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Wells Fargo key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Wells Fargo had return on equity of 11.8% and a net margin of 25.5%. 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.

Wells Fargo: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin13.8%14.5%19.6%22.0%26.1%27.3%26.6%24.9%25.1%25.9%23.2%4.5%27.9%18.4%23.2%24.0%25.5%26.3%
Return on equity11.0%10.4%11.9%12.7%13.4%13.0%12.1%11.2%10.9%11.1%10.3%1.8%11.9%7.4%10.5%10.8%11.8%12.9%
Return on assets1.0%1.0%1.2%1.4%1.5%1.4%1.3%1.2%1.1%1.2%1.0%0.2%1.1%0.7%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Effective tax rate29.6%33.4%31.5%32.0%31.9%30.4%30.8%31.4%18.0%19.8%22.2%−46.2%19.5%14.4%12.0%14.5%15.2%15.8%
Dividends ÷ net income17.3%8.5%16.0%24.2%27.2%30.0%32.3%34.1%33.7%34.4%41.6%143.7%11.0%30.5%25.0%26.0%25.5%24.6%

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

65 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Wells Fargo'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 12 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 24.3%; its worst year was 4.1%.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 25.2% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.2% 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 (70 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 Wells Fargo's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Wells Fargo.