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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Wells Fargo (WFC)

Wells Fargo board approves $40 million pay for CEO Scharf for 2025 performance

Positive Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Wells Fargo's independent directors, acting on the Human Resources Committee's recommendation, approved $40 million in total compensation for Chairman and CEO Charles W. Scharf for performance year 2025. The board cited 2025 net income of $21.3 billion, a 17% rise in diluted earnings per share, and returns of about $23 billion to shareholders, which shareholders may weigh as the basis for the award.

Key points

  • Total 2025 compensation of $40 million: $2.5 million base salary and $37.5 million variable pay
  • Variable pay split into $9.375 million cash and $28.125 million long-term equity, 65% Performance Share awards and 35% Restricted Share Rights
  • 2025 net income rose to $21.3 billion; diluted EPS grew 17% from a year earlier
  • Return on equity rose to 12.4% in 2025 from 11.4% in 2024; new medium-term ROTCE target of 17-18%

The filing

CompanyWells Fargo (WFC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 29, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
Accession number0000072971-26-000061

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 29, 2026.

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