RF vs CBSH vs KEY Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Commerce Bancshares and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.14 +2.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.56B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.81%
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Commerce Bancshares leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commerce Bancshares 6, Regions Financial 5, Keycorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRFCBSHKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.29B $15.96B $22.56B RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 27.4x 11.5x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 12.2x 10.7x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +8.6% — CBSH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 31.3% — CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 20.2% — CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.0x — CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.88% 1.99% 3.81% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.6% +9.5% +20.0% KEY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr -0.9%/yr -2.1%/yr RF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 18.5% 22.9% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 65/100 — CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

RFCBSHKEY

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

AxisRFCBSHKEY
Valuation 24 #275 of 360 3 #348 of 360 57 #157 of 360
Growth 10 #173 of 191 66 #65 of 191 –
Profitability 49 #87 of 168 96 #8 of 168 –
Financial Health 49 #90 of 175 96 #8 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 64 #123 of 341 62 #130 of 341 86 #49 of 341
Overall 39 65 –
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFCBSHKEYSPY
1 month +3.2%-1.9%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -8.8%-7.8%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%+6.5%-3.7% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%+5.7%+2.4% +12.9%
1 year +17.6%+9.5%+20.0% +12.3%
3 years +103.5%+46.8%+113.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.7%+13.7%+28.7% +23.3%
5 years +20.1%-4.4%-10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.7%-0.9%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +163.0%+48.0%+48.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+4.0%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRFCBSHKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%18.5%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%19.4%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.220.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.510.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-42.1%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-8.3%-11.8% -1.2%
52-week high $32.40$60.33$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$47.49$17.12 $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.

MultipleRFCBSHKEY
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.1x 27.4xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.0x 13.2xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 10.9x 13.2xmedian 10.9x 17.9xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.19median 1.34 5.49median 1.34 0.83median 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 monthsRFCBSHKEY
Revenue $7.62B $1.86B –
Net income $2.23B $590.84M –
Free cash flow $1.67B $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $4.04 $1.82
Total debt $7.63B $26.29M –
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 144.31M 1.08B
Enterprise value $24.36B $15.78B $22.56B

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
MetricRFCBSHKEY
P/E 11.3x 27.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 14.6x 13.2x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 12.6x –
P/S 3.2x 8.6x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x 3.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 14.1x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 8.5x –
EV/FCF 19.1x 13.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 12.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.19 5.49 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFCBSHKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 8.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 5.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 5.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 0.9% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 5.0% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% 131.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 36.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 145.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 44.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRFCBSHKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 64.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 40.7% –
Net margin 28.2% 31.3% –
FCF margin 21.9% 65.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 67.7% –
Return on equity 11.8% 13.6% 11.3%
Return on assets 1.4% 1.7% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 20.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFCBSHKEY
Debt / assets 4.7% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 88.3% 87.6% 90.8%
Equity / assets 11.7% 12.4% 9.2%
Interest coverage 2.5x 3.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFCBSHKEY
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.0% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 4.1% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusRFCBSHKEY
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $4.53FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% -3.3% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% -4.6% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFCBSHKEY
Held by institutions 84.8% 37.7% 88.1%
Institutions holding 1,104 507 941
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +4.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 558 266 467
Institutions selling 347 144 301
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.85 1.55

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.

RFCBSHKEY
RF 1.00 0.76 0.87
CBSH 0.76 1.00 0.71
KEY 0.87 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, CBSH and KEY?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.29B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.96B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, CBSH and KEY?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.4x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keycorp (KEY) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +17.6%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +9.5%, Keycorp (KEY) +20.0%. Over five years, Regions Financial (RF) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/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%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 1.99%, Keycorp (KEY) 3.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RF, CBSH and KEY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads on 6. 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.