Wells Fargo Debt-to-Equity

: 1.04 (As of Mar. 2021)

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Wells Fargo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $12,049 Mil. Wells Fargo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $183,312 Mil. Wells Fargo's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $187,218 Mil. Wells Fargo's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 1.04.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

NYSE:WFC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87 Med: 2.49 Max: 5.73
Current: 1.04

0.87

5.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Wells Fargo was 5.73. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 2.49.

NYSE:WFC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked lower than
67% of the 1365 Companies
in the Banks industry.

( Industry Median: 0.58 vs. NYSE:WFC: 1.04 )

Wells Fargo Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Wells Fargo Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Debt-to-Equity

1.37

1.16

1.24

1.28

1.22

Wells Fargo Quarterly Data
	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21
Debt-to-Equity																1.37	1.35	1.25	1.22	1.04

Competitive Comparison

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap.

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Wells Fargo Debt-to-Equity Distribution

* The bar in red indicates where Wells Fargo's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Wells Fargo Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Wells Fargo's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(12637	+	212950)	/	184887
	=	1.22

Wells Fargo's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(12049	+	183312)	/	187218
	=	1.04

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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