Citigroup Inc vs Wells Fargo & Co

Citigroup Inc (C) is overvalued and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) is fairly valued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. WFC is the closer of the two: -5%, against -37% for C.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Citigroup Inc (C)

Book value at 0.72x, the multiple a 8.3% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $96.80; the price of $132.47 is 37% above that value.

Leak Score 30/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC)

Book value at 1.40x, the multiple a 12.5% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $79.44; the price of $83.15 is 5% above that value.

Leak Score 45/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricCWFC
VerdictOvervaluedFairly valued
Price$132.47$83.15
Intrinsic value$96.80$79.44
Margin of safety-37%-5%
Leak Score30/100 (10/12)45/100 (9/12)
Market cap$222.2B$251.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years13.7%8.6%
Operating margin14.3%21.9%
Net margin9.3%16.8%
Return on equity8.3%12.5%
Debt to equity3.852.57
P/E14.3x12.1x
Forward P/E10.3x10.4x
P/B1.1x1.5x
Dividend yield1.9%2.3%

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