RF vs WTFC vs FCNCA Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, Wintrust Financial and First Citizens Bancshares Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.87 +7.3% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.60B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.83%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$154.13 +7.4% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.40B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
1.39%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionRFWTFCFCNCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.60B $10.40B $24.74B FCNCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 12.3x 12.0x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 12.3x 12.1x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +331.4% — WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 29.6% — WTFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.83% 1.39% 0.35% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +20.9% +33.4% FCNCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +11.7%/yr +24.0%/yr FCNCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 23.4% 27.2% WTFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 73/100 28/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

RFWTFCFCNCA

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

AxisRFWTFCFCNCA
Valuation 23 #278 of 361 88 #44 of 361 69 #111 of 361
Growth 9 #139 of 153 88 #20 of 153 –
Profitability 49 #66 of 128 99 #2 of 128 –
Financial Health 58 #59 of 140 – 14 #120 of 140
Shareholder Returns 64 #123 of 335 16 #283 of 335 2 #330 of 335
Overall 41 73 28
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FCNCA ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFWTFCFCNCASPY
1 month +7.3%+7.4%+14.9% +0.7%
3 months -6.4%-3.5%+10.5% +3.7%
6 months +1.1%+2.4%+20.1% +7.1%
Year to date +6.5%+10.2%+11.0% +12.8%
1 year +19.9%+20.9%+33.4% +11.9%
3 years +103.0%+106.2%+71.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.6%+27.3%+19.7% +22.8%
5 years +21.9%+74.2%+192.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%+11.7%+24.0% +10.9%
10 years +171.1%+185.9%+722.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%+11.1%+23.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRFWTFCFCNCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%23.4%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%22.9%27.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.670.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.891.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-42.2%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-7.7%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $32.40$166.90$2,382.50 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$123.45$1,766.01 $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.

MultipleRFWTFCFCNCA
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x 12.0xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 2.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 5.3x 3.7xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 10.8x 6.3xmedian 10.8x 13.4xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.26median 1.34 1.36median 1.34 -0.33median 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 monthsRFWTFCFCNCA
Revenue $7.62B $2.86B –
Net income $2.23B $900.36M –
Free cash flow $1.67B $1.64B –
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $12.42 $198.60
Total debt $7.63B – $24.47B
Shares (diluted) 857.00M 68.29M 11.54M
Enterprise value $24.67B $10.40B $24.74B

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
MetricRFWTFCFCNCA
P/E 11.5x 12.3x 12.0x
P/FCF 14.7x 6.3x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 6.3x –
P/S 3.2x 3.6x 2.2x
P/B 1.3x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x – 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 3.7x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 3.9x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 3.6x –
EV/FCF 19.3x 6.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 6.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.26 1.36 -0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFWTFCFCNCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 331.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 9.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 21.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 13.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 18.3% 12.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 9.0% -36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% 87.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 19.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 95.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 21.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRFWTFCFCNCA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.2% 98.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 42.5% –
Net margin 28.2% 29.6% –
FCF margin 21.9% 57.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 57.4% –
Return on equity 11.8% – –
Return on assets 1.4% – –
Return on invested capital 14.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRFWTFCFCNCA
Debt / assets 4.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 88.3% – 91.1%
Equity / assets 11.7% – 8.9%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRFWTFCFCNCA
Dividend yield 3.8% 1.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 4.6% – –
Shareholder yield 8.5% 1.4% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusRFWTFCFCNCA
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $12.53FY2026 $197.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +8.9% +0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026 $8.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +6.5% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFWTFCFCNCA
Held by institutions 84.8% 96.2% 63.7%
Institutions holding 1,106 596 628
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.7% -5.2%
Institutions buying 560 316 260
Institutions selling 347 169 226
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.87 1.15

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.

RFWTFCFCNCA
RF 1.00 0.83 0.64
WTFC 0.83 1.00 0.63
FCNCA 0.64 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, WTFC and FCNCA?

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.60B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.40B, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) $24.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, WTFC and FCNCA?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.5x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.3x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.3x, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) returned the most: Regions Financial (RF) +19.9%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +20.9%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +33.4%. Over five years, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +4.0%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +11.7%/yr, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) +24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Regions Financial (RF) 3.83%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 1.39%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 0.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.4%, First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RF, WTFC and FCNCA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) leads on 4. 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.