PFSB vs TFSL vs NECB Stock Comparison

PFS Bancorp, TFS Financial and NorthEast Community Bancorp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PFSB PFS Bancorp, Inc.
$20.84 -9.2% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$32.45M
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.88M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.52 -1.8% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.63B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$343.73M
Div. yield
7.04%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NorthEast Community Bancorp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NorthEast Community Bancorp 5, PFS Bancorp 3, TFS Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFSBTFSLNECBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.45M $4.63B $404.62M TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 45.1x 9.6x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 41.3x 10.0x NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +10.5% -0.9% PFSB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 29.7% 40.9% NECB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 7.04% 3.06% TFSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.1% +24.2% +49.6% PFSB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.4%/yr +21.4%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 21.9% 23.0% PFSB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 30/100 66/100 NECB

Percentile Scorecard

PFSBTFSLNECB

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

AxisPFSBTFSLNECB
Valuation 16 #301 of 359 1 #354 of 359 75 #89 of 359
Growth 78 #75 of 340 73 #93 of 340 19 #276 of 340
Profitability 8 #315 of 343 19 #278 of 343 93 #24 of 343
Financial Health – – 61 #132 of 338
Shareholder Returns 73 #94 of 351 29 #251 of 351 83 #62 of 351
Overall 44 30 66
  • PFSB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFSL 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

PeriodPFSBTFSLNECBSPY
1 month -9.2%-1.8%+10.2% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%-10.4%+9.4% -0.7%
6 months +12.8%+10.7%+23.8% +4.8%
Year to date +33.6%+23.5%+29.9% +10.3%
1 year +59.1%+24.2%+49.6% +10.3%
3 years +138.2%+29.8%+84.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +33.6%+9.1%+22.6% +20.1%
5 years —-16.1%+163.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year —-3.4%+21.4% +10.1%
10 years —-4.9%+454.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year —-0.5%+18.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePFSBTFSLNECBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%21.9%23.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.7%23.0%20.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.490.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.931.102.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -12.1%-45.4%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-11.2%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $23.00$18.61$29.38 $779.14
52-week low $12.99$13.29$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.

MultiplePFSBTFSLNECB
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 12.7x 45.1xmedian 12.7x 9.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.5x 13.5xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.9x 7.3xmedian 4.9x 4.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 11.4x 53.7xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.46 5.83median 1.46 1.45median 1.46

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 monthsPFSBTFSLNECB
Revenue $6.88M $343.73M $103.62M
Net income $1.70M $102.06M $42.42M
Free cash flow $1.78M $86.27M $48.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $0.36 $3.13
Cash & equivalents – – $73.41M
Total debt – – $190.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.55M 280.18M 13.54M
Enterprise value $32.45M $4.63B $2.62M

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
MetricPFSBTFSLNECB
P/E 21.1x 45.1x 9.6x
P/FCF 18.2x 53.7x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 47.4x 8.2x
P/S 4.7x 13.5x 3.9x
P/B 0.8x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 7.3x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 7.6x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 13.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 18.2x 53.7x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 47.4x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.83 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLNECB
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 10.5% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 3.6% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 22.7% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 7.9% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.1% 22.6% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 180.7% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 14.8% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 247.6% -2.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 13.2% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLNECB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.6% 185.3% 106.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.8% 37.7% 58.0%
Net margin 24.8% 29.7% 40.9%
FCF margin 25.9% 25.1% 46.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 28.5% 47.5%
Return on equity 4.3% – 11.8%
Return on assets 0.8% – 2.0%
Return on invested capital – – 16.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLNECB
Debt / assets – – 9.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% – 82.9%
Equity / assets 18.9% – 17.1%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLNECB
Dividend yield – 7.0% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 7.2% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 69.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% –

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.

ConsensusPFSBTFSLNECB
Forward P/E – 41.3xFY2027 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.40FY2027 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.7%FY2027 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% +42.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $326.56MFY2026 $113.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFSBTFSLNECB
Held by institutions – 13.7% 50.8%
Institutions holding – 235 126
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying – 124 67
Institutions selling – 71 33
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 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.

PFSBTFSLNECB
PFSB 1.00 -0.04 -0.10
TFSL -0.04 1.00 0.50
NECB -0.10 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSB, TFSL and NECB?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) $32.45M, TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.63B, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $404.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSB, TFSL and NECB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 21.1x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.1x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 41.3x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PFS Bancorp (PFSB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +11.5%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +10.5%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has the highest net margin (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 24.8%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 29.7%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 40.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PFS Bancorp (PFSB) returned the most: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +59.1%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +24.2%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +49.6%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (TFS Financial (TFSL) -3.4%/yr, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFS Financial (TFSL) has the highest dividend yield: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 0.00%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 7.04%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 3.06%. PFS Bancorp (PFSB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) has been the steadiest (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 20.2%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 21.9%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFSB, TFSL 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, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 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.