Business Segments · Income tax expense (benefit)

Consumer Banking and Lending — Income tax expense (benefit)

Wells Fargo & Company Consumer Banking and Lending — Income tax expense (benefit) decreased by 8.7% to $650.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.7%, from $557.00M to $650.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Consumer Banking and Lending — Income tax expense (benefit) shows relatively stable performance with a -2.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toIncome Tax

How to read this metric

Changes generally track with fluctuations in segment pre-tax income rather than operational shifts.

Detailed definition

This represents the portion of the total corporate income tax expense allocated to the consumer banking and lending segm...

Peer comparison

Standard tax allocation across business segments in large financial institutions.

Metric ID: wfc_segment_consumer_banking_and_lending_income_tax_expense_benefit

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$713.00M$818.00M$619.00M$588.00M$465.00M$401.00M$362.00M$618.00M$640.00M$727.00M$672.00M$573.00M$596.00M$646.00M$542.00M$557.00M$621.00M$730.00M$712.00M$650.00M
QoQ Change+14.7%-24.3%-5.0%-20.9%-13.8%-9.7%+70.7%+3.6%+13.6%-7.6%-14.7%+4.0%+8.4%-16.1%+2.8%+11.5%+17.6%-2.5%-8.7%
YoY Change-34.8%-51.0%-41.5%+5.1%+37.6%+81.3%+85.6%-7.3%-6.9%-11.1%-19.3%-2.8%+4.2%+13.0%+31.4%+16.7%
Range$362.00M$818.00M
CAGR-1.9%
Avg YoY Growth+6.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.7%
Current Streak2 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wells Fargo & Company's consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit)?
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) reported consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit) of $650.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Wells Fargo & Company's consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit) changed year-over-year?
Wells Fargo & Company's consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit) increased by 16.7% year-over-year, from $557.00M to $650.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Wells Fargo & Company's consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit)?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wells Fargo & Company's consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit) has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.85B to $2.62B.
What does consumer banking and lending — income tax expense (benefit) mean?
The income tax cost attributed to the consumer banking and lending segment.