Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.82 (As of Mar. 2026) — 262% Above Median

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NSA:FBP Fidelity Bank PLC NSA:FBP
69 GF Score
Price ₦21.80
GF Value ₦14.38
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Fidelity Bank Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Fidelity Bank NSA:FBP +1.63% 69 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.82 as of Mar. 2026, which is 262% above its 10-year median of 1.33. GuruFocus rates NSA:FBP with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of ₦14.38 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,037 Banks companies, Fidelity Bank ranks better than 81.39% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦4.82. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 4.52.


The historical rank and industry rank for Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

NSA:FBP' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 1.33   Max: 8.45
Current: 4.36


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Fidelity Bank was 8.45. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 1.33.


NSA:FBP's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
81.39% of 1037 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs NSA:FBP: 4.36

Fidelity Bank's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦5.69. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦9.62. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 2.27.

Fidelity Bank's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦6.05. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦9.97. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 2.19.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Fidelity Bank Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Fidelity Bank Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Fidelity Bank Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Fidelity Bank Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.55 10.25 2.65 18.93 3.36

Fidelity Bank Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.36 -2.87 -24.44 3.36 4.82

Fidelity Bank Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Fidelity Bank's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fidelity Bank Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Fidelity Bank's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fidelity Bank's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Fidelity Bank Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 217,568
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 31,476
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 59,507
Change In Working Capital 74,315
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 54,773

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Fidelity Bank's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦217,568 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Fidelity Bank's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦31,476 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Fidelity Bank's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₦59,507 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Fidelity Bank's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₦59,507 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Fidelity Bank's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₦74,315 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Fidelity Bank's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 54773.000 Mil.

Fidelity Bank's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 217568 +31476+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-59506.648652812+74315)/54773.000
=4.82

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=21.80/4.82
=4.52

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.82 mean?
Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.82 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Fidelity Bank. This is 262% above median its historical median of 1.33. Over the past decade, Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.20 to 8.45. According to the industry distribution chart, Fidelity Bank ranks #193 out of 1037 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 18.6%.
Is Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Fidelity Bank's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.82 is 262% above median its 10-year median of 1.33. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.20 to a high of 8.45. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60. Fidelity Bank's value of 4.82 is 54.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Fidelity Bank ranks #193 out of 1037 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Fidelity Bank has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fidelity Bank's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to competitors?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Fidelity Bank ranks #193 out of 1037 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Fidelity Bank in the top 19% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60. Fidelity Bank's value of 4.82 is 54.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Fidelity Bank's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.20 to 8.45 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.33 vs. the industry median of 10.60, Fidelity Bank has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Banks company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Banks companies is 10.60, based on 1,037 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Fidelity Bank's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.82 is 54.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Fidelity Bank. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fidelity Bank's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.82, which is 262% above median its own 10-year median of 1.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fidelity Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₦14.38, compared to a current price of ₦21.80 — trading 51.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.82, which is 262% above median its 10-year median of 1.33 and 54.5% below the Banks industry median of 10.60. Fidelity Bank's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.82 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fidelity Bank stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₦21.80 is trading 51.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₦14.38. GuruFocus considers Fidelity Bank to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NSA:FBP:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.82 (262% above median its 10-year median of 1.33)
  • GF Value™: ₦14.38 vs. price of ₦21.80 (51.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 54.5% below the Banks median (#193 of 1037)

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSA:FBP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Fidelity Bank Business Description

Address 1 Fidelity Bank Close Off Kofo Abayomi Street, Fidelity Place, Victoria Island, Lagos, NGA
Fidelity Bank PLC offers banking and other financial services to corporate and individual customers. It operates through segments including Retail banking that offers retail, personal and commercial services to individuals, small and medium business customers and E-Business products to serve retail banking; Its Corporate Banking segment offers commercial and corporate banking services to corporate business customers, it covers the Power and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Upstream and downstream, Real Estate, Agro-Allied, and other industries; and Investment banking segment is involved in the funding and management of the bank's securities, trading, and investment decisions. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail Segment.
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