TFC vs RF vs KEY Stock Comparison

Truist Financial, Regions Financial and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.92 +2.7% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.51B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.37B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.21 +3.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.65B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 3, Truist Financial 2, Keycorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFCRFKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.51B $24.37B $22.65B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 11.3x 11.5x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 10.2x 10.8x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.7% +16.4% +19.0% KEY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr +4.1%/yr -1.9%/yr RF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 23.4% 22.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 — TFC

Percentile Scorecard

TFCRFKEY

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

AxisTFCRFKEY
Valuation 85 #54 of 362 23 #280 of 362 56 #160 of 362
Growth 7 #205 of 221 8 #203 of 221 –
Profitability – 48 #105 of 200 –
Financial Health – 48 #106 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 89 #37 of 342 66 #117 of 342 86 #49 of 342
Overall 61 39 –
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • KEY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFCRFKEYSPY
1 month +2.7%+3.5%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -6.1%-7.0%-5.7% +3.5%
6 months -4.5%+1.2%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%+5.5%+2.8% +12.2%
1 year +10.7%+16.4%+19.0% +13.0%
3 years +77.1%+104.1%+113.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%+26.9%+28.9% +23.1%
5 years -22.4%+22.4%-8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.9%+4.1%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years +25.2%+166.0%+49.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.3%+10.3%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTFCRFKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%23.4%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%25.7%23.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.660.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.700.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-44.9%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-11.7%-11.6% -1.8%
52-week high $55.81$32.40$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $43.73$24.07$17.12 $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.

MultipleTFCRFKEY
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 11.0x 14.6xmedian 11.0x 17.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -34.36median 1.36 5.21median 1.36 0.83median 1.36

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 monthsTFCRFKEY
Revenue – $7.62B –
Net income $5.19B $2.23B –
Free cash flow – $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $3.93 $2.51 $1.82
Total debt – $7.63B –
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 857.00M 1.08B
Enterprise value $59.51B $24.37B $22.65B

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
MetricTFCRFKEY
P/E 12.3x 11.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 9.8x 14.6x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x –
P/S 2.7x 3.2x 2.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 6.5x –
EV/EBIT – 6.7x –
EV/Revenue – 4.2x –
EV/FCF – 19.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -34.36 5.21 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFCRFKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 7.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.2% -1.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% 15.6% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 2.2% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFCRFKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.4% –
Net margin – 28.2% –
FCF margin – 21.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% –
Return on equity 8.3% 11.8% 11.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFCRFKEY
Debt / assets – 4.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 88.9% 88.3% 90.8%
Equity / assets 11.1% 11.7% 9.2%
Interest coverage – 2.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFCRFKEY
Dividend yield 4.3% 3.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 8.5% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusTFCRFKEY
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.28FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -4.3% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.70BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +16.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFCRFKEY
Held by institutions 76.7% 84.8% 88.1%
Institutions holding 1,687 1,105 943
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 798 559 468
Institutions selling 657 347 301
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.61 1.55

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.

TFCRFKEY
TFC 1.00 0.87 0.82
RF 0.87 1.00 0.87
KEY 0.82 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFC, RF and KEY?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Truist Financial (TFC) $59.51B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.37B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFC, RF and KEY?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Truist Financial (TFC) 12.2x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Truist Financial (TFC) 11.4x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keycorp (KEY) returned the most: Truist Financial (TFC) +10.7%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%, Keycorp (KEY) +19.0%. Over five years, Regions Financial (RF) compounded fastest (Truist Financial (TFC) -4.9%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Truist Financial (TFC) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%. Truist Financial (TFC) and Keycorp (KEY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.