RF vs BPOP vs FITB Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Popular and Fifth Third Bancorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.51 +3.2% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.29B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.88%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$159.19 -0.8% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
1.98%
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.57B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
3.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Popular leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Popular 8, Fifth Third Bancorp 2, Regions Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRFBPOPFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.29B $10.17B $48.57B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 10.5x 18.4x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 9.6x 17.0x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +9.9% +17.1% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 28.9% 26.2% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 12.9% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.6x — BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.88% 1.98% 3.02% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.6% +41.5% +26.2% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +14.4%/yr +4.0%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 22.8% 24.9% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 57/100 40/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

RFBPOPFITB

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

AxisRFBPOPFITB
Valuation 24 #275 of 360 44 #203 of 360 12 #318 of 360
Growth 10 #173 of 191 46 #103 of 191 23 #148 of 191
Profitability 49 #87 of 168 68 #55 of 168 46 #92 of 168
Financial Health 49 #90 of 175 47 #93 of 175 50 #88 of 175
Shareholder Returns 64 #123 of 341 82 #61 of 341 72 #98 of 341
Overall 39 57 40
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFBPOPFITBSPY
1 month +3.2%-0.8%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.8%-8.6%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%+5.6%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%+27.8%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year +17.6%+41.5%+26.2% +12.3%
3 years +103.5%+145.5%+134.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.7%+34.9%+32.8% +23.3%
5 years +20.1%+95.4%+21.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.7%+14.4%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +163.0%+327.1%+145.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+15.6%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRFBPOPFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%22.8%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%23.9%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.620.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.821.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-48.4%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-10.5%-9.7% -1.2%
52-week high $32.40$177.87$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$109.24$41.12 $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.

MultipleRFBPOPFITB
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.1x 10.5xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.0x 4.8xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 10.9x 12.6xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.19median 1.34 3.30median 1.34 -2.90median 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 monthsRFBPOPFITB
Revenue $7.62B $3.35B $10.16B
Net income $2.23B $969.11M $2.81B
Free cash flow $1.67B $807.17M –
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $15.14 $2.91
Cash & equivalents – – $4.37B
Total debt $7.63B – $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 63.92M 916.00M
Enterprise value $24.36B $10.06B -$33.66B

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
MetricRFBPOPFITB
P/E 11.3x 10.5x 18.4x
P/FCF 14.6x 12.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 10.1x –
P/S 3.2x 3.0x 4.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 4.8x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 4.9x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 3.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 19.1x 14.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.19 3.30 -2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFBPOPFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.9% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.5% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 34.4% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.7% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 43.2% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 3.2% -6.3%
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
MetricRFBPOPFITB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 71.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 34.1% 35.4%
Net margin 28.2% 28.9% 26.2%
FCF margin 21.9% 24.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 29.9% –
Return on equity 11.8% 15.2% 10.0%
Return on assets 1.4% 1.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFBPOPFITB
Debt / assets 4.7% 1.8% 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 88.3% 91.9% 88.5%
Equity / assets 11.7% 8.1% 11.5%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.0x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFBPOPFITB
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 8.5% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusRFBPOPFITB
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $16.59FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% -0.5% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +11.4% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFBPOPFITB
Held by institutions 84.8% 92.5% 90.8%
Institutions holding 1,104 475 1,303
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 558 236 691
Institutions selling 347 168 406
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.40 1.70

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.

RFBPOPFITB
RF 1.00 0.74 0.88
BPOP 0.74 1.00 0.71
FITB 0.88 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, BPOP and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.29B, Popular (BPOP) $10.17B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, BPOP and FITB?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Popular (BPOP) 10.5x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Popular (BPOP) 9.6x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +17.6%, Popular (BPOP) +41.5%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.4%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Regions Financial (RF) 3.88%, Popular (BPOP) 1.98%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 3.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Popular (BPOP) 22.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.