Webster Financial (WBS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Webster Financial's Operating Expenses came in at $384.96 million for Q2 2026, up 11.4% from $345.71 million a year earlier and up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Webster Financial (WBS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Webster Financial reported Operating Expenses of $1.5 billion, up 9.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.43 billion, up 5.8% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $1.35 billion in FY2024 (-4.6%), $1.42 billion in FY2023 (+1.4%), $1.4 billion in FY2022 (+87.4%) and $745.1 million in FY2021 (-1.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 91.5%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 13.5%).
- Business Quant data shows WBS's Operating Expenses at $379.11 million (Q1 2026), $383.24 million (Q4 2025) and $356.67 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 890.60 Bn | 920.07 Bn | - | 27.32 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 421.74 Bn | 541.68 Bn | - | -3,218.32 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 385.85 Bn | -1,990.22 Bn | - | 18.63 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 345.94 Bn | 345.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 303.15 Bn | -205.95 Bn | - | 13.90 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 279.82 Bn | 130.57 Bn | - | 7.02 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 274.62 Bn | -1,313.87 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 17.50 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.07 Bn | -3,290.04 Bn | - | 11.67 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.79 Bn | 245.93 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 10 | Webster Financial | 12.57 Bn | 12.57 Bn | - | 384.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 384.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 379.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 383.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 356.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 345.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 343.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 340.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 348.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 326.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 335.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 377.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 362.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 344.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 332.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 348.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 330.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 358.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 359.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 189.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 180.24 Mn |
API Access
Webster Financial Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=WBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "WBS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=WBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();