Share Buybacks
Wells Fargo & Company Share Buybacks decreased by 20.0% to $4.00B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.3%, from $3.50B to $4.00B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 4.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
share_repurchasesHistorical 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 | $1.57B | $5.29B | $7.01B | $6.02B | $4.00M | $5.00M | $6.00M | $4.02B | $4.01B | $1.48B | $2.35B | $6.00B | $6.01B | $3.44B | $4.00B | $3.50B | $3.02B | $6.00B | $5.00B | $4.00B |
| QoQ Change | — | +238.1% | +32.5% | -14.2% | -99.9% | +25.0% | +20.0% | >999% | -0.3% | -63.0% | +58.8% | +155.4% | +0.2% | -42.9% | +16.4% | -12.5% | -13.8% | +98.9% | -16.7% | -20.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -99.7% | -99.9% | -99.9% | -33.3% | >999% | >999% | >999% | +49.4% | +50.1% | +132.1% | +70.2% | -41.7% | -49.8% | +74.7% | +25.0% | +14.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wells Fargo & Company's share buybacks?
- Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) reported share buybacks of $4.00B in Q1 2026.
- How has Wells Fargo & Company's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Wells Fargo & Company's share buybacks increased by 14.3% year-over-year, from $3.50B to $4.00B.
- What is the long-term trend for Wells Fargo & Company's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wells Fargo & Company's share buybacks has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $14.46B to $17.52B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.