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Wells Fargo & Company Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

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Wells Fargo & Company Q4 Earnings Call Highlights Wells Fargo & Company logo Key Points Wells Fargo reported strong 2025 results with $21.3 billion net income (EPS up 17%) and returned $23 billion to shareholders (13% dividend increase and $18 billion of buybacks), but expects buybacks to be lower in 2026 as it pursues…
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  • Markets NII is expected to rise to approximately $2 billion in 2026

    80% confidence

  • Target CET1 range is approximately 10% to 10.5%

    80% confidence

  • 2026 total net interest income is expected to be approximately $50 billion, plus or minus

    80% confidence

  • Wells Fargo's goal is to become a top-five U.S. investment bank

    80% confidence

  • 2025 results reflected 'significant momentum' across the company

    80% confidence

  • The increase in non-performing assets was borrower-specific and not indicative of systemic weakness

    80% confidence

  • 2026 non-interest expense is forecast at approximately $55.7 billion

    80% confidence

  • Early vintages from newer credit card products are beginning to contribute to profitability after two to three years of upfront costs

    80% confidence

  • Expects approximately $2.4 billion of gross expense reductions in 2026 from efficiency initiatives

    80% confidence

  • Credit performance remained 'strong'

    80% confidence

  • Deal pipeline entering 2026 was 'meaningfully greater' than at any point in the last five years

    80% confidence

  • On potential credit card rate cap it is 'too early to know' what actions may be taken by policymakers

    80% confidence

  • Wells Fargo increased trading-related assets by 50% in 2025 to support customer trading flows and financing activities

    80% confidence

  • Average loans and average deposits expected to grow mid-single digits from Q4 2025 to Q4 2026

    80% confidence

  • Share repurchases are expected to be lower in 2026 given opportunities for organic growth

    80% confidence

  • Guidance assumes two to three Fed rate cuts in 2026 and relatively stable 10-year Treasury rates

    80% confidence

  • The Fed's removal of the asset cap is 'a pivotal moment'

    80% confidence

  • Demand remains solid in several commercial real estate subsectors, while office valuations have stabilized

    80% confidence

  • Period-end loans rose 5% from Q3, the strongest linked-quarter growth since Q1 2020

    80% confidence
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