# Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $54.87, market value $49.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.5×** (5-yr avg 10.8×, 3-yr avg 11.9×). Fifth Third Bancorp trades at 18.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 11.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.89**. A PEG of 0.89 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 86.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 86.2×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.1%** (5-yr avg 15.9%). Free cash flow equals 6.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 15.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 11.6%**. 11.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 1.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 12.4%** (3-yr 1.8%/yr, 5-yr 14.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 12.4%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -13.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -13.5% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.92%** ($1.60 per share, trailing). Fifth Third Bancorp yields 2.92%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 46%** (43% of free cash flow). 46% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.4%/yr** (1-yr 6.9%). The dividend has grown 7.4% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Fifth Third Bancorp; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $62.90 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.6%** (YTD 19.1%, 3-mo 6.2%). The shares are up 22.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.8%** (37.0% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.82** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.82 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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