Wells Fargo & Company · WFC · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Wells Fargo Beats on EPS and Revenue, Reaffirms $50B NII as Balance Sheet Expands

Wells Fargo's Q2 extended Q1's momentum with broad-based beats: EPS of $1.96 (vs. $1.73 estimated) and revenue of $22.62B (vs. $21.86B estimated). NII rose 5% and non-interest income 13% YoY, supported by double-digit loan and deposit growth and an $847M venture capital equity gain. Capital returns remained aggressive at $9.8B in H1. Management reaffirmed $50B full-year NII guidance and confidence in the 17-18% ROTE target. Shares declined 2.7% on the report day with 2.6x baseline volume before recovering 2.3% subsequently. The stock now trades at $87.30, below the lowest analyst price target of $92, suggesting the market remains skeptical about the quality of earnings given the lumpy VC contribution and unresolved NIM timing questions.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $267.15B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The company’s financial products and services includes checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.96 Consensus $2
EPS surprise +13.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $22.62B Consensus $21.86B
Revenue surprise +3.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -2.7% Event window
SPY move +0.4% Same window
Abnormal move -3.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.6× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +2.3% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Q2 results beat on both lines: EPS of $1.96 vs. $1.73 estimated (+13.3%) and revenue of $22.62B vs. $21.86B estimated (+3.5%). Net interest income rose 5% YoY while non-interest income jumped 13%, driven by fee-based revenue expansion. Loan and deposit balances grew double-digit percentages across segments. An $847M venture capital equity gain provided a lumpy but significant boost to non-interest income. Capital returns accelerated with $9.8B returned to shareholders in H1 and a $7B share repurchase program ongoing. The stock fell 2.7% on the report day (benchmark SPY rose 0.4%) before drifting up 2.3% in subsequent sessions.

Guidance delta

Maintained. Management reaffirmed full-year net interest income guidance of approximately $50B and expressed continued confidence in achieving a 17-18% ROTE target. The CET1 ratio target remains 10-10.5% with compliance pending finalization of new capital rules. No changes to expense guidance or capital return cadence were indicated.

Key takeaways

  • EPS of $1.96 beat consensus by 13.3%; revenue of $22.62B beat by 3.5%.
  • NII up 5% YoY and non-interest income up 13% on broad fee-based revenue growth.
  • Loan and deposit balances grew double-digit percentages across consumer and commercial segments.
  • $847M venture capital equity gain boosted earnings — lumpy, not recurring.
  • $9.8B returned to shareholders in H1; $7B repurchase program ongoing.
  • 24 consecutive quarters of headcount reductions; efficiency ratio at 60%.

Management priorities

  • Launch Advisor Gateway with GenAI capabilities for wealth advisors.
  • Invest in branch bankers, investment advisers, and commercial relationship managers.
  • Expand market share in investment banking, equity capital markets, and M&A advisory.
  • Continue marketing and digital initiatives driving consumer checking and credit-card growth.
  • Maintain aggressive capital returns through share repurchases and dividends.

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-14T18:03:43.348294+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-28T01:23:15.070317+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-28T11:23:12.593424+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-28T11:23:12.590449+00:00

Methodology

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Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated . For educational purposes only; not investment advice.