RF vs CFG vs BPOP Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Citizens Financial and Popular Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.43B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$160.41 0.0% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.29B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRFCFGBPOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.43B $27.72B $10.29B CFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 14.0x 10.6x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 12.1x 9.7x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +11.0% +9.9% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 22.7% 28.9% BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 12.3% — RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.4x 0.6x BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% 0.00% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +25.3% +41.0% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +6.5%/yr +14.8%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 25.3% 22.9% BPOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 37/100 57/100 BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

RFCFGBPOP

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

AxisRFCFGBPOP
Valuation 23 #280 of 362 27 #263 of 362 44 #203 of 362
Growth 8 #203 of 221 36 #142 of 221 45 #122 of 221
Profitability 48 #105 of 200 37 #126 of 200 68 #64 of 200
Financial Health 48 #106 of 203 32 #139 of 203 47 #108 of 203
Shareholder Returns 66 #117 of 342 53 #161 of 342 83 #59 of 342
Overall 39 37 57
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BPOP ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFCFGBPOPSPY
1 month +3.5%-0.3%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.0%-8.1%-6.4% +3.5%
6 months +1.2%+0.9%+6.5% +7.0%
Year to date +5.5%+11.9%+28.8% +12.2%
1 year +16.4%+25.3%+41.0% +13.0%
3 years +104.1%+185.8%+147.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+41.9%+35.3% +23.1%
5 years +22.4%+37.3%+98.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%+6.5%+14.8% +11.0%
10 years +166.0%+143.2%+329.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+9.3%+15.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRFCFGBPOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%25.3%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%25.6%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.870.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.001.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-59.4%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-12.5%-9.8% -1.8%
52-week high $32.40$74.73$177.87 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$49.71$109.24 $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.

MultipleRFCFGBPOP
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.1x 13.9xmedian 12.1x 10.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 4.9xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.0x 11.7xmedian 11.0x 12.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.21median 1.36 12.62median 1.36 3.33median 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 monthsRFCFGBPOP
Revenue $7.62B $8.73B $3.35B
Net income $2.23B $2.13B $969.11M
Free cash flow $1.67B $2.35B $807.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $4.65 $15.14
Total debt $7.63B $16.35B –
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 426.68M 63.92M
Enterprise value $24.43B $27.72B $10.18B

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
MetricRFCFGBPOP
P/E 11.4x 13.9x 10.6x
P/FCF 14.6x 11.7x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 11.0x 10.2x
P/S 3.2x 3.2x 3.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 6.5x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 6.9x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 5.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF 19.2x 18.7x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 17.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.21 12.62 3.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFCFGBPOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 11.0% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 0.5% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 33.5% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -2.3% -0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 39.7% 43.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 1.1% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% 94.5% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -24.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 103.4% 27.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -24.9% 3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRFCFGBPOP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 78.0% 71.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 31.1% 34.1%
Net margin 28.2% 22.7% 28.9%
FCF margin 21.9% 27.0% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 28.7% 29.9%
Return on equity 11.8% 8.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 1.4% 0.9% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 12.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFCFGBPOP
Debt / assets 4.7% 7.0% 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.4x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 6.9x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 88.3% 88.8% 91.9%
Equity / assets 11.7% 11.2% 8.1%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.7x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFCFGBPOP
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.8% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 2.6% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 5.5% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 36.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.0% 33.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -2.0% –

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.

ConsensusRFCFGBPOP
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $16.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +27.1% -0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +11.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFCFGBPOP
Held by institutions 84.8% 96.7% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,105 1,097 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +2.9% +1.0%
Institutions buying 559 633 236
Institutions selling 347 314 168
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.02 1.40

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.

RFCFGBPOP
RF 1.00 0.88 0.74
CFG 0.88 1.00 0.77
BPOP 0.74 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, CFG and BPOP?

Citizens Financial (CFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.43B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.72B, Popular (BPOP) $10.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, CFG and BPOP?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 14.0x, Popular (BPOP) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.1x, Popular (BPOP) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Citizens Financial (CFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%, Popular (BPOP) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%, Popular (BPOP) 28.9%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +25.3%, Popular (BPOP) +41.0%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.5%/yr, Popular (BPOP) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Popular (BPOP) 0.00%. Popular (BPOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Popular (BPOP) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.3%, Popular (BPOP) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.