TFS Financial Corporation (TFSL) Stock

TFS Financial Corporation (TFSL) is a Financials stock trading at $17.48 (as of 2026-09-02), with a market capitalization of $4.90B and a trailing P/E of 50.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

TFS Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides retail consumer banking services in the United States. Its deposit products include savings, money market, checking, individual retirement, and other qualified plan accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides residential real estate mortgage loans, residential construction loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as purchase mortgages and first mortgage refinance loans. In addition, it offers escrow and settlement services. The company provides its products and services through its main office in Cleveland, Ohio; and 37 full-service branches and 7 loan production offices located throughout the states of Ohio and Florida. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. TFS Financial Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, MHC.

Understand TFS Financial Corporation: how it makes money

TFS Financial is a US community bank that lends residential mortgages and home equity loans to consumers, funded by their retail deposits. The spread between loan interest and deposit cost is the entire profit engine, with the mortgage and HELOC pipeline cycling between held-for-investment and sold to Fannie Mae.

Every dollar earned is the spread between what borrowers pay on mortgages and home equity lines and what depositors earn on savings and CDs; where the pipeline lands (held book vs. sold to GSE) sets the portfolio yield.

Business quality (Mixed): A small, spread-funded mortgage bank delivering 5% revenue growth and a 15% operating margin, but the stock trades 340% above the industry P/E, pricing in a growth arc the current numbers have not yet demonstrated.

Valuation: At 57× earnings, TFSL trades 340% above the Banking average (13×).

Bull case

  • Pipeline still growing: Quarterly revenue of $200M is up 5% YoY, indicating the residential mortgage and home equity pipeline is expanding the loan book and deposit base.
  • Spread model prints consistent profit: A 15% operating margin shows the deposit-to-loan spread is stable enough to carry operating costs and generate earnings without needing volume spikes.

Bear case

  • Multiple prices in perfection: The stock sits at a P/E of 56.7x versus a banking industry average of 13x, a 340% premium. At 5% revenue growth, the valuation leaves little margin for a normal interest-rate cycle or a cooler mortgage market.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$17.48
Market Cap$4.90B
P/E Ratio50.2
EV / EBITDA33.6
Price / Book2.50
Price / Sales6.23
FCF Yield1.4%
DCF Value (model)$2.90
DCF Upside vs Price-83.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$763.18M
Net Margin11.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)5.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)37.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)16.0%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E50.2
Sector P/E (Financials)14.9
Industry P/E (Banking)12.7
vs Sector236.8%
vs Industry295.7%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($66.93M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOMarc A. Stefanski
Employees919
CountryUS
IPO Date2007-04-23

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Data as of 2026-09-02.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.