Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) reported $2.25 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.8%. EPS of $0.90 for the same period compares to $0.86 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 billion, representing a surprise of +1.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.45%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.87.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Fifth Third Bancorp performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Efficiency Ratio (FTE): 56.2% versus 56.1% estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Net interest margin (FTE): 3.1% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 3.1%.
- Net charge-off ratio (NCO ratio): 0.5% versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 0.5%.
- Book value per share: $28.47 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $28.30.
- Return on average assets: 1.2% versus 1.1% estimated by six analysts on average.
- Tangible book value per share (including AOCI): $20.98 compared to the $20.54 average estimate based on six analysts.
- Average balance - Total interest-earning assets: $192.68 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $194.67 billion.
- Return on average common equity: 12.8% compared to the 12.5% average estimate based on five analysts.
- CET1 Capital Ratio: 10.6% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 10.6%.
- Leverage Ratio: 9.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 9.3%.
- Tier 1 risk-based Capital Ratio: 11.8% compared to the 11.9% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Nonperforming Assets: $913 million compared to the $920.67 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp have returned +11% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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