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Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this report and other cautionary statements set forth elsewhere in this report. The Corporation Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., a Texas business corporation incorporated in 1977, is a financial holding company and a bank holding company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas that provides, through its subsidiaries…
$161.65
$1.87 (-1.14%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
29.60% net margin is above average for a financial institution, suggesting strong underwriting or fee income alongside controlled credit costs.
Revenue grew 9.6% YoY.
At 16x earnings, the multiple is above the banking sector average. Financials rarely sustain elevated multiples through credit cycles.
15.7x earnings. In line with financial-sector norms. The question is whether the current credit environment supports sustained earnings at this level.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
▲ +9.6% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$669M
▲ +11.3% YoY
Net Margin
29.96%
P/E
15.7x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$52.72B
Equity
$4.53B
Total Debt
$0.00
Cash & Equiv.
$7.14B
5Y CAGR: +12.8%
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At a P/E of 15.7 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 15.4, Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $302.09 per share, so at $161.65 the stock looks undervalued (86.9% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Cullen/Frost Bankers scores 73/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $302.09 per share for CFR, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $226.57. At today's $161.65, that puts the stock about 86.9% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Cullen/Frost Bankers scores 73 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Cullen/Frost Bankers pays a regular dividend of about $4.08 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 38.5% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. Cullen/Frost Bankers has grown the dividend at roughly 7.8% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CFR's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. CFR currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 73/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 2.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.