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Key takeaways
- Charles Schwab is a major American company that provides financial services, including banking, investing and wealth management.
- Use limit orders or dollar-cost averaging to help manage volatility and avoid overpaying for your investment.
- Track your Charles Schwab shares regularly to monitor dividends, performance and ensure they remain aligned with your financial goals.
Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW) is a leading capital markets business with stocks listed in the US. It closed the previous market day at US$93.99. During the previous open market day, the price has varied from a low of USD91.6 to a high of USD94.02. Charles Schwab is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Charles Schwab
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Charles Schwab. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: SCHW. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Charles Schwab reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$93.99, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Charles Schwab, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Charles Schwab. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.
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Have Charles Schwab's shares ever split?
Charles Schwab's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 30 May 2000. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Charles Schwab shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Charles Schwab shares which in turn could have impacted Charles Schwab's share price.
Charles Schwab shares at a glance
Information last updated 2025-11-30.
| 52-week range | US$65.2991 - US$99.1385 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$93.834 |
| 200-day moving average | US$88.5003 |
| Target price | US$111.6111 |
| PE ratio | 21.7166 |
| Dividend yield | US$1.06 (1.15%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$4.27 |
Use the fields above to explore the returns from a historical investment. Please refer to the charts further up this page to see performance over 5 years, or other periods. Past performance doesn't indicate future results. Capital is at risk.
Charles Schwab price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $93.99
| 1 week (2025-11-26) | 2.39% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-11-04) | 0.16% |
| 3 months (2025-09-04) | -3.73% |
| 6 months (2025-06-04) | 7.44% |
| 1 year (2024-12-04) | 15.31% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-12-04) | 50.05% |
| 3 years (2022-12-02) | 13.98% |
| 5 years (2020-12-04) | 84.33% |
Is it a good time to buy Charles Schwab stock?
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Charles Schwab share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Charles Schwab's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$65.2991 up to US$99.1385. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Charles Schwab's is 0.953. This would suggest that Charles Schwab's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Charles Schwab financials
| Revenue TTM | US$22.9 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 49.24% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$22.3 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.77% |
| Return on equity TTM | 17.05% |
| Profit margin | 35.93% |
| Book value | 23.855 |
| Market capitalisation | US$168.3 billion |
| EBITDA | US$0 |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Charles Schwab share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 24.27% of net profits
Recently Charles Schwab has paid out, on average, around 24.27% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.16% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Charles Schwab shareholders could enjoy a 1.16% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Charles Schwab's case, that would currently equate to about $1.06 per share.
While Charles Schwab's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Charles Schwab is investing more in its future growth.
Charles Schwab's most recent dividend payout was on 27 November 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 November 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Charles Schwab's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Charles Schwab.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Charles Schwab's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 20.29
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Charles Schwab's overall score of 20.29 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 35th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Charles Schwab is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Charles Schwab's environmental score
Environmental score: 1.61/100
Charles Schwab's social score
Social score: 8.8/100
Charles Schwab's governance score
Governance score: 8.38/100
Charles Schwab's controversy score
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Charles Schwab scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Charles Schwab has managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Charles Schwab Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 20.29 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 35.08 |
| Environmental score | 1.61 |
| Social score | 8.8 |
| Governance score | 8.38 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
Charles Schwab overview
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 offers brokerage accounts with equity and fixed income trading, margin lending, options trading, futures and forex trading, and cash management capabilities, including certificates of deposit; third-party mutual funds through the Mutual Fund Marketplace and Mutual Fund OneSource service, as well as mutual fund trading and clearing services to broker-dealers; exchange-traded funds; advisory solutions for managed portfolios, separately managed accounts, customized personal advice for tailored portfolios, specialized planning, and full-time portfolio management; banking products comprising checking and savings accounts, first lien residential real estate mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, and pledged asset lines; and trust custody services, personal trust reporting services, and administrative trustee services. It provides digital retirement calculators; integrated web-, mobile-, and software-based trading platforms, real-time market data, options trading, premium research, and multi-channel access; self-service education and support tools; online research and analysis tools; equity compensation plan sponsors full-service recordkeeping for stock plans, stock options, restricted stock, performance shares, and stock appreciation rights; retirement plan services; mutual fund clearing services; and advisor services, including interactive tools and educational content. The Company operates through branch offices. The Charles Schwab Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.
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