All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
WFC total return snapshot: WFC returned +16.02% over the past year and −4.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 1, 1972, WFC is up +64,315.01% in nominal total return, or +12.67%/yr, and is currently −7.69% below its total-return high on Jan. 6, 2026.
Data ending Mon Aug. 17, 2026
| Thu 1972-06-01💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFC × |
+64,315.01%
+12.67%/yr |
+13.92%/yr
R2=0.943 |
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| Wells Fargo & Company NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1972-06-01💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WFC × |
$10,000.00
1972-06-01 |
$6,441,501.10
2026-08-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WFC × | −4.53% | +16.02% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WFC × |
−7.69%
on 2026-08-17 from 2026-01-06 peak |
−79.01%
on 2009-03-05 from 2008-09-19 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFC × | +16.02% |
+65.26% +28.55%/yr |
+121.68% +30.39%/yr |
+102.99% +15.21%/yr |
+137.16% +9.02%/yr |
| Year | WFC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.53% |
| 2025 | +35.57% |
| 2024 | +46.48% |
| 2023 | +22.94% |
| 2022 | −11.92% |
| 2021 | +61.15% |
| 2020 | −41.65% |
| 2019 | +21.44% |
| 2018 | −21.83% |
| 2017 | +13.21% |
| 2016 | +4.64% |
| 2015 | +1.84% |
| 2014 | +24.11% |
| 2013 | +36.71% |
| 2012 | +27.35% |
| 2011 | −9.54% |
| 2010 | +15.62% |
| 2009 | −6.19% |
| 2008 | +1.71% |
| 2007 | −12.16% |
| 2006 | +16.82% |
| 2005 | +4.48% |
| 2004 | +8.98% |
| 2003 | +29.44% |
| 2002 | +10.28% |
| 2001 | −20.24% |
| 2000 | +40.68% |
| 1999 | +3.23% |
| 1998 | +5.05% |
| 1997 | +82.10% |
| 1996 | +35.62% |
| 1995 | +45.97% |
| 1994 | −1.19% |
| 1993 | +15.98% |
| 1992 | +21.53% |
| 1991 | +81.95% |
| 1990 | −3.40% |
| 1989 | +45.58% |
| 1988 | +36.02% |
| 1987 | +6.54% |
| 1986 | +22.55% |
| 1985 | +45.77% |
| 1984 | −26.86% |
| 1983 | +44.09% |
| 1982 | +12.51% |
| 1981 | −12.38% |
| 1980 | +19.76% |
| 1979 | +6.12% |
| 1978 | +13.69% |
| 1977 | −15.25% |
| 1976 | +35.49% |
| 1975 | +35.10% |
| 1974 | −42.32% |
| 1973 | +1.30% |
| 1972 | +47.09% |
