Charles Schwab Corporation Advisor Services — Regulatory fees and assessments increased by 100.0% to $16.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 15.8%, from $19.00M to $16.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Advisor Services — Regulatory fees and assessments shows a downward trend with a -8.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Increases often reflect changes in regulatory requirements or industry-wide assessment hikes rather than operational changes.
Includes mandatory fees and assessments paid to regulatory bodies and industry organizations for the Advisor Services se...
Standard regulatory expense line item for licensed financial institutions.
schw_segment_advisor_services_regulatory_fees_and_assessments| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $16.25M | $16.25M | $16.25M | $16.25M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $31.00M | $20.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M | $19.00M | $15.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $16.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +146.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -22.5% | -35.5% | -10.0% | +0.0% | +5.6% | -21.1% | -46.7% | +0.0% | +100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +146.2% | +146.2% | +146.2% | +146.2% | -22.5% | -50.0% | -55.0% | -55.0% | -38.7% | -25.0% | -55.6% | -55.6% | -15.8% |