PROV vs KRNY vs TFSL Stock Comparison

Provident Financial Holdings, Kearny Financial and TFS Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.22 +0.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$576.48M
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.67 +1.3% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.67B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$343.73M
Div. yield
0.01%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionPROVKRNYTFSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.70M $576.48M $4.67B TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 15.7x 45.8x KRNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 12.8x 43.9x KRNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +10.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 29.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.0% +40.3% +21.5% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -7.2%/yr -3.0%/yr PROV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 11.3% 25.4% 22.1% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 52/100 37/100 PROV

Percentile Scorecard

PROVKRNYTFSL

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

AxisPROVKRNYTFSL
Valuation 68 #115 of 361 45 #200 of 361 1 #356 of 361
Growth – – 73 #48 of 172
Profitability – – 33 #100 of 149
Financial Health 27 #116 of 158 16 #133 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 73 #91 of 338 94 #21 of 338 40 #205 of 338
Overall 56 52 37
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFSL ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPROVKRNYTFSLSPY
1 month -0.4%+0.5%+1.3% +0.9%
3 months +2.4%-3.9%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months +5.8%+14.3%+13.2% +8.5%
Year to date +14.4%+24.4%+24.6% +13.3%
1 year +16.0%+40.3%+21.5% +12.4%
3 years +48.6%+34.0%+42.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.1%+10.3%+12.6% +23.5%
5 years +6.7%-31.3%-14.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.3%-7.2%-3.0% +11.0%
10 years -4.2%-33.4%-5.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.4%-4.0%-0.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePROVKRNYTFSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 11.3%25.4%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 11.4%24.3%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.480.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.411.590.97 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-61.2%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-9.0%-10.4% -0.9%
52-week high $18.71$10.13$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $15.01$6.26$13.25 $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.

MultiplePROVKRNYTFSL
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 12.1x 15.7xmedian 12.1x 45.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x 13.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 5.1x 7.3xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.8x 16.7xmedian 10.8x 54.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 6.38median 1.32 5.88median 1.32

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 monthsPROVKRNYTFSL
Revenue – – $343.73M
Net income – – $102.06M
Free cash flow – – $86.27M
EPS (diluted) – $0.58 $0.36
Cash & equivalents $53.25M $115.83M –
Total debt $172.04M $1.14B –
Shares (diluted) 6.48M 63.22M 280.18M
Enterprise value $116.70M $576.48M $4.67B

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
MetricPROVKRNYTFSL
P/E 17.7x 15.7x 45.5x
P/FCF 13.4x 16.7x 54.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 47.8x
P/S 2.9x 3.3x 13.6x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x –
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.8x –
EV/EBITDA – – 7.3x
EV/EBIT – – 7.6x
EV/Revenue – – 13.6x
EV/FCF – – 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 47.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.38 5.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPROVKRNYTFSL
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 22.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 24.3% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 180.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 247.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPROVKRNYTFSL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 185.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 37.7%
Net margin – – 29.7%
FCF margin – – 25.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 28.5%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPROVKRNYTFSL
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 89.6% 90.3% –
Equity / assets 10.4% 9.7% –
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPROVKRNYTFSL
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.8% 7.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 4.8% 7.2%
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.

ConsensusPROVKRNYTFSL
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2027 12.8xFY2027 43.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2027 $0.72FY2027 $0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.0%FY2027 +26.3%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +29.2% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.97MFY2027 $186.11MFY2027 $326.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2027 +5.5%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +23.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPROVKRNYTFSL
Held by institutions 49.3% 71.5% 13.7%
Institutions holding 31 168 234
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +6.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 14 99 123
Institutions selling 10 43 71
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.30 1.73

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.

PROVKRNYTFSL
PROV 1.00 0.35 0.25
KRNY 0.35 1.00 0.65
TFSL 0.25 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PROV, KRNY and TFSL?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.70M, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $576.48M, TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, PROV, KRNY and TFSL?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.7x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.7x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kearny Financial (KRNY) is cheapest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.8x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 43.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +16.0%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +40.3%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +21.5%. Over five years, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) compounded fastest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.3%/yr, Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.2%/yr, TFS Financial (TFSL) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 0.00%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 0.00%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 0.01%. Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) and Kearny Financial (KRNY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.3%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PROV, KRNY and TFSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kearny Financial (KRNY) leads on 3. 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.