Wells Fargo & Company Corporate and Investment Banking — Personnel increased by 24.6% to $1.80B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.4%, from $1.71B to $1.80B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Corporate and Investment Banking — Personnel shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase may signal headcount growth or higher performance-based compensation, while a decrease may indicate cost-cutting or efficiency initiatives.
The total compensation and benefits expenses related to the employees working within the corporate and investment bankin...
Standard operating expense category for all financial services firms.
wfc_segment_corporate_and_investment_banking_personnel| 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 | $1.31B | $1.31B | $1.31B | $1.31B | $1.48B | $1.48B | $1.48B | $1.48B | $1.67B | $1.45B | $1.47B | $1.48B | $1.71B | $1.45B | $1.50B | $1.45B | $1.80B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.0% | -13.4% | +1.7% | +0.9% | +15.2% | -15.0% | +3.2% | -3.6% | +24.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.1% | +13.1% | +13.1% | +13.1% | +13.0% | -2.2% | -0.5% | +0.4% | +2.3% | +0.5% | +2.0% | -2.6% | +5.4% |