RF vs BPOP vs BSAC Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Popular and Banco Santander Chile Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.37B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$160.41 0.0% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.18B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins
BSAC Banco Santander Chile
$31.64 -7.9% 1M +11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.97B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Popular leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Popular 7, Banco Santander Chile 2, Regions Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRFBPOPBSACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.37B $10.18B $14.97B RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 10.5x 0.0x BSAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 9.7x 11.1x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +9.9% — BPOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 28.9% — BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.6x 0.0x BSAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +41.0% +11.8% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +14.8%/yr +11.9%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 22.9% 28.9% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 57/100 33/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

RFBPOPBSAC

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

AxisRFBPOPBSAC
Valuation 23 #280 of 362 44 #203 of 362 12 #320 of 362
Growth 8 #203 of 221 45 #122 of 221 20 #178 of 221
Profitability 48 #105 of 200 68 #64 of 200 –
Financial Health 48 #106 of 203 47 #108 of 203 8 #187 of 203
Shareholder Returns 66 #117 of 342 83 #59 of 342 93 #25 of 342
Overall 39 57 33
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BSAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFBPOPBSACSPY
1 month +3.5%0.0%-7.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.0%-6.4%-8.2% +3.5%
6 months +1.2%+6.5%-5.3% +7.0%
Year to date +5.5%+28.8%+1.7% +12.2%
1 year +16.4%+41.0%+11.8% +13.0%
3 years +104.1%+147.4%+81.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+35.3%+21.9% +23.1%
5 years +22.4%+98.9%+75.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%+14.8%+11.9% +11.0%
10 years +166.0%+329.4%+44.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+15.7%+3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRFBPOPBSACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%22.9%28.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%24.0%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.631.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.790.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-48.4%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-9.8%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $32.40$177.87$37.46 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$109.24$28.22 $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.

MultipleRFBPOPBSAC
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.1x 10.6xmedian 12.1x 0.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.0x 4.9xmedian 5.0x 0.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.0x 12.7xmedian 11.0x -483.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.21median 1.36 3.33median 1.36 0.00median 1.36

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 monthsRFBPOPBSAC
Revenue $7.62B $3.35B –
Operating income – – $278.26B
Net income $2.23B $969.11M -$1.70T
Free cash flow $1.67B $807.17M –
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $15.14 $1,126.89
Cash & equivalents – – $2.20B
Total debt $7.63B – $49.65B
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 63.92M 471.12M
Enterprise value $24.37B $10.07B -$10.98T

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
MetricRFBPOPBSAC
P/E 11.4x 10.6x 0.0x
P/FCF 14.6x 12.7x -483.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 10.2x –
P/S 3.2x 3.1x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.6x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 4.9x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 5.0x 0.2x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 3.5x –
EV/FCF 19.2x 14.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.21 3.33 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFBPOPBSAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -85.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 44.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 34.4% -229.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.7% -114.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 43.2% -18.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 3.2% 48.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% 18.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 27.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 3.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRFBPOPBSAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 71.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 34.1% –
Net margin 28.2% 28.9% –
FCF margin 21.9% 24.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 29.9% –
Return on equity 11.8% 15.2% –
Return on assets 1.4% 1.2% 2,022%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFBPOPBSAC
Debt / assets 4.7% 1.8% 65.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 8.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 88.3% 91.9% 91.8%
Equity / assets 11.7% 8.1% 8.2%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – 0.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFBPOPBSAC
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.0% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 8.5% 8.5% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – –

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.

ConsensusRFBPOPBSAC
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $2.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% -0.5% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +11.4% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFBPOPBSAC
Held by institutions 84.8% 92.5% 4.7%
Institutions holding 1,105 475 157
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 559 236 82
Institutions selling 347 168 51
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.40 1.61

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.

RFBPOPBSAC
RF 1.00 0.74 0.31
BPOP 0.74 1.00 0.29
BSAC 0.31 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, BPOP and BSAC?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.37B, Popular (BPOP) $10.18B, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) $14.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, BPOP and BSAC?

Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Popular (BPOP) 9.7x, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Popular (BPOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%, Popular (BPOP) +41.0%, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) +11.8%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.8%/yr, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Popular (BPOP) 0.00%, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 0.00%. Popular (BPOP) and Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Banco Santander Chile (BSAC) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RF, BPOP and BSAC?

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