Wells Fargo Completes 2026 Stress Test and Intends to Raise Dividend by 11% to $0.50

Wells Fargo Completes 2026 Stress Test and Intends to Raise Dividend by 11% to $0.50

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that it has completed the Federal Reserve’s 2026 supervisory stress test process. As previously announced by the Federal Reserve, this year’s stress test results do not impact bank capital requirements, and Wells Fargo’s stress capital buffer (SCB) remains at 2.5%.

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Exterior of a Wells Fargo branch in New York City.

The Company also announced that it expects to increase its third quarter 2026 common stock dividend by 11% to $0.50 per share from $0.45 per share, subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting in July. Additionally, the Company has capacity to continue repurchasing common stock, which will be routinely assessed as part of the Company’s internal capital adequacy framework that considers current market conditions, regulatory capital requirements, and other risk factors.