 #10 of 341 94 #23 of 341
Overall 48 52 52
  • PFSB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPFSBCFFNKRNYSPY
1 month +1.1%-1.6%-1.1% -0.2%
3 months +10.1%-2.7%-4.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.2%+8.4%+12.2% +8.2%
Year to date +41.0%+25.4%+25.0% +12.9%
1 year +69.2%+33.9%+41.6% +12.3%
3 years +150.0%+73.6%+34.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%+20.2%+10.4% +23.3%
5 years —-27.3%-31.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-6.2%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years —-41.8%-33.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-5.3%-4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePFSBCFFNKRNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%22.9%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.7%23.3%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.570.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.551.481.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -12.1%-66.7%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-7.1%-8.6% -1.2%
52-week high $23.00$9.19$10.13 $779.14
52-week low $12.99$6.02$6.26 $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.

MultiplePFSBCFFNKRNY
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 15.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 5.0x 8.0xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 10.9x 15.0xmedian 10.9x 16.7xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 0.84median 1.34 6.40median 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 monthsPFSBCFFNKRNY
Revenue $6.88M $229.25M –
Net income $1.70M $82.84M –
Free cash flow $1.78M $71.53M –
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $0.67 $0.58
Cash & equivalents – $136.10M $115.83M
Total debt – $1.64B $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 1.55M 124.01M 63.22M
Enterprise value $34.26M $87.72M $576.48M

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
MetricPFSBCFFNKRNY
P/E 22.3x 12.8x 15.8x
P/FCF 19.2x 15.0x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 13.8x –
P/S 5.0x 4.7x 3.3x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 16.7x 8.1x –
EV/Revenue 5.0x 11.2x –
EV/FCF 19.2x 36.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 33.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.84 6.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSBCFFNKRNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 19.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 35.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 12.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 58.1% 41.8% 24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 2.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 155.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 185.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 4.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFSBCFFNKRNY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.6% 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.8% 44.7% –
Net margin 24.8% 36.1% –
FCF margin 25.9% 31.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 34.0% –
Return on equity 4.3% 8.1% –
Return on assets 0.8% 0.8% –
Return on invested capital – 9.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFSBCFFNKRNY
Debt / assets – 16.9% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x –
Debt / FCF – 22.9x –
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 89.4% 90.3%
Equity / assets 18.9% 10.6% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSBCFFNKRNY
Dividend yield – 4.6% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 4.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 9.2% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusPFSBCFFNKRNY
Forward P/E – 11.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.73FY2026 $0.72FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +40.4%FY2026 +26.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $249.46MFY2026 $186.11MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

PFSBCFFNKRNY
PFSB 1.00 -0.05 -0.06
CFFN -0.05 1.00 0.76
KRNY -0.06 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSB, CFFN and KRNY?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) $34.26M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.04B, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $576.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSB, CFFN and KRNY?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 22.3x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.6x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.7x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.9x). 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: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +11.5%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 24.8%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PFS Bancorp (PFSB) returned the most: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +69.2%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +33.9%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +41.6%. Over five years, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) compounded fastest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.2%/yr, Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) has been the steadiest (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 19.5%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.9%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.