Buyback yield (TTM)
7.91%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
10.08%
5Y share count change
-22.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$20.02B
Cumulative buybacks
$227.92B
Key takeaways
- Wells Fargo (WFC) repurchased about $20.02B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 22.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +22.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Wells Fargo (WFC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Wells Fargo (WFC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Wells Fargo (WFC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Wells Fargo (WFC)
Latest: $19.52B
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Wells Fargo (WFC) reported buyback spend of $19.52B – declined 12.4% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Wells Fargo buyback spend compounded at +22.7% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Wells Fargo buyback spend declined from $26.08B in 2019 to $19.52B in 2025, a 25.2% drawdown.
$26.08B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2019, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
Wells Fargo Buyback Spend 2025: $19.52B
2025's buyback spend for Wells Fargo came in at $19.52B, declined 12.4% below 2024.
Wells Fargo Buyback Spend 2024: $22.29B
Wells Fargo posted buyback spend of $22.29B in 2024, surged 64.2% from 2023.
Wells Fargo Buyback Spend 2023: $13.58B
In 2023, Wells Fargo reported buyback spend of $13.58B, surged 125.0% from 2022.
Wells Fargo Buyback Spend 2022: $6.03B
Wells Fargo buyback spend in 2022 was $6.03B, plunged 71.5% below 2021.
Wells Fargo Buyback Spend 2021: $21.14B
Wells Fargo buyback spend in 2021 was $21.14B.
See more financial history for Wells Fargo (WFC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $19.52B | $0.00 | $19.52B | 6.59% | 3.22B | -7.2% | |
| 2024 | $22.29B | $0.00 | $22.29B | 9.58% | 3.47B | -6.8% | |
| 2023 | $13.58B | $0.00 | $13.58B | 7.62% | 3.72B | -3.0% | |
| 2022 | $6.03B | $0.00 | $6.03B | 3.85% | 3.84B | -6.3% | |
| 2021 | $21.14B | $0.00 | $21.14B | 11.22% | 4.10B | -0.9% | |
| 2020 | $7.02B | $1.77B | $5.25B | 5.62% | 4.13B | -6.6% | |
| 2019 | $26.08B | $2.27B | $23.81B | 11.55% | 4.43B | -8.5% | |
| 2018 | $22.78B | $2.25B | $20.53B | 10.60% | 4.84B | -3.6% | |
| 2017 | $9.91B | $2.05B | $7.86B | 3.28% | 5.02B | -1.8% | |
| 2016 | $8.12B | $1.95B | $6.17B | 2.93% | 5.11B | -1.9% | |
| 2015 | $8.70B | $1.96B | $6.74B | 3.13% | 5.21B | -2.2% | |
| 2014 | $9.41B | $1.91B | $7.50B | 3.31% | 5.32B | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $5.36B | $1.92B | $3.44B | 2.24% | 5.37B | +0.4% | |
| 2012 | $3.92B | $1.70B | $2.22B | 2.17% | 5.35B | +0.5% | |
| 2011 | $2.42B | $1.49B | $928.00M | 1.66% | 5.32B | +1.1% | |
| 2010 | $91.00M | $1.23B | −$1.14B | 0.06% | 5.26B | +15.4% | |
| 2009 | $25.22B | $351.00M | $24.87B | 19.61% | 4.56B | +34.5% | |
| 2008 | $1.62B | $628.00M | $995.00M | 1.54% | 3.39B | +0.3% | |
| 2007 | $7.42B | $547.00M | $6.87B | 7.44% | 3.38B | -0.8% | |
| 2006 | $1.97B | $489.00M | $1.48B | 1.64% | 3.41B | -0.0% | |
| 2005 | $3.16B | $307.00M | $2.85B | 2.99% | 3.41B | -0.5% | |
| 2004 | $2.19B | $265.00M | $1.92B | 2.08% | 3.43B | +0.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.40B | -1.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.44B | -0.4% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.45B | -0.2% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.46B | -0.5% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.47B | +5.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.28B | +115.8% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.52B | +3.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.47B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$19.52B
- 2024$22.29B
- 2023$13.58B
- 2022$6.03B
- 2021$21.14B
- 2020$7.02B
- 2019$26.08B
- 2018$22.78B
- 2017$9.91B
- 2016$8.12B
- 2015$8.70B
- 2014$9.41B
- 2013$5.36B
- 2012$3.92B
- 2011$2.42B
- 2010$91.00M
- 2009$25.22B
- 2008$1.62B
- 2007$7.42B
- 2006$1.97B
- 2005$3.16B
- 2004$2.19B
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Wells Fargo (WFC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Wells Fargo (WFC)
How Wells Fargo splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Wells Fargo, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $18.25B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $18.25B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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