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Community Bank System

NYQ:CBU · US2036071064
BanksSmall

360

69
Profit price41
Cash yield75
Price/Sales12
EV / Gross Profit56
Price/Book14
Returns on capital62
Profit margins
Cash Conversion73
Accruals49
Owner Earnings Margin31
Sales growth63
Profit Growth67
Owner Earnings Growth11
Reinvestment37
Price momentum28
Debt load46
Debt serviceability55
Liquidity94
Analyst ratings9
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside45
Market mood45
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Community Bank System clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryBanks
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1983
Employees836
ISINUS2036071064
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Financial ServicesFunding PlatformWealth Management

Description

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 municipal customer The company offers employee benefi…

Analysis

Beloved champion

Community Financial System, Inc. is a beloved champion: its quality is genuine, and the market already prices it as exceptional.

The price is fair. You pay 18.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
51
2023202420252026

All-time high

83

Jan 2025

All-time low

25

Jan 2023

Average rank

50

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
12
22
16
7
Price/Earnings
15
16
13
3
Price/Book
14
7
7
7
Dividend Yield
75
46
50
37
Value (overall)
20
12
10
5

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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