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10.76%Return on Equity
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$ 77.62Close
$ 57.75 - $ 85.16 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

WFC

Company Name

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Banks - Diversified

Exchange

NYSE

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY - Return on Equity Chart Analysis (TTM)

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WFC - ROE Historical data
DateShareholders EquityNet Income Common StockReturn on Equity
6/30/2025$ 181.11B$ 19.48B10.76%
3/31/2025$ 181.09B$ 18.91B10.44%
12/31/2024$ 179.12B$ 18.61B10.39%
9/30/2024$ 183.26B$ 16.96B9.26%
6/30/2024$ 176.43B$ 17.56B9.95%
3/31/2024$ 180.94B$ 17.58B9.72%
12/31/2023$ 185.74B$ 17.98B9.68%
9/30/2023$ 180.72B$ 17.41B9.63%
6/30/2023$ 180.19B$ 15.21B8.44%
3/31/2023$ 181.17B$ 13.39B7.39%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) ROE stands at 0.89%.
  • Over the past 5 years, WELLS FARGO & COMPANY's average ROE has been 8.18%.
  • The median ROE for WELLS FARGO & COMPANY during this period was 9.28%
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY reached its highest ROE over the past 5 years at 10.82%.
  • The lowest ROE recorded by WELLS FARGO & COMPANY in the same timeframe 0.89%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY's ROE vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

ROE Benchmarks
CompanyROE
C : CITIGROUP INC 6.65%RY : ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 14.13%BAC : BANK OF AMERICA CORP 8.88%MS : MORGAN STANLEY 13.07%AXP : AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 31.4%PGR : PROGRESSIVE CORP 32%GS : GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.89%BN : BROOKFIELD CORP 1.8%BMO : BANK OF MONTREAL 10.06%BNS : BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 8%

Definition of Return on Equity

[Calculation] Return on Equity (ROE) measures net income [NetIncCmn] as percentage of [Equity]. A high ROE shows an effective use of investor capital, but it doesn't consider any risks related to financial leverage [Debt].
Net Inc. Cmn. / Equity
(=) ROE
ROE for WELLS FARGO & COMPANY is calculated as follows: Net Inc. Cmn. [ $ 1.61B ] / Equity [ $ 181.17B ]
(=) ROE [ 0.89% ]

WFC - Return on Equity, Last 5 years

0.89%

Minimum

Sep 30, 2020

10.82%

Maximum

Mar 31, 2022

8.18%

Average

9.28%

Median

ROE Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of ROE for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average ROE of the companies is 1.63% with a standard deviation of 22.52%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
ROE in the Market:
filtered constituents3.13K
min-66.24%
max73.25%
average1.63%
median6.52%
std22.52%