PROV vs CFFN vs KRNY Stock Comparison

Provident Financial Holdings, Capitol Federal Financial and Kearny Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.36 +0.4% 1M +46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$586.85M
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$178.11M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 7, Provident Financial Holdings 3, Kearny Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPROVCFFNKRNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.76M $1.09B $586.85M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.5x 13.1x 16.2x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 10.6x 12.9x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +19.4% +15.7% CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.6% 36.1% 20.4% CFFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 9.5% 8.9% CFFN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.7x — PROV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +42.5% +46.5% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -7.1%/yr -7.5%/yr PROV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 11.3% 22.6% 25.5% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 48/100 26/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

PROVCFFNKRNY

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

AxisPROVCFFNKRNY
Valuation 25 #268 of 359 18 #296 of 359 20 #288 of 359
Growth 4 #325 of 340 83 #60 of 340 32 #233 of 340
Profitability 12 #301 of 343 36 #219 of 343 3 #332 of 343
Financial Health 10 #304 of 338 7 #316 of 338 5 #320 of 338
Shareholder Returns 95 #17 of 351 98 #8 of 351 71 #104 of 351
Overall 30 48 26
  • PROV 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

PeriodPROVCFFNKRNYSPY
1 month -0.8%+0.3%+0.4% -2.3%
3 months +1.5%-5.4%-3.5% -0.7%
6 months +6.3%+12.1%+17.4% +4.8%
Year to date +14.2%+26.4%+26.3% +10.3%
1 year +15.9%+42.5%+46.5% +10.3%
3 years +62.2%+55.7%+21.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +17.5%+15.9%+6.7% +20.1%
5 years +7.3%-30.8%-32.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +1.4%-7.1%-7.5% +10.1%
10 years -4.3%-39.9%-31.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.4%-5.0%-3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePROVCFFNKRNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 11.3%22.6%25.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 11.4%22.4%24.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.560.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.411.891.82 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-66.7%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-6.3%-7.6% -3.5%
52-week high $18.71$9.19$10.13 $779.14
52-week low $15.01$6.09$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.

MultiplePROVCFFNKRNY
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 12.7x 12.9xmedian 12.7x 16.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.5x 4.7xmedian 3.5x 3.4xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.9x 8.0xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.4x 15.1xmedian 11.4x 17.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.55median 1.46 0.85median 1.46 -5.29median 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 monthsPROVCFFNKRNY
Revenue $40.05M $229.25M $178.11M
Net income $6.66M $82.84M $36.26M
Free cash flow $8.54M $71.53M $35.27M
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $0.67 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $49.21M $136.10M $114.82M
Total debt $157.05M $1.64B $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 6.48M 124.01M 63.22M
Enterprise value -$93.35M $134.84M $70.72M

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
MetricPROVCFFNKRNY
P/E 17.5x 12.9x 16.2x
P/FCF 13.3x 15.1x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 13.9x 16.0x
P/S 2.8x 4.7x 3.4x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 7.6x 8.2x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 11.3x 9.2x
EV/FCF 26.0x 36.1x 46.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 33.2x 43.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.55 0.85 -5.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPROVCFFNKRNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 19.4% 15.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 5.6% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.4% 35.2% 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 12.5% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.0% 41.8% 38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 15.2% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.3% 155.9% 52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 4.6% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 185.0% 64.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 4.6% -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPROVCFFNKRNY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 82.5% 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.1% 44.7% 26.6%
Net margin 16.6% 36.1% 20.4%
FCF margin 21.3% 31.2% 19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 34.0% 21.2%
Return on equity 5.3% 8.1% 4.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.8% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 9.5% 8.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.5% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPROVCFFNKRNY
Debt / assets 13.0% 16.9% 15.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF 18.4x 22.9x 32.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.6% 89.4% 90.0%
Equity / assets 10.4% 10.6% 10.0%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.5x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPROVCFFNKRNY
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.5% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 5.3% 4.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 9.1% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusPROVCFFNKRNY
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2027 10.6xFY2027 12.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2027 $0.81FY2027 $0.72FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +34.0%FY2027 +16.3%FY2027 +26.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% -2.5% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.97MFY2027 $249.46MFY2026 $186.11MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% -3.6% +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPROVCFFNKRNY
Held by institutions 49.3% 81.1% 71.5%
Institutions holding 31 244 168
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +0.4% +6.1%
Institutions buying 14 110 99
Institutions selling 10 79 43
Buyers to sellers 1.40 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.

PROVCFFNKRNY
PROV 1.00 0.34 0.35
CFFN 0.34 1.00 0.76
KRNY 0.35 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PROV, CFFN and KRNY?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.76M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.09B, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $586.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, PROV, CFFN and KRNY?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 13.1x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 10.6x, 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: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +15.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) leads (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 9.5%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.9%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +42.5%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +46.5%. Over five years, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) compounded fastest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.4%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -7.1%/yr, Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.3%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.6%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PROV, 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.