PFSB vs CFFN vs NECB Stock Comparison

PFS Bancorp, Capitol Federal Financial and NorthEast Community Bancorp 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 4, NorthEast Community Bancorp 3, PFS Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFSBCFFNNECBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.26M $1.04B $393.00M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 12.6x 9.5x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.7x 9.7x NECB
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% +40.9% PFSB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.2%/yr +21.1%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 22.9% 23.1% PFSB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 52/100 — CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

PFSBCFFNNECB

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

AxisPFSBCFFNNECB
Valuation 16 #303 of 360 20 #289 of 360 76 #87 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 –
Shareholder Returns 73 #93 of 341 97 #10 of 341 78 #77 of 341
Overall 48 52 –
  • PFSB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NECB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPFSBCFFNNECBSPY
1 month +1.1%-1.6%+6.5% -0.2%
3 months +10.1%-2.7%+3.8% +3.9%
6 months +21.2%+8.4%+14.3% +8.2%
Year to date +41.0%+25.4%+26.1% +12.9%
1 year +69.2%+33.9%+40.9% +12.3%
3 years +150.0%+73.6%+96.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%+20.2%+25.3% +23.3%
5 years —-27.3%+160.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-6.2%+21.1% +10.9%
10 years —-41.8%+438.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-5.3%+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePFSBCFFNNECBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%22.9%23.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.7%23.3%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.570.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.551.481.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -12.1%-66.7%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-7.1%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $23.00$9.19$28.78 $779.14
52-week low $12.99$6.02$19.51 $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.

MultiplePFSBCFFNNECB
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 9.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x 3.5xmedian 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 7.5xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 0.84median 1.34 4.59median 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 monthsPFSBCFFNNECB
Revenue $6.88M $229.25M –
Net income $1.70M $82.84M –
Free cash flow $1.78M $71.53M –
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $0.67 $3.05
Cash & equivalents – $136.10M $72.63M
Total debt – $1.64B –
Shares (diluted) 1.55M 124.01M 13.54M
Enterprise value $34.26M $87.72M $393.00M

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
MetricPFSBCFFNNECB
P/E 22.3x 12.8x 9.5x
P/FCF 19.2x 15.0x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 13.8x –
P/S 5.0x 4.7x 3.5x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
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 4.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSBCFFNNECB
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% -5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 2.1%
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
MetricPFSBCFFNNECB
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
MetricPFSBCFFNNECB
Debt / assets – 16.9% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x –
Debt / FCF – 22.9x –
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 89.4% 83.3%
Equity / assets 18.9% 10.6% 16.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSBCFFNNECB
Dividend yield – 4.6% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 4.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 9.2% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusPFSBCFFNNECB
Forward P/E – 11.7xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.73FY2026 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +40.4%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% +42.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $249.46MFY2026 $113.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFSBCFFNNECB
Held by institutions – 81.1% 50.8%
Institutions holding – 244 126
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying – 110 67
Institutions selling – 79 33
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 2.03

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.

PFSBCFFNNECB
PFSB 1.00 -0.05 -0.10
CFFN -0.05 1.00 0.61
NECB -0.10 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSB, CFFN and NECB?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) $34.26M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.04B, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $393.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSB, CFFN and NECB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 22.3x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.6x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.7x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.7x). 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%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +40.9%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.2%/yr, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.1%/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%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.