Wells Fargo Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (WFC)

Wells Fargo's return on equity was 11.85% for fiscal 2025.

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Wells Fargo annual return on equity history

Wells Fargo annual return on equity

Fiscal yearPeriod endedReturn on equityChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3111.85%+1.04 pp
20242024-12-3110.81%+0.35 pp
20232023-12-3110.46%+3.02 pp
20222022-12-317.44%−4.44 pp
20212021-12-3111.88%+10.06 pp
20202020-12-311.82%−8.47 pp
20192019-12-3110.29%−0.82 pp
20182018-12-3111.11%+0.20 pp
20172017-12-3110.91%−0.26 pp
20162016-12-3111.18%−0.96 pp
20152015-12-3112.13%−0.87 pp
20142014-12-3113.01%−0.35 pp
20132013-12-3113.35%+0.66 pp
20122012-12-3112.69%+0.79 pp
20112011-12-3111.90%+1.52 pp
20102010-12-3110.38%−1.26 pp
20092009-12-3111.64%+8.03 pp
20082008-12-313.61%

Wells Fargo return on equity trends

Over the last five fiscal years, Wells Fargo's return on equity increased from 1.82% to 11.85%, a change of +10.03 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 3.57%.

About the metric

What return on equity (ROE) means

Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.

Calculation and source

How return on equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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