Buyback yield (TTM)
0.78%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.85%
5Y share count change
-7.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$300.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$15.61B
Key takeaways
- Fifth Third Bank (FITB) repurchased about $300.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 7.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.28× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 37% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
Latest: $525.00M
Overview
In 2025, Fifth Third Bank (FITB) buyback spend totalled $525.00M – declined 16.0% year-over-year.
Fifth Third Bank buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -4.7% compound annual growth rate over 2015–2025 (10 years).
Fifth Third Bank buyback spend plunged from $1.76B in 2019 to $525.00M in 2025, a 70.2% drawdown.
2019 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.76B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Fifth Third Bank Buyback Spend 2025: $525.00M
In 2025, Fifth Third Bank reported buyback spend of $525.00M, declined 16.0% below 2024.
Fifth Third Bank Buyback Spend 2024: $625.00M
Fifth Third Bank buyback spend in 2024 was $625.00M, surged 212.5% from 2023.
Fifth Third Bank Buyback Spend 2023: $200.00M
2023's buyback spend for Fifth Third Bank came in at $200.00M, surged 100.0% from 2022.
Fifth Third Bank Buyback Spend 2022: $100.00M
Fifth Third Bank posted buyback spend of $100.00M in 2022, plunged 92.8% below 2021.
Fifth Third Bank Buyback Spend 2021: $1.39B
Fifth Third Bank buyback spend in 2021 was $1.39B.
See more financial history for Fifth Third Bank (FITB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $525.00M | $163.00M | $362.00M | 1.69% | 0.67B | -2.6% | |
| 2024 | $625.00M | $164.00M | $461.00M | 2.19% | 0.69B | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $200.00M | $169.00M | $31.00M | 0.85% | 0.69B | -1.0% | |
| 2022 | $100.00M | $165.00M | −$65.00M | 0.44% | 0.69B | -2.3% | |
| 2021 | $1.39B | $120.00M | $1.27B | 4.65% | 0.71B | -1.2% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $123.00M | −$123.00M | — | 0.72B | -0.0% | |
| 2019 | $1.76B | $132.00M | $1.63B | 8.02% | 0.72B | +5.0% | |
| 2018 | $1.45B | $127.00M | $1.33B | 9.46% | 0.69B | -7.5% | |
| 2017 | $1.60B | $118.00M | $1.49B | 7.52% | 0.74B | -3.1% | |
| 2016 | $661.00M | $111.00M | $550.00M | 3.28% | 0.76B | -5.4% | |
| 2015 | $850.00M | $100.00M | $750.00M | 5.39% | 0.81B | -4.2% | |
| 2014 | $654.00M | $83.00M | $571.00M | 3.92% | 0.84B | -5.8% | |
| 2013 | $1.32B | $78.00M | $1.24B | 7.23% | 0.89B | -5.4% | |
| 2012 | $650.00M | $69.00M | $581.00M | 4.83% | 0.95B | -0.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $59.00M | −$59.00M | — | 0.95B | +17.7% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $64.00M | −$64.00M | — | 0.81B | +11.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $45.00M | −$45.00M | — | 0.73B | +31.4% | |
| 2008 | $9.00M | $57.00M | −$48.00M | 0.17% | 0.55B | +2.4% | |
| 2007 | $1.08B | $61.00M | $1.02B | 8.14% | 0.54B | -3.1% | |
| 2006 | $82.00M | $77.00M | $5.00M | 0.36% | 0.56B | -0.2% | |
| 2005 | $1.65B | $65.00M | $1.58B | 7.95% | 0.56B | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $987.00M | $87.00M | $900.00M | 3.76% | 0.57B | -1.8% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.58B | -8.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.63B | -1.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.64B | +36.3% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.47B | -32.9% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.70B | +52.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.46B | +32.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.35B | -2.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.36B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$525.00M
- 2024$625.00M
- 2023$200.00M
- 2022$100.00M
- 2021$1.39B
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$1.76B
- 2018$1.45B
- 2017$1.60B
- 2016$661.00M
- 2015$850.00M
- 2014$654.00M
- 2013$1.32B
- 2012$650.00M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$9.00M
- 2007$1.08B
- 2006$82.00M
- 2005$1.65B
- 2004$987.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.28×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
How Fifth Third Bank splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Fifth Third Bank, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
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- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $810.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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