USB vs EXR vs WFC Stock Comparison

Us Bancorp, Extra Space Storage and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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USB Us Bancorp De
$59.62 +1.4% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$92.89B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.58B
Div. yield
3.52%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$144.86 +10.0% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$30.61B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
4.47%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
1 win
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.37B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.21%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wells Fargo & Company leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Wells Fargo & Company 7, Us Bancorp 4, Extra Space Storage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUSBEXRWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.89B $30.61B $251.37B WFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 29.4x 11.5x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 30.1x 10.7x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +4.1% +5.4% USB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.4% — 25.2% USB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% — 15.1% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 2.8x WFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 4.47% 2.21% EXR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% -1.4% -3.6% USB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -6.0%/yr +10.4%/yr WFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 23.1% 25.6% USB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 51/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

USBEXRWFC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisUSBEXRWFC
Valuation 40 #218 of 361 33 #98 of 145 47 #193 of 361
Growth 47 #91 of 172 60 #58 of 142 52 #84 of 172
Profitability 78 #34 of 149 – 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health 13 #137 of 158 – 12 #140 of 158
Shareholder Returns 54 #155 of 338 42 #77 of 131 79 #71 of 338
Overall 47 45 51
  • USB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodUSBEXRWFCSPY
1 month +1.4%+10.0%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%-5.2%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months +6.1%+3.1%+2.7% +8.5%
Year to date +11.7%+11.2%-10.2% +13.3%
1 year +26.1%-1.4%-3.6% +12.4%
3 years +94.6%+38.8%+116.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.9%+11.5%+29.3% +23.5%
5 years -1.2%-26.6%+63.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.2%-6.0%+10.4% +11.0%
10 years +33.6%+100.9%+81.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.9%+7.2%+6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUSBEXRWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%23.1%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%23.6%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.340.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.06-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.7%-54.5%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-5.2%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $65.41$152.75$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $45.47$126.69$73.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleUSBEXRWFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 29.4xmedian 25.8x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 8.8xmedian 4.0x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.1x —median 14.2x 6.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 10.8x 26.5xmedian 23.0x 8.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.32 5.65median 1.91 0.80median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsUSBEXRWFC
Revenue $29.58B $3.48B $87.23B
Operating income – $1.52B –
Net income $8.17B $1.09B $22.97B
Free cash flow $12.53B – $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $5.01 $4.72 $7.20
Cash & equivalents – $114.82M –
Total debt $96.01B – $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 220.36M 3.05B
Enterprise value $93.35B $30.61B $253.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricUSBEXRWFC
P/E 11.9x 29.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 7.4x 26.5x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x – 8.7x
P/S 3.1x 8.8x 2.9x
P/B 1.4x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x – 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – 6.0x
EV/EBIT 7.8x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 8.8x 5.4x
EV/FCF 15.1x – 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x – 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 5.65 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUSBEXRWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 4.1% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 15.3% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.4% 8.9% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 8.9% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.9% 10.0% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 5.2% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.8% – 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.8% – 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUSBEXRWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 85.2% – 89.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.5% – 31.7%
Net margin 26.4% – 25.2%
FCF margin 42.3% – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 42.3% – 33.1%
Return on equity 12.2% – 12.9%
Return on assets 1.1% 3.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 12.6% – 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUSBEXRWFC
Debt / assets 13.2% – 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 7.7x – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 90.6% 52.5% 92.1%
Equity / assets 9.4% – 7.9%
Interest coverage 1.7x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUSBEXRWFC
Dividend yield 3.5% 4.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 5.6%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 4.5% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.5% – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.7% – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.2% – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – 6.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusUSBEXRWFC
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 30.1xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 $4.82FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% -2.1% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.11BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.7% +11.4% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUSBEXRWFC
Held by institutions 81.6% 97.5% 76.8%
Institutions holding 2,068 795 2,878
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +2.2% +1.1%
Institutions buying 965 386 1,293
Institutions selling 760 266 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.45 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

USBEXRWFC
USB 1.00 0.35 0.69
EXR 0.35 1.00 0.18
WFC 0.69 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, USB, EXR and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Us Bancorp (USB) $92.89B, Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.61B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $251.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, USB, EXR and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Us Bancorp (USB) 11.9x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Us Bancorp (USB) 11.5x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.1x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Us Bancorp (USB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Us Bancorp (USB) +6.7%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Us Bancorp (USB) has the highest net margin (Us Bancorp (USB) 26.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Us Bancorp (USB) 12.6%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Us Bancorp (USB) returned the most: Us Bancorp (USB) +26.1%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -1.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%. Over five years, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) compounded fastest (Us Bancorp (USB) -0.2%/yr, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -6.0%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) has the highest dividend yield: Us Bancorp (USB) 3.52%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.47%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Us Bancorp (USB) has been the steadiest (Us Bancorp (USB) 22.1%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, USB, EXR and WFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.