Western Alliance Bancorporation

WAL Financial Banks Regional

Western Alliance Bancorporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.4 billion, up 5.64% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+3.58%
EPS
+6.52%
Free cash flow
+218.5%
Total debt
+46.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

75.96 3.28 −4.14%
Market cap
$8.2B
P/E
8.4×
Fwd P/E
8.5×
Dividend yield
2.21%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Return on equity

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Western Alliance Bancorporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.0%, down 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.7% (fiscal 2024) to 22.2% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Banks Regional industry median of 10.3% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 13.6% 0.89
FY2024 12.7% (0.38)
FY2023 13.1% (8.38)
FY2022 21.5% (0.70)
FY2021 22.2% 6.41
FY2020 15.8% (1.97)
FY2019 17.7% (0.27)
FY2018 18.0% 2.20
FY2017 15.8% 0.88
FY2016 14.9% (0.42)

Against its own ten years

Low 12.7% High 22.2%
Ten-year median 15.8%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ZION Zions Bancorporation, N.A. compare 16.8%
CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc. compare 14.9%
WAL Western Alliance Bancorporation 13.0%
ONB Old National Bancorp compare 11.7%
COLB Columbia Banking System, Inc. compare 11.2%
BOKF BOK Financial Corporation compare 11.2%
VLY Valley National Bancorp compare 9.50%
CBC Central Bancompany compare 0.00%
PB Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. compare 0.00%
Banks Regional industry median 10.3%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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