Wells Fargo & Company WFC
- Market cap
- $248.6B
- P/E
- 11.9×
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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Return on equity
Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 13.0%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.08% (fiscal 2020) to 12.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Banks Diversified industry median of 11.1% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.3% | 1.08 |
| FY2024 | 11.3% | 0.39 |
| FY2023 | 10.9% | 3.32 |
| FY2022 | 7.55% | (4.89) |
| FY2021 | 12.4% | 11.36 |
| FY2020 | 1.08% | (9.56) |
| FY2019 | 10.6% | (0.96) |
| FY2018 | 11.6% | 0.14 |
| FY2017 | 11.5% | (0.26) |
| FY2016 | 11.7% | (0.99) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| BBVA Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. compare | 17.5% |
| SAN Banco Santander, S.A. compare | 14.7% |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Company | 13.0% |
| BAC Bank of America Corporation compare | 11.6% |
| UBS UBS Group AG compare | 10.6% |
| MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. compare | 10.1% |
| SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc compare | 9.85% |
| C Citigroup Inc. compare | 8.38% |
| HSBC HSBC Holdings plc compare | 0.00% |
| Banks Diversified industry median | 11.1% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
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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