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Charles Schwab Corporation key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Charles Schwab Corporation had return on equity of 18.1% and a net margin of 37.0%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Charles Schwab Corporation: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin18.8%10.7%18.4%19.0%19.7%21.8%22.7%25.3%27.3%34.6%34.5%28.2%31.6%34.6%26.9%30.3%37.0%38.8%
Return on equity15.5%8.0%12.4%10.7%10.7%11.9%11.5%12.7%13.5%17.9%17.5%8.5%10.4%15.5%13.1%13.3%18.1%20.3%
Return on assets1.0%0.5%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.9%0.9%0.9%1.0%1.3%1.3%0.8%1.0%1.2%1.0%1.2%1.8%2.0%
Effective tax rate38.3%41.7%37.9%36.0%37.2%37.5%36.5%36.9%35.5%23.1%23.6%23.3%24.1%23.5%20.6%22.8%22.8%22.7%
Dividends ÷ net income35.5%63.4%34.1%36.3%34.4%28.2%26.7%25.7%25.1%22.4%28.6%38.8%31.1%29.4%44.9%38.3%26.3%23.8%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

77 /100

Strong moat

How hard Charles Schwab's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 13 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.1% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 20 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 32.3%; its worst year was 26.3%.

  • Discipline 16 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 2.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.6% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (82 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Charles Schwab Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Charles Schwab Corporation.