PROV vs TFSL vs FBLA Stock Comparison

Provident Financial Holdings, TFS Financial and FB Bancorp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.76 +2.8% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.70B
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.94%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins
FBLA FB Bancorp, Inc. /MD/
$16.99 +1.7% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$273.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$43.92M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Provident Financial Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Provident Financial Holdings 5, TFS Financial 2, FB Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPROVTFSLFBLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.01M $4.70B $273.00M TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 46.4x -981.9x PROV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 44.1x — PROV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -35.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -0.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% 6.94% — TFSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.3% +25.0% +41.3% FBLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -2.9%/yr — PROV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 11.3% 22.0% 14.9% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 — 42/100 PROV

Percentile Scorecard

PROVTFSLFBLA

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

AxisPROVTFSLFBLA
Valuation 68 #117 of 361 1 #358 of 361 30 #253 of 361
Growth – – 65 #55 of 153
Profitability – – 20 #103 of 128
Financial Health 25 #105 of 140 – 54 #65 of 140
Shareholder Returns 75 #86 of 335 99 #5 of 335 –
Overall 56 – 42
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFSL ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FBLA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPROVTFSLFBLASPY
1 month -0.6%+2.8%+1.7% +0.7%
3 months +2.2%-7.1%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months +6.1%+11.4%+21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +14.4%+25.3%+32.2% +12.8%
1 year +15.3%+25.0%+41.3% +11.9%
3 years +51.7%+42.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.9%+12.6%— +22.8%
5 years +6.7%-13.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%-2.9%— +10.9%
10 years -4.2%-5.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.4%-0.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePROVTFSLFBLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 11.3%22.0%14.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 11.4%22.8%13.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.490.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.351.142.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-45.4%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-9.9%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $18.71$18.61$17.29 $779.14
52-week low $15.01$13.25$11.96 $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.

MultiplePROVTFSLFBLA
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 12.2x 46.4xmedian 12.2x -981.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 13.3xmedian 3.4x 6.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 5.3x 13.0xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.8x 53.0xmedian 10.8x 10.0xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 4.64median 1.34 —median 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 monthsPROVTFSLFBLA
Revenue – – $43.92M
Net income – – -$282.00K
Free cash flow – – $27.34M
EPS (diluted) – $0.36 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $53.25M – $45.21M
Total debt $172.04M – $111.19M
Shares (diluted) 6.48M 280.18M 14.91M
Enterprise value $114.01M $4.70B $55.58M

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
MetricPROVTFSLFBLA
P/E 17.7x 46.4x -981.9x
P/FCF 13.4x 53.0x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 9.3x
P/S 2.9x 13.3x 6.2x
P/B 0.9x – 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.0x
EV/EBIT – – 14.9x
EV/Revenue – – 7.7x
EV/FCF – – 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPROVTFSLFBLA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -35.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 94.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.6% 92.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 51.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPROVTFSLFBLA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 59.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 9.2%
Net margin – – -0.6%
FCF margin – – 62.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 67.1%
Return on equity – – 0.8%
Return on assets – – 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – 5.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -104.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPROVTFSLFBLA
Debt / assets – – 9.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – – 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 89.6% – 76.8%
Equity / assets 10.4% – 23.2%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPROVTFSLFBLA
Dividend yield 3.1% 6.9% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 6.9% –
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.

ConsensusPROVTFSLFBLA
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2027 44.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2027 $0.38FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +34.0%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.97MFY2027 $326.56MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +11.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPROVTFSLFBLA
Held by institutions 49.3% 13.7% 41.5%
Institutions holding 31 235 89
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +1.4% +10.9%
Institutions buying 14 124 59
Institutions selling 10 71 17
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.75 3.47

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.

PROVTFSLFBLA
PROV 1.00 0.25 0.24
TFSL 0.25 1.00 0.44
FBLA 0.24 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PROV, TFSL and FBLA?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $114.01M, TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.70B, FB Bancorp (FBLA) $273.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, PROV, TFSL and FBLA?

Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.7x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 46.4x, FB Bancorp (FBLA) -981.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) is cheapest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x, TFS Financial (TFSL) 44.1x). 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 FB Bancorp (FBLA) returned the most: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.3%, TFS Financial (TFSL) +25.0%, FB Bancorp (FBLA) +41.3%. Over five years, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) compounded fastest (Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.3%/yr, TFS Financial (TFSL) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFS Financial (TFSL) has the highest dividend yield: Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 3.08%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 6.94%. FB Bancorp (FBLA) 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%, TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.0%, FB Bancorp (FBLA) 14.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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