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WFC

Wells Fargo & Company

Stock

$80.81−2.16 (−2.60%)Close Sep 28, 2026

WFC returned 12.48% a year from Jun 1972 to Sep 2026, turning $10,000 into $5,944,733. It fell 79.01% from Sep 2008 to Mar 2009, and it took 4.5 years to get back to its high.

Jun 1, 1972 – Sep 28, 2026

$10,000 became$5,944,733
CAGR12.48%
Max drawdown−79.01%
Sharpe ratio0.52

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Growth of $10,000

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Trailing returns

PeriodWFC
1M−6.78%
3M−3.08%
6M+5.89%
YTD−11.87%
1Y−2.87%
3Y+28.55%
5Y+14.73%
10Y+8.91%
15Y+11.32%
20Y+6.95%
25Y+8.23%
30Y+10.03%
Since 1972+12.48%

Metrics

ReturnWFC
Final balance$5,944,733
Total return59,347.33%
CAGR12.48%
Calendar yearsWFC
Best year82.10%
Worst year−42.31%
Positive years40 of 53
RiskWFC
Max drawdown−79.01%
Longest drawdown4.9 years
Volatility (annualized)32.89%
Risk-adjustedWFC
Sharpe ratio0.52
Sortino ratio0.78
Calmar ratio0.16

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecovered
−79.0%Sep 2008Mar 2009Mar 2013
−64.5%Jan 2018Oct 2020Feb 2022
−64.2%Oct 1973Oct 1974Sep 1978
−43.6%Oct 2007Jul 2008Sep 2008
−41.7%Jun 1981Jul 1982Mar 1983

Annual returns

YearWFC
1972from Jun 1+47.05%
1973+1.32%
1974−42.31%
1975+35.03%
1976+35.55%
1977−15.27%
1978+13.69%
1979+6.14%
1980+19.73%
1981−12.38%
1982+12.53%
1983+44.09%
1984−26.88%
1985+45.78%
1986+22.56%
1987+6.54%
1988+36.04%
1989+45.57%
1990−3.40%
1991+81.97%
1992+21.53%
1993+15.98%
1994−1.19%
1995+45.97%
1996+35.62%
1997+82.10%
1998+5.05%
1999+3.23%
2000+40.68%
2001−20.24%
2002+10.28%
2003+29.44%
2004+8.98%
2005+4.48%
2006+16.82%
2007−12.16%
2008+1.71%
2009−6.19%
2010+15.62%
2011−9.54%
2012+27.35%
2013+36.71%
2014+24.11%
2015+1.84%
2016+4.64%
2017+13.21%
2018−21.83%
2019+21.44%
2020−41.65%
2021+61.15%
2022−11.92%
2023+22.94%
2024+46.48%
2025+35.57%
2026to Sep 28−11.87%

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