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4. Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

5-year return as of July 3, 2025: 229.91%

On Monday, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced that it has successfully executed the 2025 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress test process, with the Federal Reserve Board’s (FRB) calculations led to a forecasted stress capital buffer (SCB) for the company below the minimum, expecting to raise the dividend by 12.5%.

The planned rise in the common stock dividend, from $0.40 per share to $0.45 per share, in the third quarter of 2025, is subject to approval by the Board of Directors. This is one of the reasons why investors are looking forward to the shareholder meeting in July. Additionally, the repurchasing of common stock by Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a part of the company’s internal capital adequacy framework that examines the current market and regulatory environment.

The company anticipates its SCB to reduce to at least 2.5% from 3.8%, implying a percentage of incremental capital that Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) must hold on top of its minimum regulatory capital requirements. While the final SCB is scheduled for August 31, 2025, the FRB’s pending notice of the proposed rule would result in the company’s expected SCB being 2.6% if finalized as proposed.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a California-based financial services company with four main segments: Consumer Banking and Lending,  Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth and Investment Management. The core offerings of the company include diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services.