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WFC · Q2 2026

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN

Reported 2026-07-14
BEAT
37EarnIQ signal
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Confidence rising

Mild quarter-over-quarter shift

Wells Fargo delivered strong revenue growth and disciplined expense management, reinforcing its multi-year turnaround momentum.

  • ✓Guidance was maintained, with high specificity.
  • ✓Management tone registered as confident (82/100).
  • ✓EarnIQ detected 0 potential management deflections.
Headline–confidence gap

Headline confirmed

Management confidence reinforces the reported beat.

EPS: reported vs expected—— vs —
Revenue: reported vs expected—— vs —
Guidance specificityHighMaintained
Market expectations are being matched to this report.

Clear progress on path to improved financial results and returns

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The evidence behind the signal

Full report
Management language

Why confidence moved

“Clear progress on path to improved financial results and returns”
“Net interest income (NII) of $12.3 billion, up $609 million, or 5%, from 2Q25”
“Noninterest income up $1.2 billion, or 13%, from 2Q25”
Guidance specificity
80/100

High specificity

Management expects 2026 net interest income to be +/- $50 billion and 2026 noninterest expense to be approximately $55.7 billion, both unchanged from prior guidance.

Pressure point
!

Absolute level of interest rates

0 potential deflections detected in management communication.

Narrative break

What changed

No material narrative break was detected this quarter.

Q&A evidence

Management responses

No material Q&A deflections were detected.

Key positives
  • Strong revenue growth up 9% year-over-year to $22.6 billion.
  • Significant efficiency improvements reflected in a lower efficiency ratio of 60% and a 7% reduction in headcount.
  • Solid credit quality with net loan charge-offs decreasing and nonperforming assets down $824 million.
Key risks
  • Absolute level of interest rates and the shape of the yield curve impacting net interest income.
  • Potential volatility in Markets revenue and venture capital equity securities performance.
  • Deposit mix shifts and rising interest-bearing deposit balances increasing deposit costs.
Topic velocity

Language versus prior quarter

M&ANew
CostNew
ChinaNew
MarginNew
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Signal composition

What drove the EarnIQ score

Tone+17
Eps Beat+0
Guidance+12
New Signal+0
Miss Penalty+0
Qoq Improvement+8
Deflection Penalty+0