Schwab Charles
SCHW on NYSE. Schwab sells brokerage, banking, and advisory services to individual investors and advisors. Market value $185.5bn.
Ranked 188 of 1,305 on tonight’s list. On the list every night since 10 September 2026.
For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $4.72 of spare cash last year. A savings account pays about 4.
Not meaningful for banks and insurers, whose profit is not measured this way.
Not meaningful for banks and insurers, whose profit is not measured this way.
Five years of cash, in billions
| Revenue | $18.5bn | $20.8bn | $18.8bn | $19.6bn | $23.9bn |
| Operating margin | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Debt to equity | 0.34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shares outstanding | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.81bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
- Financial strength (Piotroski)5 of 9
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt0.38× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsSlow, 6.6% a year
Dates
Funds that own it
| Manager | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Associates | $2.2bn | Added 11% |
| Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb | $422m | Cut 3% |
| Giverny Capital | $155m | Added 10% |
| Markel Group | $129m | Held |
| Ariel Investments | $48m | Added 30% |
| GAMCO Investors | $6m | Added 99% |
| Gotham Asset Management | $4m | Cut 4% |
| Bridgewater Associates | $3m | Added 27% |
| Aristotle Atlantic Partners | $369,080 | Held |
From 13F filings for the quarter ending 30 June 2026. These are reported 45 days late and only show long positions.
Insiders
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What could go wrong
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The deep dive
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