Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago (FHLBCH) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 612M vs 30,878M combined for tracked competitors (1.9% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+80.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (+1.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Profitability: Its 65.2% net margin compares with 63.5% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago accounted for 3.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.29M compares with $0.66M for the peer group (2.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
FHLBCH Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
With a net margin of 65.22 %, Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago achieved higher profitability than its competitors (63.52 %).
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago generated 3.40 % of the combined sales of its peer group.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | - | - | No |
| Competitors combined (15) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
FHLBCH Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S and t Bancorp Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Waterstone Financial Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Bank Bradesco | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | 612.00 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24,514.88 | 30,982.00 |
| Bank Bradesco | 18,725.97 | 118.96 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 12,418.56 | 23,534.00 |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | 1,725.26 | 404.69 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | 1,595.08 | 410.77 |
| SUBTOTAL | 59,317.59 | 62,591.19 |
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Sources: Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waterstone Financial Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Key Technology Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bank Bradesco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of San Francisco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Dallas | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Atlanta | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Pittsburgh | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Cincinnati | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Topeka | Named by the company | 85% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Des Moines | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | 1,288,421 | 2,082,105 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24,515 | 77,261,845 | 35,967,581 |
| Bank Bradesco | 18,726 | 1,449 | 52,215 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 12,419 | 3,199,728 | 1,760,163 |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | 1,725 | 334,728 | 116,331 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | 1,595 | 1,937,585 | 1,080,193 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 59,318 | 656,991 | 384,687 |
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Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 16.26 % | -0.38 % | 5.48 % | 0.97 % | 3.38 % | -2.17 % | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 72.87 % | 63.89 % | 60.04 % | 76.90 % | 63.24 % | 67.50 % | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.28 % | 0.35 % | 0.33 % | 0.34 % | 0.38 % | 0.42 % | - | - |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 17.1 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+80.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
No rule matched.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (61.50 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | 27.88 | 310.83 | 6.66 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 1.52 | 353.24 | 1.24 |
| Bank Bradesco | 90.31 | 6.18 | - |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 0.04 | 111.77 | 13.68 |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | 0.04 | 2.09 | 0.16 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | - | 0.59 | 6.84 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | Q2 2026 | - | +19.2 % |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | Q1 2026 | +3.0 % | +1.6 % |
| Bank Bradesco | Q4 2025 | -71.8 % | +31.1 % |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | Q2 2026 | -10.6 % | +60.8 % |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | Q2 2026 | +6.1 % | +14.9 % |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | Q2 2026 | +24.3 % | +22.1 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | -3.4 % | +23.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | Q2 2026 | -66.7 % | - |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Bank Bradesco | Q4 2025 | -9.8 % | +110.2 % |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -28.8 % |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | Q2 2026 | -9.0 % | - |
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Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | 0.67% | 0.67% | 10.19% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 0.33% | 0.33% | 13.45% |
| Bank Bradesco | 1.01% | 0.97% | 13.12% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 0.37% | 0.37% | 17.88% |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | 1.42% | 3.71% | 9.74% |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | 0.63% | 0.63% | 13.13% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | - |
| Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 147.65 | 0.79 |
| Bank Bradesco | 0.79 | 157.42 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | - | 0.53 |
| S and t Bancorp Inc | 12.78 | 4.26 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | 7.31 | 3.88 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 1.59 | 0.95 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.