# Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) (WAL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $80.95, market value $8.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.1×** (5-yr avg 9.5×, 3-yr avg 10.2×). Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) trades at 9.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 9.5×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 7.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.31**. A PEG of 0.31 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 43.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 43.7×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 10.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 12.7%**. 12.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 1.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 99.7%** (3-yr 45.5%/yr). Revenue grew 99.7% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.1%** (3-yr -3.5%/yr, 5-yr 11.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.08%** ($1.64 per share, trailing). Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) yields 2.08%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.3%/yr** (1-yr 4.7%). The dividend has grown 9.3% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.0%** (YTD -2.7%, 3-mo 1.0%). The shares are down 10.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.7%** (23.0% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.35** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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