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Fifth Third — bank health check

FITB
Super regionalAssets $300.1B4-quarter TTMmerger closed Feb 1, 2026 — earlier quarters not like for like
Close · Oct 16, 202650.37P/E 17.2 · yield 3.2%
P/TBV2.20×TBVPS 22.92
Line · r 10%1.17×range 1.02–1.36×
+88% premiumP/TBV ÷ line − 1
Fed funds · last FOMC3.75–4.00%Sep 16, 2026 · +25bp
UST 3m · 2y · 10y · Oct 16, 20264.26 · 4.74 · 5.0910y−2y +0.35 · 10y−3m +0.83
KBE · YTD+4.8%1D +0.1% · 1Y +15.5% · 5Y +15%
KRE · YTD+7.7%1D +0.1% · 1Y +20.1% · 5Y −1%
SPY · YTD+11.9%1D −1.1% · 1Y +15.5% · 5Y +71%
Prices as ofOct 16, 2026Financials TTM through Sep 30, 2026

Valuation range

the line at three costs of equity
r 11% · 1.02×r 9% · 1.36×now 2.20×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 1.17× for a 11.2% ROTCE; the market pays 2.20×, a 88% premium to the line. Above the range even at r = 9%.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Sep 30, 2021 → Jun 30, 2026
1.50×2.00×2.50×3.00×3.50×2021202220232024202520262021-09-30 · 2.03× (close 42.44 · TBVPS 20.94)2021-12-31 · 2.12× (close 43.55 · TBVPS 20.51)2022-03-31 · 2.51× (close 43.04 · TBVPS 17.18)2022-06-30 · 2.30× (close 33.60 · TBVPS 14.61)2022-09-30 · 2.85× (close 31.96 · TBVPS 11.20)2022-12-31 · 2.72× (close 32.81 · TBVPS 12.07)2023-03-31 · 1.94× (close 26.64 · TBVPS 13.71)2023-06-30 · 2.03× (close 26.21 · TBVPS 12.91)2023-09-30 · 2.30× (close 25.33 · TBVPS 10.99)2023-12-31 · 2.31× (close 34.49 · TBVPS 14.94)2024-03-31 · 2.54× (close 37.21 · TBVPS 14.64)2024-06-30 · 2.44× (close 36.49 · TBVPS 14.98)2024-09-30 · 2.45× (close 42.84 · TBVPS 17.48)2024-12-31 · 2.66× (close 42.28 · TBVPS 15.87)2025-03-31 · 2.28× (close 39.20 · TBVPS 17.19)2025-06-30 · 2.24× (close 41.13 · TBVPS 18.38)2025-09-30 · 2.35× (close 44.55 · TBVPS 18.95)2025-12-31 · 2.10× (close 46.81 · TBVPS 22.32)2026-03-31 · 1.86× (close 46.46 · TBVPS 24.96)2026-06-30 · 2.46× (close 56.37 · TBVPS 22.92)p75 2.47×med 2.31×p25 2.12×now 2.20×
Five-year median 2.31×, middle half 2.12–2.47×, range 1.86–2.85×. Now 2.20×: −5% below its own median, higher than 30% of those quarters.Each quarter priced at its own TBVPS · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

Where the money goes

TTM through Jun 30, 2026 · $B
0510Interest income: 11.3 $B11.3InterestincomeInterest expense: −4.1 $B−4.1InterestexpenseNII: 7.2 $B7.2NIINon-interest income: 3.5 $B3.5Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 10.7 $B10.7NetrevenueOperating expenses: −7.2 $B−7.2OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.6 $B−0.6ProvisionPre-tax: 3.0 $B3.0Pre-taxTax: −0.6 $B−0.6TaxNet income: 2.3 $B2.3Netincome
assets $300.1B ÷ TCE $21.0B = 14.3× leverage · ROA 0.78% × 14.3 = ROTCE 11.2%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Super regional peers (4)
FITB67 / 33
Tier average66 / 34

Efficiency 67.0% vs. tier 60.6% · ROTCE 11.2% vs. 16.3% · credit cost 5.1% vs. 5.1% · AOCI/TCE −15.9% vs. −16.5%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Sep 30, 2024 → Jun 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B2.2
Provision, $B0.13
Efficiency64.4%
AOCI / TCE−15.9%