Discontinued — last reported Q2 '13
Wells Fargo & Company Compensation and benefits increased by 0.6% to $9.08B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.1%, from $9.07B to $9.08B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Compensation and benefits shows relatively stable performance with a 0.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase relative to revenue may signal declining operational efficiency or aggressive talent acquisition, while a decrease may indicate cost-cutting or reduced performance-based incentives.
The total cost of employee salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and related benefits. As a labor-intensive indus...
Standard operating expense metric for all large-scale service organizations.
is_compensation_and_benefits| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.82B | $8.69B | $8.48B | $9.27B | $8.44B | $8.21B | $8.42B | $9.42B | $8.61B | $8.63B | $9.18B | $9.49B | $8.58B | $8.59B | $9.07B | $9.47B | $8.71B | $9.02B | $9.08B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -2.5% | +9.4% | -8.9% | -2.7% | +2.5% | +11.9% | -8.6% | +0.2% | +6.4% | +3.4% | -9.7% | +0.2% | +5.6% | +4.4% | -8.1% | +3.6% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.3% | -5.5% | -0.7% | +1.6% | +1.9% | +5.1% | +9.1% | +0.8% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -1.2% | -0.2% | +1.6% | +5.0% | +0.1% |
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