WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN (WFC) closed fiscal year 2025 with 3.09 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.70 USD per share.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN (WFC) closed fiscal year 2025 with 3.09 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.70 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 196 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 26.9 %. The dividend per share was 1.70 USD, up 13.3 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 5.43 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 4.23B | 4.56B | 5.27B | 5.26B | 5.27B | 5.26B | 5.17B | 5.09B | 5.02B | 4.89B | 4.58B | 4.13B | 4.14B | 3.89B | 3.83B | 3.60B | 3.29B | 3.09B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 846M | 334M | 710M | 0.00M | 3.70M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 9.59M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 20.00 % | 7.32 % | 13.46 % | 0.00 % | 0.07 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.23 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -9.80M | 0.00M | -9.15M | -86.8M | -78.2M | -76.0M | -124M | -310M | -447M | 0.00M | -258M | -52.0M | -235M | -310M | -196M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.19 % | 0.00 % | -0.17 % | -1.68 % | -1.54 % | -1.52 % | -2.55 % | -6.77 % | -10.81 % | 0.00 % | -6.64 % | -1.36 % | -6.53 % | -9.43 % | -6.35 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 846M | 334M | 710M | -9.80M | 3.70M | -9.15M | -86.8M | -78.2M | -76.0M | -124M | -310M | -447M | 9.59M | -258M | -52.0M | -235M | -310M | -196M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 20.00 % | 7.32 % | 13.46 % | -0.19 % | 0.07 % | -0.17 % | -1.68 % | -1.54 % | -1.52 % | -2.55 % | -6.77 % | -10.81 % | 0.23 % | -6.64 % | -1.36 % | -6.53 % | -9.43 % | -6.35 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.30 | 0.49 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.88 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 1.54 | 1.64 | 1.92 | 1.22 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.70 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 162.41 % | 17.31 % | 8.45 % | 15.99 % | 24.16 % | 27.21 % | 29.96 % | 32.32 % | 34.06 % | 33.72 % | 34.35 % | 41.58 % | 143.68 % | 10.95 % | 30.55 % | 25.02 % | 26.03 % | 25.47 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 4.31B | 2.13B | 1.05B | 2.54B | 4.57B | 5.95B | 6.91B | 7.40B | 7.47B | 7.48B | 7.69B | 8.20B | 4.85B | 2.42B | 4.18B | 4.79B | 5.13B | 5.43B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 4.73 % | 1.83 % | 0.64 % | 1.77 % | 2.60 % | 2.53 % | 2.44 % | 2.70 % | 2.74 % | 2.51 % | 3.58 % | 3.56 % | 4.08 % | 1.24 % | 2.68 % | 2.63 % | 2.11 % | 1.78 % |
Figures in USD
