Wells Fargo & Company Total noninterest expense decreased by 0.9% to $13.73B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.3%, from $13.90B to $13.73B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total noninterest expense shows relatively stable performance with a 0.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A lower ratio relative to revenue indicates higher operational efficiency and better cost management.
This metric aggregates all operating costs incurred by the bank excluding interest expense, such as personnel, technolog...
Standardized across all major financial institutions as a key component of the efficiency ratio.
is_total_noninterest_expense| 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 | $13.34B | $13.30B | $13.20B | $13.87B | $12.88B | $14.33B | $16.20B | $13.68B | $12.99B | $13.11B | $15.79B | $14.34B | $13.29B | $13.07B | $13.90B | $13.89B | $13.38B | $13.85B | $13.73B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.3% | -0.8% | +5.1% | -7.1% | +11.2% | +13.1% | -15.6% | -5.0% | +1.0% | +20.4% | -9.2% | -7.3% | -1.7% | +6.4% | -0.1% | -3.7% | +3.5% | -0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | +7.7% | +22.8% | -1.4% | +0.8% | -8.5% | -2.6% | +4.8% | +2.4% | -0.4% | -11.9% | -3.1% | +0.6% | +6.0% | -1.3% |
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