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WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP WBS

NYSE · stock · National Commercial Banks · website · IPO 1986-12-12 · LEI

WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$12.1B
P / E12.1×
P / S4.2×
P / B1.3×
P / FCF12.0×
Dividend yield2.20%
Net margin34.6%
Return on equity10.6%
FCF margin34.8%
Net debt$739.5M
Net debt / EBITDA0.5×
Enterprise value USD$12.9B
EV / EBITDA8.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV11.4%
Graham number +10.5%$87.34

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($87.34); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
119.50% 137.40% 179.60% 183.70% 111.00% 192.50% 26.00% 32.70% 29.70% 34.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
212.30% 241.00% 251.80% 210.20% 225.70% 43.60% 46.60% 47.80% 50.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.20% 9.50% 12.50% 11.90% 6.80% 11.90% 8.00% 10.00% 8.40% 10.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
91.9M 92.4M 92.2M 92.0M 90.2M 90.6M 174.0M 172.0M 171.4M 165.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$225.5M $225.8M $226.0M $540.4M $567.7M $562.9M $1.07B $1.05B $909.2M $739.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.80% 1.00% 1.30% 1.30% 0.70% 1.20% 0.90% 1.20% 1.00% 1.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
206.10% 223.90% 217.50% 133.50% 180.80% 316.40% 52.80% 35.40% 52.80% 34.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.09× 0.08× 0.08× 0.17× 0.18× 0.16× 0.13× 0.12× 0.10× 0.08× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.16 $2.67 $3.81 $4.06 $2.35 $4.42 $3.72 $4.91 $4.37 $5.90 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP trades at about 13.4× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–24.3×, median 14.1×).

10.1× 24.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.1×–24.3×); dot = today's 13.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin50.7%47.8%46.6%43.6%225.7%210.2%251.8%241.0%212.3%—
Net margin34.6%29.7%32.7%26.0%192.5%111.0%183.7%179.6%137.4%119.5%
FCF margin34.8%52.8%35.4%52.8%316.4%180.8%133.5%217.5%223.9%206.1%
Return on assets1.2%1.0%1.2%0.9%1.2%0.7%1.3%1.3%1.0%0.8%
Return on equity10.6%8.4%10.0%8.0%11.9%6.8%11.9%12.5%9.5%8.2%
Debt / equity0.08×0.10×0.12×0.13×0.16×0.18×0.17×0.08×0.08×0.09×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.