STC vs FNF vs VLY Stock Comparison

Stewart Information Services, Fidelity National Financial and Valley National Bancorp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLY Valley National Bancorp
$14.10 +10.3% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.12%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Valley National Bancorp leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Valley National Bancorp 4, Fidelity National Financial 3, Stewart Information Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTCFNFVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.35B $10.54B $7.79B FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 13.6x 11.0x VLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 8.2x 11.7x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +13.0% — STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.82% 5.29% 3.12% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.3% -27.0% +26.0% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -2.4%/yr +1.2%/yr VLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 27.5% 25.1% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 57/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

STCFNFVLY

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

AxisSTCFNFVLY
Valuation 80 #25 of 119 91 #12 of 119 63 #134 of 361
Growth – 37 #72 of 113 –
Profitability – 61 #42 of 107 –
Financial Health – 39 #66 of 107 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #14 of 105 60 #43 of 105 76 #81 of 338
Overall – 57 –
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • VLY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTCFNFVLYSPY
1 month -23.1%-4.3%+10.3% +0.9%
3 months -37.1%-26.5%-1.3% +5.9%
6 months -36.8%-24.8%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date -37.0%-28.0%+20.7% +13.3%
1 year -38.3%-27.0%+26.0% +12.4%
3 years +3.4%+6.4%+81.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.1%+2.1%+22.0% +23.5%
5 years -37.8%-11.5%+6.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.1%-2.4%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years -0.3%+65.4%+43.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year 0.0%+5.2%+3.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTCFNFVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%27.5%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%29.2%23.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.290.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.981.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-40.2%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-31.8%-7.2% -0.9%
52-week high $77.17$57.61$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $42.86$38.66$10.43 $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.

MultipleSTCFNFVLY
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 10.9x 13.6xmedian 10.9x 11.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 4.4xmedian 7.5x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.5x 1.9xmedian 8.5x 12.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.59 0.91median 0.59 3.49median 1.32

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 monthsSTCFNFVLY
Revenue $3.37B $15.36B –
Gross profit – $15.08B –
Operating income – $1.46B –
Net income – $912.00M –
Free cash flow – $5.43B –
EPS (diluted) – $2.89 $1.27
Cash & equivalents $152.31M $3.58B –
Total debt – $4.38B –
Shares (diluted) 30.85M 267.00M 556.96M
Enterprise value $1.36B -$6.51B $7.79B

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
MetricSTCFNFVLY
P/E 12.8x 13.6x 11.0x
P/FCF 11.5x 1.9x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 1.9x –
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 3.3x
P/B – 1.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 4.4x –
EV/EBIT – 7.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.7x –
EV/FCF – 1.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.91 3.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTCFNFVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 13.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 10.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -21.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -26.7% 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTCFNFVLY
Gross margin – 98.2% –
EBITDA margin – 15.2% –
Operating margin – 9.5% –
Pretax margin – 11.3% –
Net margin – 5.0% –
FCF margin – 35.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 36.2% –
Return on equity – 10.3% –
Return on assets – 0.8% –
Return on invested capital – 5.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 6.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTCFNFVLY
Debt / assets – 3.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 92.3% 88.3%
Equity / assets – 7.7% 11.7%
Interest coverage – 6.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTCFNFVLY
Dividend yield 4.8% 5.3% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.3% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusSTCFNFVLY
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $4.82FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +16.6% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $14.25BFY2026 $2.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 -1.4%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +3.0% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTCFNFVLY
Held by institutions 97.9% 83.3% 76.7%
Institutions holding 253 711 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +1.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 139 320 251
Institutions selling 78 257 141
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.25 1.78

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.

STCFNFVLY
STC 1.00 0.67 0.22
FNF 0.67 1.00 0.30
VLY 0.22 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STC, FNF and VLY?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.35B, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.54B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, STC, FNF and VLY?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stewart Information Services (STC) 12.8x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.6x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.1x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.2x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stewart Information Services (STC) +20.6%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: Stewart Information Services (STC) -38.3%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -27.0%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +26.0%. Over five years, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) compounded fastest (Stewart Information Services (STC) -9.1%/yr, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.4%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.82%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.29%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 3.12%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has been the steadiest (Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.6%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.5%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STC, FNF and VLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 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.