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Data last updated: Jul 13, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 13, 2026): Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays a $1.60 annual dividend ($0.40 quarterly), yielding 2.80% at $57.18/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-30. 16 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.80%
Annual Dividend: $1.60 per share
Payout Ratio: 54.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 43
Fifth Third Bancorp dividend investors are looking at a regional bank with 165 years of operating history, spanning commercial lending, consumer banking, and wealth management across the United States. FITB currently pays a 2.8% dividend yield. The trailing annual dividend rate is $1.60 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on June 30, 2026. A beta of 0.922 puts FITB slightly below the broader market in price volatility, which suits income investors who want dividend exposure to the banking sector without outsized swings.
Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 54.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40-60%). That level leaves a meaningful buffer of retained earnings, supported by the bank's three revenue-generating segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management. Fifth Third Bancorp dividend safety benefits from this diversification across lending, deposit products, and fee-based wealth services, which spread income across different business lines. The primary pressure point is interest rate sensitivity inherent to regional banking, where shifts in the rate environment can compress net interest margins and, in turn, earnings available to cover the payout.
Fifth Third Bancorp dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.9% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.28 to $1.54 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 1.9% in 2016, showing that growth has not always been uniform. Sixteen consecutive years of dividend increases is the more meaningful figure for income investors: it reflects a commitment to raising the payout through varying conditions, even if the pace of those raises has ranged widely.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.9% | $1.26 (2022) | $1.54 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.4% | $1.08 (2020) | $1.54 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.5% | $0.52 (2015) | $1.54 (2025) |
FITB stock fits dividend investors who want a combination of above-average growth history and a moderate current income stream from a diversified regional bank. The yield sits at moderate (2-4%), currently at 2.8%, which is above the stock's own 5-year average yield of 2.36%. That gap means today's buyers are locking in a higher starting yield than the historical norm. The 54.0% payout ratio keeps the dividend grounded without stretching the bank's earnings. The trade-off is that 2.8% is not a high-income yield, so investors gain a growing payout with a reasonable margin of safety, but not the immediate income punch of higher-yielding alternatives in the sector.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.3700 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.3700 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.3700 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.3700 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.3500 |
| 2024-03-27 | $0.3500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.8000 |
| 2025 | $1.5400 |
| 2024 | $1.4400 |
| 2023 | $1.3600 |
| 2022 | $1.2600 |
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