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The Charles Schwab Corporation

Financial Services · Capital Markets · United States

$113.47
+1.04% today
Mkt Cap
$196.23B
P/E
20.67×
Fwd P/E
14.54×
Div Yield
1.13%
Beta
0.75×
52W Range
96.5%
Company profileSource: provider

The Charles Schwab Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a savings and loan holding company that provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Investor Services and Advisor Services. It offers brokerage accounts with equity and fixed income trading, margin lending, options trading, futures and forex trading, and cash management capabilities, including money market funds, and certificates of deposit; third-party mutual funds through the Mutual Fund Marketplace and Mutual Fund OneSource service, as well as mutual fund trading and clearing services to broker-dealers; exchange-traded funds; advisory solutions for managed portfolios, separately managed accounts, customized personal advice for tailored portfolios, specialized planning, and full-time portfolio management; banking products comprising checking and savings accounts, first lien residential real estate mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, and pledged asset lines; and trust custody services, personal trust reporting services, and administrative trustee services. It provides digital and software based trading platforms; research tools, and multichannel support, real-time market data, options trading; equity compensation plan sponsors full-service recordkeeping for stock plans, stock options, restricted stock, performance shares, and stock appreciation rights; retirement plan services; mutual fund clearing services; and advisor services, including interactive tools and educational content. The Company operates through branch offices. The Charles Schwab Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.

www.aboutschwab.com
By the numbersComputed from live metrics

Shares trade at a moderate 19.3× trailing earnings, easing to 13.3× on forward estimates. Profitability shows a net margin of 38.0% and return on equity of 19.1%. Debt/equity stands at 1.21×. Revenue grew 15.8% year-on-year. It yields 1.3% in dividends. The mean analyst target of USD116.58 sits 20.2% above the current price (Buy, 19 analysts).

AI analysisAI-generated · 04 Jul 2026 · claude-opus (research)

business model

Charles Schwab is a financial-services firm operating a large retail brokerage, registered-investment-advisor custody platform, and banking business. It generates revenue primarily from net interest earned on client cash swept to its banking subsidiaries, plus asset-management and administration fees, trading revenue, and bank deposit-account fees, monetizing a very large base of client assets.

revenue segments

Revenue is composed mainly of net interest revenue (the largest component), asset management and administration fees (on proprietary and third-party funds, ETFs, and advice solutions), trading revenue, and bank deposit account fees. It serves retail investors and independent advisors who custody client assets on its platform.

key dependencies

Depends on client cash balances and deposit behavior, the interest-rate environment and net interest margin, client asset growth and net new asset inflows, integration of acquired brokerage businesses, and regulatory capital requirements as a bank holding company.

competitors

Competes with Fidelity, Vanguard, Morgan Stanley (including E*TRADE), Interactive Brokers, Robinhood, and other brokerages, custodians, and asset managers, as well as banks competing for client cash and wealth-management relationships.

moat

Its moat comes from enormous scale in client assets, a low-cost operating model, a dominant RIA-custody franchise with high switching costs, brand trust, and a broad product ecosystem that bundles brokerage, banking, and advice to retain client cash and assets.

risks

Risks include sensitivity to interest rates and 'cash sorting' as clients move deposits to higher-yielding options, deposit outflows pressuring funding, integration risk from large acquisitions, competitive fee compression, regulatory and capital constraints, and exposure to equity-market and trading-volume cycles.

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Financials & metrics

as of 28 Aug 2026
52-week rangeNear 52-week high · 97%
Low $83.96Now $113.47High $114.53

Price is closer to the high end of its range. Green = nearer the yearly low, red = nearer the high — a position indicator, not a buy/sell signal.

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Profit & loss · annual (USD)latest net margin 37.0%
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Full financial statements

Income statement

Line item20252024202320222021
Total revenue$23.92B$19.61B$18.84B$20.76B
Interest expense$3.75B$6.39B$6.68B$1.54B
Pretax income$11.46B$7.69B$6.38B$9.39B
Tax provision$2.61B$1.75B$1.31B$2.21B
Net income$8.85B$5.94B$5.07B$7.18B
Diluted EPS$4.65$2.99$2.54$3.50

Balance sheet

Line item20252024202320222021
Total assets$491.00B$479.84B$493.18B$551.77B
Cash & equivalents$46.03B$42.08B$43.34B$40.20B
Total liabilities$441.57B$431.47B$452.22B$515.16B
Total debt$30.95B$45.13B$59.08B$37.88B
Long-term debt$22.15B$22.39B$26.04B$20.76B
Shareholders' equity$49.42B$48.38B$40.96B$36.61B
Retained earnings$44.06B$37.57B$33.90B$31.07B

Cash flow

Line item20252024202320222021
Operating cash flow$9.31B$2.67B$19.59B$2.06B
Investing cash flow$24.54B$35.43B$57.41B$32.05B
Financing cash flow-$29.70B-$47.06B-$61.24B-$68.72B
Capital expenditure-$548.00M-$620.00M-$700.00M-$971.00M
Free cash flow$8.76B$2.05B$18.89B$1.09B
Dividends paid-$2.33B-$2.27B-$2.28B-$2.11B
Share buybacks-$9.80B$0.00-$3.31B-$4.39B
End cash position$69.66B$65.51B$74.47B$58.72B

Reported figures from public filings via Yahoo Finance. Line coverage varies by company. Not investment advice.

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.13%
Annual Rate
$1.28
Payout Ratio
21.5%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
14 Aug 2026
Pay date
28 Aug 2026
Most recent
$0.32
Dividend history · per payment (USD)
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Analyst assessment

as of 28 Aug 2026
Buy20 analysts
Implied to mean target
+9.9%
Low $91.00High $145.00
Now
$113.47
Low
$91.00
Mean
$124.70
High
$145.00
Rating distribution
Strong Buy 7
Buy 11
Hold 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1

Aggregate consensus only. Named per-analyst targets require a premium source and are not shown; the data model is ready to hold them if one is added.

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Technicals

as of 27 Aug 2026
CloseSMA 50SMA 200Golden cross
SMA 50
$103.00
SMA 200
$97.01
RSI (14)
53.7
MACD
2.24
RSI (14) · overbought > 70 · oversold < 30
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News

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Why higher yields aren't scaring off retail traders
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24/7 Wall St. · 8d ago
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Schwab Raises the Minimum Account Size for Clients to Be Referred to Outside Advisors
The company plans to increase the minimum account size for the Schwab Advisor Network to $5 million from $2 million at the beginning of next year.
Barrons.com · 8d ago
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Why Is Charles Schwab (SCHW) Up 10% Since Last Earnings Report?
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The Daily Upside · 23d ago
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How Investors Are Reacting To Charles Schwab (SCHW) Dividend And Surge In Retail Bullish Sentiment
Charles Schwab recently declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.32 per common share, alongside several preferred stock dividends payable in August and September 2026 to shareholders of record in mid-August. The company also released its Q3 2026 Retail Client Sentiment Report showing a sharp rise in bullish views and a strong willingness among active traders to buy market dips, underlining Schwab’s central role in shaping retail investor behavior. With Schwab’s latest sentiment...
Simply Wall St. · 24d ago
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Simply Wall St. · 24d ago
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