Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Citizens Community Bancorp Inc (CZWI) 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: Citizens Community Bancorp Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 58M vs 131,868M combined for tracked competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-19.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+5.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Citizens Community Bancorp Inc generated -20.4% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 15.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 9.4% net margin compares with 28.5% for the peer group.
- Scale: Citizens Community Bancorp Inc ranks #18 of 40 companies by market capitalization in the S&Ls Savings Banks industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Citizens Community Bancorp Inc accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.24M compares with $0.44M for the peer group (0.6x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CZWI Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc reported revenue contraction of 20.35 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 15.08 %.
With a net margin of 9.35 %, Citizens Community Bancorp Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (28.45 %).
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc generated 0.03 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.05 % a year earlier.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
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 Citizens Community Bancorp Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the S&Ls Savings Banks industry grew revenue 2,106.4% year over year, combined, vs -20.4% for Citizens Community Bancorp Inc. Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.29% to 0.01%, a loss of 0.28 percentage points.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Competitors combined (28) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
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.
CZWI Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CZWI Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookline Bancorp inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Home Federal Bancorp Inc Of Louisiana | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Broadway Financial Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Kentucky First Federal Bancorp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Financial Institutions Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Citizens Community Bancorp Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 203.74 | 58.29 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 404,609.27 | 121,098.00 |
| Bank Of Montreal | 123,787.15 | 27,785.88 |
| Equity Residential | 24,437.67 | 3,030.82 |
| Bank Bradesco | 17,745.97 | 118.96 |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 9,899.76 | 2,761.82 |
| SUBTOTAL | 608,518.12 | 160,350.47 |
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Sources: Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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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Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Bradesco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Equity Residential | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bank Of Montreal | Named by the company | 85% |
| Financial Institutions Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Northrim Bancorp Inc | Community Banking 69.21 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 204 | 244,908 | 53,824 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 404,609 | 568,535 | 158,005 |
| Bank Of Montreal | 123,787 | 617,464 | 148,519 |
| Equity Residential | 24,438 | 1,894,260 | 562,004 |
| Bank Bradesco | 17,746 | 1,449 | 55,371 |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 9,900 | 467,946 | 146,512 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 608,314 | 443,165 | 134,320 |
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Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 37 companies in Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Citizens Community Bancorp Inc ranks #18 of 37 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.05 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 5, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Axos Financial Inc | 4,970 | 1.15 % |
| 3 | Eastern Bankshares Inc | 4,679 | 1.08 % |
| 4 | Tfs Financial Corporation | 4,661 | 1.08 % |
| 5 | Bankunited inc | 3,122 | 0.72 % |
| 6 | Provident Financial Services Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Columbia Financial Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Brookline Bancorp inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Capitol Federal Financial Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Hometrust Bancshares Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 11 | Kearny Financial Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 18 | Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 206 | 0.05 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-25.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ponce Financial Group Inc | 476 | 36.21 % |
| 14 | Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc | 471 | 34.58 % |
| 15 | Waterstone Financial Inc | 350 | 32.75 % |
| 16 | First Northern Community Bancorp | 282 | 41.16 % |
| 17 | Western New England Bancorp Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 18 | Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 206 | 30.44 % |
| 19 | First Capital inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 20 | Finward Bancorp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 21 | Bv Financial Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 22 | Bcb Bancorp Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 23 | Lake Shore Bancorp Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the S&Ls Savings Banks industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (61 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | - | 58.30 % (avg) | - |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 75.67 % | 37.67 % (avg) | +38.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 5.20 % | 3.69 % (avg) | +1.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the S&Ls Savings Banks industry average (61 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 16.7x | 29.5x | -12.8x |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.2x | 10.9x | -7.7x |
| P/B | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.0x |
| Return on Equity | 6.77 % | industry aggregate | -2.20 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 2.28 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 15.13 % | 24.97 % | 50.64 % | 10.90 % | 14.01 % | -6.00 % | -1.79 % | 1.04 % |
| Operating Margin | 15.89 % | 17.05 % | 22.34 % | 28.35 % | 41.67 % | 36.10 % | 29.20 % | 28.89 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.13 % | 1.91 % | 3.62 % | 3.98 % | 6.34 % | 1.97 % | 0.89 % | 3.97 % |
| P/E | 26.1x | 23.2x | 14.2x | 8.7x | 7.0x | 7.6x | 12.0x | 12.1x |
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.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.04x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.5% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 5 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 5.20 % vs industry average 3.69 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-19.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.04x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
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.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.09 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Bank Of Montreal | 1,134.18 | 13,402.64 | - |
| Equity Residential | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.42 |
| Bank Bradesco | - | 6.18 | - |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.16 |
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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.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | Q2 2026 | -20.3 % | -66.3 % |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q2 2026 | +15.0 % | +27.5 % |
| Bank Of Montreal | Q3 2025 | +10.6 % | +19.1 % |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | -10.7 % | -40.8 % |
| Bank Bradesco | Q4 2025 | -71.8 % | +36.4 % |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | Q2 2026 | +10.3 % | +19.5 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.4 % | +25.1 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | Q2 2026 | +222.2 % | +552.7 % |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Bank Of Montreal | Q3 2025 | - | - |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -80.8 % |
| Bank Bradesco | Q4 2025 | - | +118.7 % |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | Q2 2026 | +4.0 % | - |
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Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 0.72% | 1.99% | 6.77% |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.97% | 2.76% | 11.13% |
| Bank Of Montreal | 0.59% | 0.45% | 9.90% |
| Equity Residential | 4.35% | 3.91% | 8.16% |
| Bank Bradesco | 1.03% | 1.03% | 13.37% |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 1.20% | 3.12% | 11.84% |
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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).
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Community Bancorp Inc | 16.25 | 3.50 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 12.78 | 3.34 |
| Bank Of Montreal | 23.49 | 4.46 |
| Equity Residential | 27.68 | 8.06 |
| Bank Bradesco | 0.75 | 149.18 |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 10.98 | 3.58 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 12.52 | 3.79 |
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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.