TFSL vs CFFN vs KRNY Stock Comparison

TFS Financial, Capitol Federal Financial and Kearny Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.69 -0.2% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$343.73M
Div. yield
6.97%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
4 wins
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.25 -1.2% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$597.34M
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.76%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

TFS Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (TFS Financial 4, Capitol Federal Financial 4, Kearny Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFSLCFFNKRNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.68B $1.06B $597.34M TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.6x 12.6x 15.8x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.9x 11.6x 12.3x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +19.4% — CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.7% 36.1% — CFFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.97% 4.62% 4.76% TFSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +31.1% +39.3% KRNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -6.1%/yr -6.5%/yr TFSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 22.9% 25.4% TFSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 52/100 52/100 KRNY

Percentile Scorecard

TFSLCFFNKRNY

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

AxisTFSLCFFNKRNY
Valuation 1 #357 of 362 19 #294 of 362 48 #190 of 362
Growth 74 #59 of 221 86 #33 of 221 –
Profitability 30 #140 of 200 48 #104 of 200 –
Financial Health – 9 #184 of 203 16 #171 of 203
Shareholder Returns 39 #208 of 342 98 #9 of 342 94 #23 of 342
Overall 36 52 52
  • TFSL ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFSLCFFNKRNYSPY
1 month -0.2%-2.8%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-2.3%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months +11.6%+7.1%+13.6% +7.0%
Year to date +24.7%+23.9%+24.8% +12.2%
1 year +22.6%+31.1%+39.3% +13.0%
3 years +42.9%+71.5%+34.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%+19.7%+10.4% +23.1%
5 years -13.2%-26.9%-28.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%-6.1%-6.5% +11.0%
10 years -5.4%-40.4%-33.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.6%-5.0%-4.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTFSLCFFNKRNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%22.9%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%23.3%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.570.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.361.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-66.7%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-8.2%-8.7% -1.8%
52-week high $18.61$9.19$10.13 $779.14
52-week low $13.25$6.02$6.26 $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.

MultipleTFSLCFFNKRNY
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 12.1x 12.6xmedian 12.1x 15.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 5.0x 8.0xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.3xmedian 11.0x 14.9xmedian 11.0x 16.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.89median 1.36 0.83median 1.36 6.40median 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 monthsTFSLCFFNKRNY
Revenue $343.73M $229.25M –
Net income $102.06M $82.84M –
Free cash flow $86.27M $71.53M –
EPS (diluted) $0.36 $0.67 $0.58
Cash & equivalents – $136.10M $115.83M
Total debt – $1.64B $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 280.18M 124.01M 63.22M
Enterprise value $4.68B $110.14M $597.34M

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
MetricTFSLCFFNKRNY
P/E 45.6x 12.6x 15.8x
P/FCF 54.3x 14.9x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 47.9x 13.6x –
P/S 13.6x 4.6x 3.3x
P/B – 1.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book – 1.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 7.7x 8.1x –
EV/Revenue 13.6x 11.2x –
EV/FCF 54.3x 35.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 47.9x 32.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.89 0.83 6.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNKRNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 19.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.7% 35.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 12.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 41.8% 24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 15.2% 2.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 180.7% 155.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 247.6% 185.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 4.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNKRNY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 185.3% 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.7% 44.7% –
Net margin 29.7% 36.1% –
FCF margin 25.1% 31.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.5% 34.0% –
Return on equity – 8.1% –
Return on assets – 0.8% –
Return on invested capital – 9.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNKRNY
Debt / assets – 16.9% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x –
Debt / FCF – 22.9x –
Liabilities / assets – 89.4% 90.3%
Equity / assets – 10.6% 9.7%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFSLCFFNKRNY
Dividend yield 7.0% 4.6% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 9.3% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 69.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – –

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.

ConsensusTFSLCFFNKRNY
Forward P/E 43.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 12.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.38FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $0.75FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026 +31.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +11.0% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $326.56MFY2026 $249.46MFY2026 $189.60MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -3.6% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFSLCFFNKRNY
Held by institutions 13.7% 81.1% 71.5%
Institutions holding 234 244 168
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.4% +6.1%
Institutions buying 123 110 99
Institutions selling 71 79 43
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.39 2.30

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.

TFSLCFFNKRNY
TFSL 1.00 0.69 0.66
CFFN 0.69 1.00 0.75
KRNY 0.66 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFSL, CFFN and KRNY?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.68B, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.06B, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $597.34M.

Which stock is cheaper, TFSL, CFFN and KRNY?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.6x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.6x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 43.9x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.6x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFS Financial (TFSL) +10.5%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (TFS Financial (TFSL) 29.7%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kearny Financial (KRNY) returned the most: TFS Financial (TFSL) +22.6%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +31.1%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +39.3%. Over five years, TFS Financial (TFSL) compounded fastest (TFS Financial (TFSL) -2.8%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.1%/yr, Kearny Financial (KRNY) -6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFS Financial (TFSL) has the highest dividend yield: TFS Financial (TFSL) 6.97%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 4.62%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 4.76%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFS Financial (TFSL) has been the steadiest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.2%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.9%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFSL, CFFN and KRNY?

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