TFSL vs TRST vs CFFN Stock Comparison

TFS Financial, Trustco Bank Corp N Y and Capitol Federal 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
2 wins
TRST Trustco Bank Corp N Y
$56.51 +0.6% 1M +48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$977.76M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 5, TFS Financial 2, Trustco Bank Corp N Y 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFSLTRSTCFFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.63B $977.76M $1.03B TFSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x 14.8x 12.4x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.0x 11.9x 11.7x 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 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.1% +48.6% +33.9% TRST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +11.2%/yr -6.2%/yr TRST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 23.0% 22.9% TFSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 — 52/100 CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

TFSLTRSTCFFN

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

AxisTFSLTRSTCFFN
Valuation 1 #355 of 360 4 #347 of 360 20 #289 of 360
Growth 74 #51 of 191 – 86 #28 of 191
Profitability 30 #118 of 168 – 47 #89 of 168
Financial Health – – 9 #159 of 175
Shareholder Returns 39 #208 of 341 58 #144 of 341 97 #10 of 341
Overall 36 – 52
  • TFSL ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TRST ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFSLTRSTCFFNSPY
1 month +0.1%+0.6%-1.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.5%-2.2%-2.7% +3.9%
6 months +10.9%+18.6%+8.4% +8.2%
Year to date +25.0%+36.7%+25.4% +12.9%
1 year +21.1%+48.6%+33.9% +12.3%
3 years +43.2%+123.4%+73.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.7%+30.8%+20.2% +23.3%
5 years -14.6%+70.0%-27.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.1%+11.2%-6.2% +10.9%
10 years -4.9%+61.5%-41.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.5%+4.9%-5.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFSLTRSTCFFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%23.0%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%24.7%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.310.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.962.111.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-37.1%-66.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-3.6%-7.1% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$58.62$9.19 $779.14
52-week low $13.25$37.64$6.02 $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.

MultipleTFSLTRSTCFFN
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 12.1x 14.8xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 8.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.4xmedian 10.9x 15.6xmedian 10.9x 15.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.90median 1.34 11.79median 1.34 0.84median 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 monthsTFSLTRSTCFFN
Revenue $343.73M – $229.25M
Net income $102.06M – $82.84M
Free cash flow $86.27M – $71.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.36 $3.80 $0.67
Cash & equivalents – $597.32M $136.10M
Total debt – – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 280.18M 17.39M 124.01M
Enterprise value $4.63B $977.76M $77.18M

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
MetricTFSLTRSTCFFN
P/E 45.7x 14.8x 12.8x
P/FCF 54.4x 15.6x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x – 13.8x
P/S 13.6x 4.7x 4.7x
P/B – 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 8.0x
EV/EBIT 7.7x – 8.1x
EV/Revenue 13.6x – 11.2x
EV/FCF 54.4x – 36.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x – 33.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.90 11.79 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFSLTRSTCFFN
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% 25.8% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 1.3% 15.2%
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
MetricTFSLTRSTCFFN
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
MetricTFSLTRSTCFFN
Debt / assets – – 16.9%
Debt / equity – – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.7x
Debt / FCF – – 22.9x
Liabilities / assets – 90.3% 89.4%
Equity / assets – 9.7% 10.6%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFSLTRSTCFFN
Dividend yield 6.9% 2.7% 4.6%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 4.6%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 2.7% 9.2%
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.

ConsensusTFSLTRSTCFFN
Forward P/E 44.0xFY2026 11.9xFY2027 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.38FY2026 $4.73FY2027 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +45.1%FY2027 +40.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% – +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $326.56MFY2026 $211.96MFY2027 $249.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% – -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFSLTRSTCFFN
Held by institutions 13.7% 76.6% 81.1%
Institutions holding 234 188 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -2.7% +0.4%
Institutions buying 123 78 110
Institutions selling 71 60 79
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.30 1.39

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.

TFSLTRSTCFFN
TFSL 1.00 0.66 0.69
TRST 0.66 1.00 0.72
CFFN 0.69 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFSL, TRST and CFFN?

TFS Financial (TFSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFS Financial (TFSL) $4.63B, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) $977.76M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFSL, TRST and CFFN?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFS Financial (TFSL) 45.4x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 14.8x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 44.0x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 11.9x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.7x). 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 Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) returned the most: TFS Financial (TFSL) +21.1%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +48.6%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +33.9%. Over five years, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) compounded fastest (TFS Financial (TFSL) -3.1%/yr, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +11.2%/yr, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.2%/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%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 0.00%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 0.00%. Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) and Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFS Financial (TFSL) has been the steadiest (TFS Financial (TFSL) 22.1%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 23.0%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) leads on 5. 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.