Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) reported Retained Earnings of $237.23 billion for Q2 2026, up 7.2% from $221.31 billion a year earlier and up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Wells Fargo & Company posted Retained Earnings of $228.87 billion, up 6.9% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $214.2 billion in FY2024 (+6.5%), $201.14 billion in FY2023 (+7.0%), $187.97 billion in FY2022 (+4.2%) and $180.32 billion in FY2021 (+11.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 22 quarters, with growth averaging 6.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 4.2% in Q4 2022 to 11.3% in Q4 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $232.46 billion (Q1 2026), $228.87 billion (Q4 2025) and $225.19 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 445.02 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | 661.60 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 274.52 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | 21.39 Bn |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 122.77 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 74.21 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 102.78 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 174.35 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 237.23 Bn |
| 10 | American Express | 205.34 Bn | -2.83 Bn | - | 26.38 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 237.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 232.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 228.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 225.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 221.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 217.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 214.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 210.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 207.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 203.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 201.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 199.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 195.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 191.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 187.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 186.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 184.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 182.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 180.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 175.71 Bn |
API Access
Wells Fargo & Company Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=WFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "WFC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();