Wells Fargo & Company
WFC on NYSE. Wells Fargo sells banking, investment and mortgage services to people and businesses. Market value $246.3bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Some use the latest annual report instead, as marked. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
Cash flow or capital spending isn't reported, so free cash flow is unknown.
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Why it could be worth it
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Yearly profit per dollar of owners' money: 11 cents. Above 10 is good.
What you pay for each dollar of net assets: $1.37.
Profit per $100 you pay: $9.17.
Quality score: 57 of 100. Price score: 90 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$81.51 a share, 12% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $72.78 to $97.76.
Expected to report results Tuesday 13 Oct, before the market opens.
Dividend: 2.2% a year
Paid every year for at least 5 years
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $79.2bn | $74.4bn | $82.6bn | $82.3bn | $83.7bn |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 3.81bn | 3.63bn | 3.33bn | 3.14bn | 3.02bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positiveDoesn't apply to banks and insurers
- Accounting checksDoesn't apply to banks and insurers
- DebtDoesn't apply to banks and insurers
- Revenue growth, five yearsSlow, 2.4% a year
- Buying back its own sharesYes, 21% fewer since 2021
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $22.6 billion last quarter, up 9% on a year ago.
- Profit: $6.4 billion, up 17% on a year ago.
- 6% fewer shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit more of the company.
- Sales grew on a year ago in each of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $20.4bn |
| December 2024 | $20.4bn |
| March 2025 | $20.1bn |
| June 2025 | $20.8bn |
| September 2025 | $21.4bn |
| December 2025 | $21.3bn |
| March 2026 | $21.4bn |
| June 2026 | $22.6bn |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $5.1bn |
| December 2024 | $5.1bn |
| March 2025 | $4.9bn |
| June 2025 | $5.5bn |
| September 2025 | $5.6bn |
| December 2025 | $5.4bn |
| March 2026 | $5.3bn |
| June 2026 | $6.4bn |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- 13 October 2026
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 24 February 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 27 October 2026
Who owns it
35 long-term investors we follow own it, down from 36 last quarter. 2,868 funds in all.
- Dodge & CoxDodge & Cox investment committee
- Value
- $2.6bn
- Share of fund
- 1.4%
- Harris Associates (Oakmark)Bill Nygren
- Value
- $900m
- Share of fund
- 1.2%
- Pzena Investment ManagementRichard Pzena
- Value
- $730m
- Share of fund
- 2.1%
- LSV Asset ManagementJosef Lakonishok
- Value
- $509m
- Share of fund
- 0.9%
- Daily JournalCharlie Munger (legacy portfolio)
- Value
- $117m
- Share of fund
- 45.5%
- Mondrian Investment PartnersMondrian team
- Value
- $103m
- Share of fund
- 1.6%
- Sound Shore ManagementHarry Burn
- Value
- $74m
- Share of fund
- 2.3%
- Letko BrosseauLetko Brosseau team
- Value
- $47m
- Share of fund
- 0.7%
- GAMCO InvestorsMario Gabelli
- Value
- $39m
- Share of fund
- 0.4%
- First Manhattan Co.First Manhattan partners
- Value
- $30m
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
- Matrix Asset AdvisorsDavid Katz
- Value
- $18m
- Share of fund
- 1.5%
- Markel GroupTom Gayner
- Value
- $17m
- Share of fund
- 0.1%
- Chou AssociatesFrancis Chou
- Value
- $5m
- Share of fund
- 2.3%
- Gardner Russo & QuinnTom Russo
- Value
- $615,762
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
- Torray Investment PartnersRobert Torray (founder)
- Value
- $247,920
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
- Clarkston Capital PartnersJeff Hakala
- Value
- $218,996
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
- Heartland AdvisorsBill Nasgovitz
- Value
- $165,280
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
Sold out this quarter
Largest holders overall
- BlackRock$20.7bnCut
- Vanguard Capital Management$16.5bn
- FMR$12.6bnCut
- State Street$11.2bn
- JPMorgan Chase$9.5bnCut
- Capital Research Global Investors$6.3bnAdded
- Geode Capital Management$6.1bn
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$5.1bn
- Norges Bank$4.6bnNew
- Morgan Stanley$4.4bnAdded
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
2 investors own more than 5%.
- Vanguard Capital ManagementPassive investor7.5%Since 31 March 2026
- FMR LLCPassive investorat least 5.8%(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 September 2024
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard Capital Management Passive investor | 7.5% | 31 March 2026 | |
FMR LLC Passive investor | at least 5.8% (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 September 2024 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought shares on the open market in the last 12 months. 3 sold $10m.
- Patterson Ellen RSr. EVP and General CounselSold
- Date
- 26 February 2026
- Shares
- 60,000
- Price
- $87.40
- Value
- $5m
- Engle Bridget E.Sr. Executive Vice PresidentSold
- Date
- 26 February 2026
- Shares
- 30,000
- Price
- $87.10
- Value
- $3m
- Santos KleberSr. Executive Vice PresidentSold
- Date
- 20 February 2026
- Shares
- 25,000
- Price
- $87.72
- Value
- $2m
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2026 | Patterson Ellen R Sr. EVP and General Counsel | Sold | 60,000 | $87.40 | $5m |
| 26 February 2026 | Engle Bridget E. Sr. Executive Vice President | Sold | 30,000 | $87.10 | $3m |
| 20 February 2026 | Santos Kleber Sr. Executive Vice President | Sold | 25,000 | $87.72 | $2m |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
What could go wrong
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