TFSL vs PFSB vs KRNY Stock Comparison

TFS Financial, PFS Bancorp and Kearny Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFSL TFS Financial CORP
$16.73 +0.1% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.63B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$343.73M
Div. yield
0.01%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins
PFSB PFS Bancorp, Inc.
$22.00 +1.1% 1M +69.2% 1Y
Market cap
$34.26M
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.88M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.26 -1.1% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$573.97M
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTFSLPFSBKRNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.63B $34.26M $573.97M TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x 22.3x 15.6x KRNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.0x — 12.9x KRNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +11.5% — PFSB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.7% 24.8% — TFSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.1% +69.2% +41.6% PFSB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr — -7.3%/yr TFSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 19.5% 25.4% PFSB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 48/100 52/100 KRNY

Percentile Scorecard

TFSLPFSBKRNY

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

AxisTFSLPFSBKRNY
Valuation 1 #355 of 360 16 #303 of 360 46 #195 of 360
Growth 74 #51 of 191 84 #32 of 191 –
Profitability 30 #118 of 168 20 #134 of 168 –
Financial Health – – 16 #148 of 175
Shareholder Returns 39 #208 of 341 73 #93 of 341 94 #23 of 341
Overall 36 48 52
  • TFSL ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PFSB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFSLPFSBKRNYSPY
1 month +0.1%+1.1%-1.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.5%+10.1%-4.0% +3.9%
6 months +10.9%+21.2%+12.2% +8.2%
Year to date +25.0%+41.0%+25.0% +12.9%
1 year +21.1%+69.2%+41.6% +12.3%
3 years +43.2%+150.0%+34.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.7%+35.7%+10.4% +23.3%
5 years -14.6%—-31.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.1%—-7.3% +10.9%
10 years -4.9%—-33.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.5%—-4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFSLPFSBKRNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%19.5%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%16.7%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.49-0.060.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.963.551.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-12.1%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-4.3%-8.6% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$23.00$10.13 $779.14
52-week low $13.25$12.99$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.

MultipleTFSLPFSBKRNY
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 12.1x 22.3xmedian 12.1x 15.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 3.4x 5.0xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 5.0x 15.8xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.4xmedian 10.9x 19.2xmedian 10.9x 16.7xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.90median 1.34 —median 1.34 6.40median 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 monthsTFSLPFSBKRNY
Revenue $343.73M $6.88M –
Net income $102.06M $1.70M –
Free cash flow $86.27M $1.78M –
EPS (diluted) $0.36 $1.10 $0.58
Cash & equivalents – – $115.83M
Total debt – – $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 280.18M 1.55M 63.22M
Enterprise value $4.63B $34.26M $573.97M

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
MetricTFSLPFSBKRNY
P/E 45.7x 22.3x 15.8x
P/FCF 54.4x 19.2x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x 19.2x –
P/S 13.6x 5.0x 3.3x
P/B – 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 15.8x –
EV/EBIT 7.7x 16.7x –
EV/Revenue 13.6x 5.0x –
EV/FCF 54.4x 19.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x 19.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.90 – 6.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFSLPFSBKRNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 11.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 11.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.7% 58.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 29.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 58.1% 24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 2.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 180.7% 36.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 4.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 247.6% 45.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 7.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFSLPFSBKRNY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 185.3% 31.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.7% 29.8% –
Net margin 29.7% 24.8% –
FCF margin 25.1% 25.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.5% 26.0% –
Return on equity – 4.3% –
Return on assets – 0.8% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFSLPFSBKRNY
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 81.1% 90.3%
Equity / assets – 18.9% 9.7%
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFSLPFSBKRNY
Dividend yield 6.9% – 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusTFSLPFSBKRNY
Forward P/E 44.0xFY2026 – 12.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.38FY2026 – $0.72FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 – +26.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% – +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $326.56MFY2026 – $186.11MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 – +5.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% – +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFSLPFSBKRNY
Held by institutions 13.7% – 71.5%
Institutions holding 234 – 168
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – +6.1%
Institutions buying 123 – 99
Institutions selling 71 – 43
Buyers to sellers 1.73 – 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.

TFSLPFSBKRNY
TFSL 1.00 -0.04 0.66
PFSB -0.04 1.00 -0.06
KRNY 0.66 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFSL, PFSB and KRNY?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.63B, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) $34.26M, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $573.97M.

Which stock is cheaper, TFSL, PFSB and KRNY?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.4x, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 22.3x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kearny Financial (KRNY) is cheapest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 44.0x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PFS Bancorp (PFSB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFS Financial (TFSL) +10.5%, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFS Financial (TFSL) has the highest net margin (TFS Financial (TFSL) 29.7%, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PFS Bancorp (PFSB) returned the most: TFS Financial (TFSL) +21.1%, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +69.2%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +41.6%. Over five years, TFS Financial (TFSL) compounded fastest (TFS Financial (TFSL) -3.1%/yr, Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TFS Financial (TFSL) 0.01%, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 0.00%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 0.00%. PFS Bancorp (PFSB) and Kearny Financial (KRNY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) has been the steadiest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.1%, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 19.5%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFSL, PFSB 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 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.