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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays a $1.60 annual dividend ($0.40 quarterly), yielding 2.98% at $53.77/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-30. 16 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.98%
Annual Dividend: $1.60 per share
Payout Ratio: 55.1%
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 Cincinnati-based bank holding company founded in 1858, operating across Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management. The current yield stands at 2.92%, with trailing annual payments of $1.60 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 30, 2026. With a beta of 0.923, FITB stock moves slightly below the broader market, which suits dividend investors who want income without extreme price swings.
Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 55.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40-60%). That level leaves meaningful earnings headroom, supported by the bank's diversified revenue streams across lending, cash management, wealth planning, and mortgage services. Fifth Third Bancorp dividend safety benefits from this diversification, though regional banks face credit cycle sensitivity, and a deterioration in loan quality across the commercial or consumer portfolios would be the most direct pressure point on the payout.
Fifth Third Bancorp dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.9% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.28 to $1.54 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 1.9% in 2016, showing that growth has not always been uniform.
| 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 and a moderate current income stream from a diversified regional bank. The yield sits at 2.92%, in the moderate (2-4%) range, and runs above the 5-year average of 2.46%, meaning buyers today are getting more income than the historical norm. The 55.1% payout ratio keeps the dividend grounded without stretching the balance sheet. The trade-off is that this is not a high-yield play. What investors get is 16 consecutive years of increases and a 12.9% annual growth rate, paired with a yield that is meaningful but not outsized.
| 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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