PFSB vs TFSL vs TRST Stock Comparison

PFS Bancorp, TFS Financial and Trustco Bank Corp N Y Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PFSB PFS Bancorp, Inc.
$20.77 -9.5% 1M +58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$35.54M
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.88M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.44 -2.3% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.64B
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$343.73M
Div. yield
0.01%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win
TRST Trustco Bank Corp N Y
$57.40 +3.1% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.02M
Div. yield
0.03%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trustco Bank Corp N Y leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trustco Bank Corp N Y 6, PFS Bancorp 3, TFS Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFSBTFSLTRSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.54M $4.64B $1.01B TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 45.5x 15.5x TRST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 41.1x 12.1x TRST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +10.5% +10.2% PFSB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 29.7% 33.0% TRST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% TRST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.5% +20.3% +49.8% PFSB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.5%/yr +10.9%/yr TRST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 21.9% 23.1% PFSB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 30/100 49/100 TRST

Percentile Scorecard

PFSBTFSLTRST

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

AxisPFSBTFSLTRST
Valuation 16 #304 of 360 1 #355 of 360 56 #160 of 360
Growth 78 #78 of 344 72 #97 of 344 18 #284 of 344
Profitability 7 #320 of 345 20 #278 of 345 62 #133 of 345
Financial Health – – 74 #89 of 339
Shareholder Returns 70 #107 of 352 29 #252 of 352 37 #221 of 352
Overall 43 30 49
  • PFSB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFSL 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

PeriodPFSBTFSLTRSTSPY
1 month -9.5%-2.3%+3.1% -2.0%
3 months +2.6%-11.7%-0.6% -2.2%
6 months +12.4%+9.5%+19.4% +4.2%
Year to date +33.1%+22.9%+38.9% +10.6%
1 year +58.5%+20.3%+49.8% +10.4%
3 years +137.4%+29.1%+106.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.4%+8.9%+27.5% +20.2%
5 years —-16.4%+68.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-3.5%+10.9% +10.1%
10 years —-5.5%+67.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-0.6%+5.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePFSBTFSLTRSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%21.9%23.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%22.9%24.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.490.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.910.922.15 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -12.1%-45.4%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-11.7%-2.1% -3.2%
52-week high $23.00$18.61$58.62 $779.14
52-week low $12.99$13.29$38.33 $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.

MultiplePFSBTFSLTRST
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 12.4x 44.9xmedian 12.4x 15.3xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.5x 13.4xmedian 3.5x 5.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.9x 7.2xmedian 4.9x 2.2xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 11.0x 53.4xmedian 11.0x 16.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.33 5.80median 1.33 -10.53median 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 monthsPFSBTFSLTRST
Revenue $6.88M $343.73M $197.02M
Net income $1.70M $102.06M $65.07M
Free cash flow $1.78M $86.27M $59.75M
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $0.36 $3.74
Cash & equivalents – – $696.64M
Total debt – – $108.38M
Shares (diluted) 1.55M 280.18M 17.39M
Enterprise value $35.54M $4.64B -$1.88B

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
MetricPFSBTFSLTRST
P/E 21.1x 44.9x 15.3x
P/FCF 18.2x 53.4x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 47.1x 14.1x
P/S 4.7x 13.4x 5.0x
P/B 0.8x – 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 7.2x 2.2x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 7.5x 2.2x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 13.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 18.2x 53.4x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 47.1x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.80 -10.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLTRST
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 10.5% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 3.6% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 22.7% 21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 7.9% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.1% 22.6% 33.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 180.7% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 14.8% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 247.6% 21.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 13.2% -7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLTRST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.6% 185.3% 91.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.8% 37.7% 43.9%
Net margin 24.8% 29.7% 33.0%
FCF margin 25.9% 25.1% 30.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 28.5% 35.1%
Return on equity 4.3% – 9.8%
Return on assets 0.8% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 17.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLTRST
Debt / assets – – 1.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% – 89.9%
Equity / assets 18.9% – 10.1%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSBTFSLTRST
Dividend yield – 7.1% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.2% 8.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 7.3% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.6% 42.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 69.3% 45.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% 0.3%

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.

ConsensusPFSBTFSLTRST
Forward P/E – 41.1xFY2027 12.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.40FY2027 $4.73FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +10.7%FY2027 +45.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $326.56MFY2026 $211.96MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFSBTFSLTRST
Held by institutions – 13.7% 76.6%
Institutions holding – 235 188
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 124 78
Institutions selling – 71 60
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 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.

PFSBTFSLTRST
PFSB 1.00 -0.04 -0.01
TFSL -0.04 1.00 0.65
TRST -0.01 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSB, TFSL and TRST?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) $35.54M, TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.64B, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) $1.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSB, TFSL and TRST?

Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 20.9x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.5x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) is cheapest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 41.1x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 12.1x). 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%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) has the highest net margin (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 24.8%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 29.7%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 33.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PFS Bancorp (PFSB) returned the most: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +58.5%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +20.3%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +49.8%. Over five years, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) compounded fastest (TFS Financial (TFSL) -3.5%/yr, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) has the highest dividend yield: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 0.00%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 0.01%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 0.03%. 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) 20.1%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 21.9%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFSB, TFSL 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, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) leads on 6. 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.