Wells Fargo Completes 2026 Stress Test and Intends to Raise Dividend by 11% to $0.50
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced that it has completed the Federal Reserve’s 2026 supervisory stress test process. As previously announced by the Federal Reserve, this year’s stress test results do not impact bank capital requirements, and Wells Fargo’s stress capital buffer (SCB) remains at 2.5%.
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The Company also announced that it expects to increase its third quarter 2026 common stock dividend by 11% to $0.50 per share from $0.45 per share, subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting in July. Additionally, the Company has capacity to continue repurchasing common stock, which will be routinely assessed as part of the Company’s internal capital adequacy framework that considers current market conditions, regulatory capital requirements, and other risk factors.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.2 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
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This news release contains forward-looking statements about our future regulatory capital levels and possible future capital actions, including common stock dividends and repurchases. Because forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding the future, they are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements as actual results could differ materially from expectations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we do not undertake to update them to reflect changes or events that occur after that date. Actual capital levels and capital actions may vary materially from expectations due to a number of factors, including those described in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov. The amount and timing of any future common stock dividends or repurchases will depend on the earnings, cash requirements and financial condition of the Company, the impact to our balance sheet of expected customer activity, our capital requirements and long-term targeted capital structure, the results of supervisory stress tests, market conditions (including the trading price of our stock), regulatory and legal considerations, including regulatory requirements under the Federal Reserve Board’s capital plan rule, and other factors deemed relevant by the Company, and may be subject to regulatory approval or conditions.
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