WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 18%, but its operating margin fell 1 points to 31%. At 8.2x earnings, it's trading below its usual 9.4x. Analysts expect earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
WAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WAL's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WAL.
WAL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.2x | $65.13 | -12% |
| Forward | 7.2x | $74.39 | — |
| Current | 8.2x | $74.39 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $84.88 | +14% |
| Expensive | 13x | $118 | +58% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WAL's PE is in its cheap range at 8.2x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.2x next year's earnings.
WAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WAL, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
WAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.33 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.05 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.88 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.59 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.73 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.08 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.60 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.28 | +6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.09 | +8.4% |
WAL's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $9.05 over the past year, up 12% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
WAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $995.7M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $980.9M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $938.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $845.9M | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $778M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $838.4M | +23% |
WAL's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 33% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | -9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 36% | +5.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | 0 points |
WAL's operating margin was 33% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
WAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $769.9M | +$1.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$356.1M | +$1.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$507.2M | +$1.1B |
| Q4 2025 | -$69.8M | +$551.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$597.4M | +$470.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$357.7M | +$388.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.7B | -$1.3B |
| Q4 2024 | -$621.7M | -282% |
WAL's free cash flow was −$163M over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WAL.
WAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -200K shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | -0.6% | -700K shares |
| 5 years | +3.8% | +3.9M shares |
| Available history | +4.5% | +4.7M shares |
WAL has 108M diluted shares, down 1.8% from a year ago, with $203M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $50.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $57.5M |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
WAL spent $203M buying back its own shares over the past year.
WAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8x | High |
WAL's net debt is about 3.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WAL.
WAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 30.1 | Neutral |
WAL's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
WAL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WAL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.2x | 13x | 37% below |
| PE % | 26 | 63 | 37 pts below |
WAL is trading at 8.2x earnings, a 37% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
WAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $75.6 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.7 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.5 | 7.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $80.3 | 7.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $70.1 | 6.2% above |
WAL has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 6.2% above its 200-week average.
WAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $57.0 | $59.9 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | $59.9 | $105.7 | +76% |
| 2022 | $105.7 | $58.1 | -45% |
| 2023 | $58.1 | $65.8 | +13% |
| 2024 | $65.8 | $83.7 | +27% |
| 2025 | $83.7 | $86.6 | +3.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $86.6 | $74.4 | -14% |
WAL has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.