Wealth And Investment Management — Total noninterest expense
Wells Fargo & Company Wealth And Investment Management — Total noninterest expense decreased by 6.6% to $3.26B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.9%, from $3.36B to $3.26B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Wealth And Investment Management — Total noninterest expense shows an upward trend with a 3.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates rising costs, which should ideally be offset by revenue growth to maintain or improve profit margins.
Detailed definition
The sum of all operating expenses for the wealth management segment, including both personnel and nonpersonnel costs. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for calculating the efficiency ratio; peers report this to demonstrate operational discipline.
wfc_segment_wealth_management_total_noninterest_expenseHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.89B | $2.92B | $2.90B | $3.18B | $2.91B | $2.80B | $2.73B | $3.06B | $2.97B | $3.01B | $3.02B | $3.23B | $3.19B | $3.15B | $3.31B | $3.36B | $3.25B | $3.42B | $3.49B | $3.26B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.9% | -0.7% | +9.6% | -8.3% | -4.0% | -2.3% | +12.1% | -2.8% | +1.1% | +0.6% | +6.8% | -1.1% | -1.2% | +4.9% | +1.6% | -3.4% | +5.4% | +2.1% | -6.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.7% | -4.1% | -5.8% | -3.6% | +2.2% | +7.5% | +10.7% | +5.5% | +7.4% | +4.9% | +9.4% | +4.0% | +1.6% | +8.5% | +5.6% | -2.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wells Fargo & Company's wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense?
- Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) reported wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense of $3.26B in Q1 2026.
- How has Wells Fargo & Company's wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense changed year-over-year?
- Wells Fargo & Company's wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense decreased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $3.36B to $3.26B.
- What is the long-term trend for Wells Fargo & Company's wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wells Fargo & Company's wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense has grown at a 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.73B to $13.52B.
- What does wealth and investment management — total noninterest expense mean?
- The total operating cost to run the wealth management business.