TFC vs FITB vs CFG Stock Comparison

Truist Financial, Fifth Third Bancorp and Citizens Financial Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFC Truist Financial Corp
$49.42 +6.4% 1M +11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.55B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.93 +6.0% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$49.88B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.72B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Truist Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Truist Financial 6, Fifth Third Bancorp 4, Citizens Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFCFITBCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.55B $49.88B $27.67B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 20.6x 13.0x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 17.1x 11.9x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +32.5% +10.6% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.1% 20.6% 23.8% TFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 11.1% 12.0% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x -0.3x 2.6x FITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.03% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.8% +29.9% +26.2% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr +4.2%/yr +6.1%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 25.1% 25.5% TFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 28/100 23/100 FITB

Percentile Scorecard

TFCFITBCFG

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

AxisTFCFITBCFG
Valuation 35 #233 of 360 14 #311 of 360 20 #289 of 360
Growth 9 #312 of 344 15 #292 of 344 13 #300 of 344
Profitability 27 #254 of 345 16 #289 of 345 15 #295 of 345
Financial Health 16 #286 of 339 37 #214 of 339 20 #273 of 339
Shareholder Returns 40 #213 of 352 59 #145 of 352 47 #187 of 352
Overall 25 28 23
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFCFITBCFGSPY
1 month +6.4%+6.0%+0.1% -2.0%
3 months -6.1%-6.6%-12.6% -2.2%
6 months -1.1%+7.2%+0.0% +4.2%
Year to date +0.4%+15.2%+10.2% +10.6%
1 year +11.8%+29.9%+26.2% +10.4%
3 years +58.4%+103.8%+146.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.6%+26.8%+35.0% +20.2%
5 years -22.5%+22.6%+34.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%+4.2%+6.1% +10.1%
10 years +28.3%+151.8%+145.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +2.5%+9.7%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFCFITBCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%25.1%25.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%24.9%25.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.690.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.501.191.03 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-54.6%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-9.1%-13.8% -3.2%
52-week high $55.81$59.36$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $43.73$41.12$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.

MultipleTFCFITBCFG
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.4x 20.3xmedian 12.4x 12.8xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.5x 4.2xmedian 3.5x 3.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 4.9x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 6.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 11.0x 17.6xmedian 11.0x 24.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -797.66median 1.33 -2.21median 1.33 1.99median 1.33

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 monthsTFCFITBCFG
Revenue $19.41B $11.72B $8.93B
Net income $5.19B $2.56B $2.27B
Free cash flow $6.06B $2.79B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $3.97 $2.64 $4.99
Cash & equivalents – $4.09B –
Total debt $65.79B $18.14B $17.83B
Shares (diluted) 1.23B 917.10M 425.66M
Enterprise value $61.55B -$38.36B $27.67B

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
MetricTFCFITBCFG
P/E 12.3x 20.3x 12.8x
P/FCF 9.8x 17.6x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 14.2x 21.6x
P/S 3.1x 4.2x 3.0x
P/B 1.0x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 5.6x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 6.1x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 4.0x 5.0x
EV/FCF 20.6x 16.7x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 13.5x 35.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -797.66 -2.21 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFCFITBCFG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 32.5% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 9.8% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 6.3% 33.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 0.1% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% -21.7% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -9.2% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -0.9% -55.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -8.5% -30.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -4.6% -59.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -11.6% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFCFITBCFG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 83.0% 71.3% 77.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 30.7% 27.8% 32.3%
Net margin 25.1% 20.6% 23.8%
FCF margin 31.2% 23.8% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% 29.5% 14.1%
Return on equity 8.3% 7.6% 8.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 11.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFCFITBCFG
Debt / assets 11.9% 6.0% 7.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x -0.3x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 10.9x 6.5x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 88.9% 88.9% 89.3%
Equity / assets 11.1% 11.1% 10.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.7x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFCFITBCFG
Dividend yield 4.2% 3.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 7.2% – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 3.0% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.5% – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 42.4% – 72.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -4.9% – 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.4% – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusTFCFITBCFG
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.28FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +61.3% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.70BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $8.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +23.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFCFITBCFG
Held by institutions 76.7% 90.8% 96.7%
Institutions holding 1,691 1,307 1,099
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 800 692 634
Institutions selling 659 409 315
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.69 2.01

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.

TFCFITBCFG
TFC 1.00 0.85 0.83
FITB 0.85 1.00 0.86
CFG 0.83 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFC, FITB and CFG?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Truist Financial (TFC) $61.55B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.88B, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFC, FITB and CFG?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Truist Financial (TFC) 12.6x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (Truist Financial (TFC) 11.5x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.1x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +32.5%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest net margin (Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 20.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 11.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: Truist Financial (TFC) +11.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +29.9%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +26.2%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Truist Financial (TFC) -5.0%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr, Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Truist Financial (TFC) has been the steadiest (Truist Financial (TFC) 23.7%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 25.1%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFC, FITB 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 6. 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.