CFG vs FITB
Citizens Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- CFGBuy more2.2%
Citizens Financial's report on Oct 16 beat profit forecasts by 2.2%, and its sales grew 13% over the past year.
- FITBBuy moresales growth, past year37%
Fifth Third Bancorp's sales grew 37% over the past year, and its report on Oct 19 beat profit forecasts by 3.7%.
Percent return
- CFG+28.78%
- FITB+30.76%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: CFG $30.1B, FITB $52.0B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: CFG +13%, FITB +37%. FITB is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: CFG $10, FITB $11. CFG is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: CFG −$4.27B, FITB −$12.3B. CFG is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: CFG +29%, FITB +31%. FITB is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: CFG 24%, FITB 22%. FITB is ahead.
| Measure | CFGCitizens Financial | FITBFifth Third Bancorp |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $65.36 | $54.41 |
| Today | Best in this row: +0.83% | +0.40% |
| 1 month | +3.67% | Best in this row: +7.42% |
| 3 months | −9.75% | Best in this row: −4.76% |
| This year | +15.18% | Best in this row: +19.08% |
| 1 year | +28.78% | Best in this row: +30.76% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +63.39% | +48.28% |
| From 52-week high | −11.8% | −7.6% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 24% | Best in this row: 22% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $30.1B | $52.0B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 15.5× | 19.3× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | Best in this row: 10.2× | 10.9× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | Best in this row: 0.46× | 0.75× |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 3.2× | 4.3× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 24.3× | Best in this row: 16.6× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +12.8% | Best in this row: +36.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +0.4% | Best in this row: +2.2% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | Best in this row: +34.7% | −5.4% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +22.0% | Best in this row: +62.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 25.3% | 21.7% |
| Kept as spare cash | 13.0% | – |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 8.9% | Best in this row: 9.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$4.27B | −$12.3B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.71× | Best in this row: 0.67× |
| Dividend yield | Best in this row: 3.29% | 3.17% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | Best in this row: 42% | 58% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Citizens Financial's report on Oct 16 beat profit forecasts by 2.2%, and its sales grew 13% over the past year. | Fifth Third Bancorp's sales grew 37% over the past year, and its report on Oct 19 beat profit forecasts by 3.7%. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 73 | 57 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 66 | 59 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 75 | 43 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 70 | 69 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 80 | 67 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +15.8% | +13.6% |
| Average analyst target | $75.70 | $61.80 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 85% | 82% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | +2 | Best in this row: +3 |
| Analysts covering | 16 | 16 |
FITB: faster sales growth
Our pick of these: Fifth Third Bancorp
Sales growth +36.9% vs +12.8%
CFG +12.8%, FITB +36.9%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.29 vs 0.80
CFG 0.80, FITB 0.29.Where it loses: CFG has a stronger price trend, 80 vs 67
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