Fifth Third Bancorp declared a quarterly cash dividend of 42 cents per share for the third quarter of 2026, a 5% increase from the prior payout, payable Oct. 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Sept. 30, 2026. The increase marks FITB's 11th consecutive annual increase in its common dividend, following an 8.1% raise to 40 cents per share in September 2025, and the dividend has grown at an annualized rate of 6.9%. The company's payout ratio is nearly 41%, and based on yesterday's closing price of $53.27 its dividend yield stands at around 3%, above the industry average of 2.8%, supported by a common equity Tier 1 ratio of 9.93% as of June 30, 2026. Share repurchases remain on hold as FITB integrates Comerica, which it acquired in February 2026; of the $100 million repurchase plan authorized in June 2025, approximately $93.1 million remained available as of June 30, 2026. COO Jamie C. Leonard said at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference that FITB expects to return to a more normalized repurchase program in the fourth quarter, with the Comerica technology and brand conversion complete and the bank on track to achieve an $850 million annualized expense-synergy run-rate by the fourth quarter.
Fifth Third BancorpFifth Third raises its quarterly dividend 5% to 42 cents, its 11th consecutive annual increase, and signals a return to normalized buybacks in Q4.
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