RF vs HBAN vs CBSH Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Huntington Bancshares and Commerce Bancshares Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.51 +3.2% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.27B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 5, Commerce Bancshares 5, Huntington Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRFHBANCBSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.27B $31.79B $15.87B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 13.7x 27.2x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 12.5x 12.2x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +30.6% +8.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 22.4% 31.3% CBSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 11.9% 20.2% CBSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.5x 0.0x CBSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% 0.00% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.6% +0.4% +9.5% RF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr -0.3%/yr -0.9%/yr RF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 26.0% 18.5% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 44/100 65/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

RFHBANCBSH

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

AxisRFHBANCBSH
Valuation 24 #275 of 360 48 #189 of 360 3 #348 of 360
Growth 10 #173 of 191 38 #119 of 191 66 #65 of 191
Profitability 49 #87 of 168 42 #98 of 168 96 #8 of 168
Financial Health 49 #90 of 175 27 #128 of 175 96 #8 of 175
Shareholder Returns 64 #123 of 341 65 #120 of 341 62 #130 of 341
Overall 39 44 65
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFHBANCBSHSPY
1 month +3.2%+0.4%-1.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.8%-9.2%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%-5.1%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%-9.5%+5.7% +12.9%
1 year +17.6%+0.4%+9.5% +12.3%
3 years +103.5%+66.4%+46.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.7%+18.5%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years +20.1%-1.3%-4.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.7%-0.3%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +163.0%+46.1%+48.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+3.9%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRFHBANCBSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%26.0%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%28.7%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.780.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.020.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-47.4%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-18.5%-8.3% -1.2%
52-week high $32.40$19.27$60.33 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$15.02$47.49 $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.

MultipleRFHBANCBSH
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.1x 13.7xmedian 12.1x 27.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x 13.2xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x 13.2xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.19median 1.34 -1.50median 1.34 5.49median 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 monthsRFHBANCBSH
Revenue $7.62B $10.38B $1.86B
Net income $2.23B $2.51B $590.84M
Free cash flow $1.67B $2.92B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $1.14 $4.04
Total debt $7.63B $23.41B $26.29M
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 2.05B 144.31M
Enterprise value $24.27B $26.70B $15.66B

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
MetricRFHBANCBSH
P/E 11.3x 13.7x 27.4x
P/FCF 14.6x 10.8x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 9.5x 12.6x
P/S 3.2x 3.1x 8.6x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 6.1x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 6.7x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 5.2x 8.5x
EV/FCF 19.1x 18.4x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 16.0x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.19 -1.50 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFHBANCBSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 30.6% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 10.9% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 11.8% 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 1.8% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% -20.1% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -9.1% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% 25.4% 131.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 2.4% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 17.1% 145.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -0.8% 44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRFHBANCBSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 84.1% 64.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 29.5% 40.7%
Net margin 28.2% 22.4% 31.3%
FCF margin 21.9% 28.1% 65.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 32.3% 67.7%
Return on equity 11.8% 7.7% 13.6%
Return on assets 1.4% 0.9% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 11.9% 20.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFHBANCBSH
Debt / assets 4.7% 8.1% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.5x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 8.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.3% 88.8% 87.6%
Equity / assets 11.7% 11.2% 12.4%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.6x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFHBANCBSH
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 1.3% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 5.1% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 44.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.0% 37.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 7.2% –

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.

ConsensusRFHBANCBSH
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $4.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +48.4% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +12.5% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFHBANCBSH
Held by institutions 84.8% 86.7% 37.7%
Institutions holding 1,104 1,149 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.4% +4.8%
Institutions buying 558 572 266
Institutions selling 347 380 144
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.51 1.85

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.

RFHBANCBSH
RF 1.00 0.84 0.76
HBAN 0.84 1.00 0.69
CBSH 0.76 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, HBAN and CBSH?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.27B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.79B, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, HBAN and CBSH?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regions Financial (RF) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +17.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +9.5%. Over five years, Regions Financial (RF) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -0.9%/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%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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