RF vs TFC vs CFG Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Truist Financial and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.47 +3.9% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.42B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.46 +3.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.87B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.85B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Truist Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Truist Financial 5, Regions Financial 4, Citizens Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRFTFCCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.42B $59.87B $27.63B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 10.8x 13.9x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 10.0x 12.0x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +4.1% +11.0% CFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 26.5% 22.7% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 10.6% 12.3% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 4.0x 2.4x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% +11.1% +27.8% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr -5.5%/yr +5.3%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 23.4% 25.3% TFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 27/100 31/100 RF

Percentile Scorecard

RFTFCCFG

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

AxisRFTFCCFG
Valuation 21 #285 of 361 36 #233 of 361 26 #268 of 361
Growth 5 #326 of 344 16 #291 of 344 34 #229 of 344
Profitability 39 #213 of 348 27 #254 of 348 26 #259 of 348
Financial Health 46 #184 of 340 18 #278 of 340 25 #254 of 340
Shareholder Returns 60 #140 of 352 39 #214 of 352 44 #199 of 352
Overall 34 27 31
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFTFCCFGSPY
1 month +3.9%+3.1%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -7.7%-6.4%-9.4% +2.9%
6 months +2.6%-4.5%+2.1% +6.4%
Year to date +5.1%-1.5%+11.5% +11.4%
1 year +18.1%+11.1%+27.8% +13.1%
3 years +100.9%+75.8%+176.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.2%+20.7%+40.3% +21.5%
5 years +18.2%-24.8%+29.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.4%-5.5%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +167.6%+24.9%+150.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%+2.2%+9.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRFTFCCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%23.4%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%26.3%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.600.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.481.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-61.1%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-13.2%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $32.40$55.81$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$43.61$49.71 $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.

MultipleRFTFCCFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 10.7xmedian 12.5x 13.9xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x 3.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.8x 7.5xmedian 4.8x 6.5xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 11.4x 10.2xmedian 11.4x 11.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.18median 1.48 10.36median 1.48 12.58median 1.48

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 monthsRFTFCCFG
Revenue $7.62B $20.85B $8.73B
Net income $2.23B $5.84B $2.13B
Free cash flow $1.67B $5.80B $2.35B
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $4.47 $4.65
Total debt $7.63B $69.86B $16.35B
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 1.24B 426.68M
Enterprise value $24.42B $59.87B $27.63B

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
MetricRFTFCCFG
P/E 11.3x 10.7x 13.9x
P/FCF 14.5x 10.2x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 10.2x 11.0x
P/S 3.2x 2.8x 3.2x
P/B 1.3x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 7.5x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 6.6x 7.8x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 6.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 19.1x 22.3x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 22.3x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.18 10.36 12.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFTFCCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 4.1% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.7% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 11.9% 33.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -1.9% -2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 19.2% 39.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 1.0% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% 46.1% 94.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -19.6% -24.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 46.1% 103.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -19.6% -24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRFTFCCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 82.8% 78.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 32.6% 31.1%
Net margin 28.2% 26.5% 22.7%
FCF margin 21.9% 27.8% 27.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 27.8% 28.7%
Return on equity 11.8% 9.1% 8.1%
Return on assets 1.4% 1.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 10.6% 12.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFTFCCFG
Debt / assets 4.7% 12.6% 7.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 4.0x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 12.1x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 88.3% 88.5% 88.8%
Equity / assets 11.7% 11.5% 11.2%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.7x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFTFCCFG
Dividend yield 3.9% 4.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 6.1% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 10.3% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 44.6% 36.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.0% 44.9% 33.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% -4.6% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -2.0% -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.

ConsensusRFTFCCFG
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.73FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +40.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% +6.2% +27.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $19.56BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.3% +3.3% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFTFCCFG
Held by institutions 84.8% 76.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 1,105 1,687 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.8% +2.9%
Institutions buying 559 798 633
Institutions selling 347 657 314
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.21 2.02

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.

RFTFCCFG
RF 1.00 0.87 0.88
TFC 0.87 1.00 0.83
CFG 0.88 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, TFC and CFG?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.42B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.87B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, TFC and CFG?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.8x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.0x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x). 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%, Truist Financial (TFC) +4.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Truist Financial (TFC) 26.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +18.1%, Truist Financial (TFC) +11.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +27.8%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +3.4%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.5%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Truist Financial (TFC) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.5%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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