Regions Financial Corporation (RF)
$30.41Dividend record not assessed — stored history is shorter than Graham's required window.
This company passes every evaluable criterion on file, but the unbroken dividend record could not be tested — we do not claim a full Graham checklist.
Classic uses stricter thresholds (current ratio 2.0×, 10 years of positive EPS, 20 years of dividends); modern relaxes those to 1.5×, 7 years, and 10 years.
This company passes every evaluable criterion on file, but the unbroken dividend record could not be tested — we do not claim a full Graham checklist.
✓1.Adequate size$7.5B revenue vs ≥ $500.0M required
Graham wanted only substantial, established companies — small firms are more fragile and volatile.
—2.Strong financial conditionGraham excluded financial companies from working-capital tests (N/A).
Graham excluded banks and insurers from working-capital tests — their balance sheets are not comparable to industrial companies.
—2a. Current ratio of at least 2.0Graham excluded financial companies from working-capital tests (N/A).
Current assets should comfortably exceed current liabilities, so the company can cover near-term obligations.
—2b. Long-term debt within net current assetsGraham excluded financial companies from working-capital tests (N/A).
Long-term debt should not exceed working capital — heavy debt loads make earnings and dividends less secure.
✓3.Earnings every year10 of 10 years positive (≥10 required)
Graham required uninterrupted profitability over a full economic cycle, proof the business survives downturns.
◌4.Unbroken dividendsNot evaluated10 years on file (≥20 required)
Graham's original 1973 test wanted 20 unbroken years; modern restatements of the rule accept a 10-year record.
Dividend history available covers 10 years; Graham's rule requires 20.
✓5.Earnings growth+86% vs ≥33% over 10 years
Per-share earnings should grow at least a third over ten years, showing the business is expanding, not stagnant.
✓6.Moderate price vs earnings14.4× vs ≤15× required (vs 3-yr avg earnings)
Paying too many multiples of earnings erodes the margin of safety, however good the company.
✓7.Moderate price overallP/E × P/B = 20.8 vs ≤22.5 required (P/E vs 3-yr avg earnings)
A combined check on both earnings and asset multiples — Graham's classic ceiling for a fairly priced stock.
✓1.Adequate size$7.5B revenue vs ≥ $500.0M required
Graham wanted only substantial, established companies — small firms are more fragile and volatile.
—2.Strong financial conditionGraham excluded financial companies from working-capital tests (N/A).
Graham excluded banks and insurers from working-capital tests — their balance sheets are not comparable to industrial companies.
—2a. Current ratio of at least 1.5Graham excluded financial companies from working-capital tests (N/A).
Current assets should comfortably exceed current liabilities, so the company can cover near-term obligations.
—2b. Long-term debt within net current assetsGraham excluded financial companies from working-capital tests (N/A).
Long-term debt should not exceed working capital — heavy debt loads make earnings and dividends less secure.
✓3.Earnings every year7 of 7 years positive (≥7 required)
Graham required uninterrupted profitability over a full economic cycle, proof the business survives downturns.
✓4.Unbroken dividends10+ years paying (extent of available data) (≥10 required)
Graham's original 1973 test wanted 20 unbroken years; modern restatements of the rule accept a 10-year record.
✓5.Earnings growth+86% vs ≥33% over 10 years
Per-share earnings should grow at least a third over ten years, showing the business is expanding, not stagnant.
✓6.Moderate price vs earnings14.4× vs ≤15× required (vs 3-yr avg earnings)
Paying too many multiples of earnings erodes the margin of safety, however good the company.
✓7.Moderate price overallP/E × P/B = 20.8 vs ≤22.5 required (P/E vs 3-yr avg earnings)
A combined check on both earnings and asset multiples — Graham's classic ceiling for a fairly priced stock.
Fair-value calculator
Graham's combined ceiling: 15× earnings · 1.5× book (defaults).
Price vs. Graham fair value, 10 years
Over the past 10 years, RF's price has met Graham's fair value on 2177 trading days — most recently 2026-08-21.
10-year per-share record
| Year | EPS | Dividend | Book value/sh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.87 | 0.26 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 13.4 |
| 2018 | 1.54 | 0.46 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | 1.50 | 0.59 | 16.0 |
| 2020 | 1.03 | 0.62 | 18.9 |
| 2021 | 2.49 | 0.65 | 19.1 |
| 2022 | 2.28 | 0.74 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 2.11 | 0.88 | 18.6 |
| 2024 | 1.93 | 0.98 | 19.5 |
| 2025 | 2.30 | 1.03 | 21.0 |
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