Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Timothy N. Spence, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fifth Third Bancorp, was paid $11.1M in 2025, up 9% from $10.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 146:1, on median employee pay of $75,501.

Filed
March 9, 2026
Annual meeting
April 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$11.1M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
146:1median $75,501
CEO pay in equity
65%$7.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$4,500,000Maximum target under plan
Common Equity Tier 1
10.8%Grew 20 bps in 2025
Capital Returned to Shareholders
$1.6BReturned during 2025
Net Interest Income
$6BRecord net interest income

How Spence was paid

$11.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary10%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Timothy N. SpencePresident and Chief Executive Officer, Fifth Third Bancorp$11,052,366
Bryan D. PrestonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,748,675
James C. LeonardExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$4,615,180
Robert P. ShafferExecutive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer$3,694,555
Kevin P. LavenderExecutive Vice President and Head of Commercial Bank$3,676,931
Jude A. SchrammExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer$2,530,021

What changed and why

  • $11.1MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $11,052,366 from $10,107,358 in the prior year.
  • $9BFifth Third achieved a record $9 billion in revenue in 2025.
  • 95%Shareholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with 95 percent support.
  • $250MThe company surpassed its Neighborhood Program commitment by delivering $250 million to support financial access.
  • 10.8%Common Equity Tier 1 ratio increased 20 basis points in 2025 to 10.8%.
  • Quarterly cash dividend on common shares increased three cents, or eight percent.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.