CBU

HoldFallen Favourite

Community Financial System, Inc. · Financial Services · United States · $3.3B cap · $17.8M/day traded

$62.32 -0.2% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Report expected 27 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 3.4% over the last 14 weeks.

Quality
61
Value
38
Momentum
43

As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) is 49/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 61, Value 38, Momentum 43, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
14.5x
peers 13.0x
ROE
11.5%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.2x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
3.0%
trailing yield

ABOUT COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.

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Community Financial System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. that provides various banking and other financial services to retail, commercial, institutional, and governmental customers.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue679.4M651.9M746.3M818.3M6.4%838.2M896.9M965.7M8.6%
EPS3.482.543.443.984.6%4.314.535.1013.2%
Shares53.7M53.3M52.7M52.7M-2.0%52.6M———
Debt791.1M460.6M737.3M458.8M-16.6%772.2M———
Equity1.6B1.7B1.8B2.0B8.9%————
Op CF214.6M228.4M242.3M301.9M12.0%308.3M———
Inv CF-2.1B335.8M-835.6M-182.1M—————
Fin CF259.2M-583.1M599.4M-15.0M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-0.6%
58.659.760.761.762.815 Sep6 Oct26 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsCalm

Calmer than 88% of stocks we rank over the past year (22% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$62.32
RSI (14)
69.7
52-Week Range-11.7% from high
Low $51.83High $70.56

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
61
ROIC (ROA)
1.3%*47.1
ROE
11.5%57.1
GP/Assets
4.8%N/A
Op. Margin
39.2%59.4
FCF/Assets
1.4%N/A
Piotroski
796.9
Int. Cover
—50.0
D/E Ratio
0.23xN/A
Current Ratio
bankN/A
Value
38
P/E (TTM)
14.5x36.5
EV/EBITDA
bankN/A
P/FCF
13.6xN/A
P/B
1.6x35.5
P/S
3.9x36.7
Div Yield
3.0%46.4
Momentum
43
52W High %
88%59.0
RS 6M
-7%36.2
SMA 50/200
0.99x36.0
EPS Rev 4W
-0.2%33.4
EPS Rev 12W
-3.4%14.1
EPS Improve
+20%51.2
Q Growth
20%53.0

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$3.3B
P/E (Forward)
12.1x
Gross Margin
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SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CBU are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
CBUCommunity Financial System, Inc.(you)$3.3B49Hold
FHBFirst Hawaiian, Inc.$3.1B49Hold
VLYPPValley National Bancorp$3.1B51Hold
BANFBancFirst Corporation$3.7B48Hold
BKUBankUnited, Inc.$3.1B45Hold
SFNCSimmons First National Corporation$3.4B55Hold
BOHBank of Hawaii Corporation$2.8B46Hold
SBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida$3.2B42Hold
IBOCInternational Bancshares Corporation$4.2B53Hold
CLBKColumbia Financial, Inc.$2.9B43Hold

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.4%

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Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU): Stock Score Summary

Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) has a MoatMap StockRank of 49/100 based on Quality (61/100), Value (38/100), and Momentum (43/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Community Financial System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. that provides various banking and other financial services to retail, commercial, institutional, and governmental customers.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$62.32
Market Cap$3.3B
P/E (TTM)14.48
P/E (Forward)12.05
Price/Book1.58
Return on Equity11.5%
Debt/Equity0.23x
Operating Margin39.2%
Revenue Growth12.0%
Dividend Yield3.0%
Free Cash Flow$242M

Community Financial System, Inc. operates in the Banks - Regional industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Community Financial System, Inc.’s (CBU) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) is 49/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (61), Value (38), and Momentum (43), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Community Financial System, Inc. have an economic moat?
Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) has a Quality factor score of 61/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Community Financial System, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 49/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Community Financial System, Inc. in?
Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry (United States).