SCHW · bank / insurer · bank model (justified price-to-book)
The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW): Valuation Snapshot
The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is a bank, insurer or other financial, and a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong lens for one, so TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for it. Its bank model puts it at about $87.76 a share against $89.58. Snapshot as of Oct 20, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · How these pages are made
How is a bank like SCHW valued?
This is a bank / insurer / financial. A free-cash-flow DCF is structurally the wrong lens here (their debt and float are raw material, not financing), so we don't publish one. Instead we value it with a bank model — justified price-to-book, (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g), on a return on equity of 21.1% and a cost of equity of 8.8% — at about $87.76 a share ($75.76–$104.29 for a cost of equity one point either way), against a price of $89.58.
A dividend-discount cross-check gives about $20.79, shown as a reference only. Every input is listed with its source; it is a model estimate, not a price target.
Bank model (justified price-to-book)
Our bank model’s estimate: about $87.76 (range $75.76 to $104.29), against a price of $89.58. It is not a DCF and not a price target.
Value = book value per share × (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g). The range is for a cost of equity ±1% (7.8%–9.8%).
| Input | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Book value per share | $29.75 | yfinance, latest reported book value per share |
| Return on equity | 21.1% | yfinance, trailing twelve months |
| Risk-free rate | 5.1% | US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) |
| Beta | 0.78× | yfinance 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 |
| Equity risk premium | 4.7% | house equity risk premium (same as every DCF) |
| Cost of equity | 8.8% | computed — risk-free + beta × equity risk premium (CAPM) |
| Payout ratio | 21.5% | yfinance payout ratio (trailing dividends ÷ earnings) |
| Long-run growth | 2.5% | ESTIMATEROE × retention (16.6%), capped at the house long-run rate 2.5% |
| Justified price-to-book | 2.95× | computed — (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g) |
Dividend-discount cross-check: about $20.79, reference only — a low payout means most of the return comes from buybacks and retained growth, which a dividend model cannot see.
A model estimate from public data, with every input shown — not a price target and not advice. Bank returns on equity revert over time and this model holds today's for good.
When we tested this family of bank models on past data, none ranked banks better than plain price-to-book. Treat it as one formula's estimate, not a verdict.
What is SCHW's TickerWorth Score?
Middle of the pack — real strengths and real weaknesses
Compared with Financial Services companies in US
Its strongest point: a profitable, high-quality business. Its weakest: looks expensive on the numbers.
- Value · 31 of 100
Cheaper than 31% of Financial Services companies in US
- Price vs worth · 49 of 100
- Quality · 83 of 100
More profitable than 83% of Financial Services companies in US
- Financial health · 46 of 100
Financially stronger than 46% of Financial Services companies in US
- Growth · 67 of 100
Growing faster than 67% of Financial Services companies in US
- Momentum · 34 of 100
Outperformed 34% of Financial Services companies in US over the past year
Confidence: High confidence · Scored
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- Price
- $89.58
- Market cap
- $154,
913, 898, 496 - 52-week high
- $114.53
- 52-week low
- $83.96
- Currency
- USD
- Exchange
- NYSE
Snapshot of Oct 20, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is a bank, insurer or other financial, and a free-cash-flow discounted-cash-flow (DCF) model is structurally the wrong lens for it: for these businesses debt and float are raw material, not financing. So we value it the way a bank is valued — on the return it earns on its book equity. Our bank model (justified price-to-book) puts it at about $87.76 a share, between $75.76 and $104.29 for a cost of equity one point either side of 8.8%, against $89.58 today.
Read the full reasoning
Every input is listed with its source. It is a model estimate, not a price target, and not investment advice.
On the numbers we do have, SCHW trades at a recent price of $89.58, a market capitalisation of about $154,913,898,496, sitting 18% of the way up its 52-week range ($83.96–$114.53), on the NYSE.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing SCHW's trading multiples against its direct industry peers. Here that gives P/E of 15.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 26.6×); Fwd P/E of 11.4× (cheaper than the peer median of 13.2×); P/B of 3.0× (in line with the peer median of 3.1×); P/S of 5.7× (richer than the peer median of 4.8×); Dividend yield of 1.4% (richer than the peer median of 2.0%). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
The asset, or book-value, lens is the classic tool for asset-heavy businesses and financials. SCHW shows a price-to-book (P/B) of 3.01 and book value of $29.75 per share. Price-to-book compares the market price to the accounting net-asset value per share; below 1.0 can mean a discount to net assets or that the market is pricing in trouble — descriptive either way, never a buy signal on its own.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. SCHW is in a mixed trend, trading -21.8% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is -3.1%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
To be exact about what this page is not: we are not saying the numbers for SCHW are unavailable. They are, and they are above. We are saying a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong instrument for this kind of business, and publishing one anyway — because the inputs happen to exist — would be a precise answer to the wrong question. Refusing is the more useful answer, and it is the same rule we apply to every name in this category.
SCHW vs peers
Direct industry peers.
| Multiple | SCHW | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 15.3× | 26.6× | cheaper than |
| Fwd P/E | 11.4× | 13.2× | cheaper than |
| P/B | 3.0× | 3.1× | in line with |
| P/S | 5.7× | 4.8× | richer than |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 2.0% | richer than |
What does The Charles Schwab Corporation do?
What does it do?
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 operates in the Capital Markets industry (Financial Services sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 33,900 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $23.9B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $53 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 52.7%), after a 98% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 39.3% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks mixed: carries modest debt (0.8× equity), may struggle to cover its short-term bills (0.7× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
Who at SCHW filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathi Neesha | MD, Head Wealth Adv, Bnk, Tst | Option exercise | $209,900.00 | Form 4 for Hathi Neesha (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Hathi Neesha | MD, Head Wealth Adv, Bnk, Tst | Open-market sale | $489,007.00 | Form 4 for Hathi Neesha (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Ellis Stephen A | Director | Option exercise | $60,378.64 | Form 4 for Ellis Stephen A (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Hathi Neesha | MD, Head Wealth Adv, Bnk, Tst | Option exercise | $165,362.85 | Form 4 for Hathi Neesha (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Hathi Neesha | MD, Head Wealth Adv, Bnk, Tst | Open-market sale | $346,428.02 | Form 4 for Hathi Neesha (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Bettinger Walter W | Director, Co-Chairman | Option exercise | $3,482,102.28 | Form 4 for Bettinger Walter W (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
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