The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) DCF Valuation
Schwab DCF: $8.5B TTM FCF, $22B net debt, 6% growth on NIM + AUM.
Financials · Founded 1971 · Beta 1.25
The Charles Schwab Corporation
Current price: $78.40 · Market cap ≈ $141.1B
Schwab's $8.5B TTM FCF is recovering from the 2023 deposit crisis when the bank's HTM bond portfolio suffered large unrealized losses and client cash migration spiked. The $22B net debt is moderate for a broker-dealer/bank hybrid. Long-term thesis depends on net interest margin normalization as the Fed cuts, plus continued asset-gathering across the ETF-focused client base. Note: financial-sector FCF here is loosely defined — actual cash to shareholders comes primarily through dividends and buybacks funded by net income, not classic operating FCF.
DCF Valuation Inputs
High-growth phase
Decay/growth normalization
Perpetual (≤ WACC)
Must be > terminal growth
in millions
Enterprise Value
$156M
Equity Value
$134M
Per Share
$0
Upside / (Downside)
-100.0%
PV of explicit FCF
$39M
Terminal value
$179M
PV of terminal
$117M
Terminal % of EV
74.9%
| Year | Growth | FCF ($M) | Discount Factor | PV ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | base | $9 | 1.000 | — |
| 1 | 6.0% | $9 | 0.917 | $8 |
| 2 | 6.0% | $10 | 0.842 | $8 |
| 3 | 6.0% | $10 | 0.772 | $8 |
| 4 | 6.0% | $11 | 0.708 | $8 |
| 5 | 6.0% | $11 | 0.650 | $7 |
| Terminal | perpetual | — | — | $117 |
Discount factor = 1 / (1 + WACC)ⁿ. Terminal value computed using the Gordon Growth Model: TV = FCF_N × (1 + g) / (WACC − g), then discounted back to present.
| g ＼ WACC | 7.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2.5% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3.5% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Highlighted cell is your current WACC × terminal-growth assumption. Cells beyond WACC ≤ g are undefined (Gordon Growth fails).
SCHW DCF: At Default Assumptions
| Item | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Current price | $78.40 | Market |
| Intrinsic value (per share) | $0.07 | DCF model output |
| Upside / (Downside) | -99.9% | vs current price |
| Enterprise value | $$156M | PV of explicit FCF + terminal |
| Equity value | $$134M | EV − net debt |
| Key fact | Client assets: ~$9T+ | |
Numbers reflect TTM fundamentals + default DCF assumptions (9.0% WACC, 2.5% terminal growth, 6% Year-1 growth, 6% Years 2+). Use the calculator above to run your own scenario.
SCHW Sources & References
- SEC EDGAR: latest 10-K filing, 10-Q filings, and proxy statement for The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW). sec.gov
- Yahoo Finance: real-time price snapshot, analyst consensus growth estimates, and 52-week range.
- S&P Capital IQ: WACC build (cost of equity via CAPM + after-tax cost of debt).
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED): risk-free rate for CAPM, sector beta benchmarks. fred.stlouisfed.org
- Damodaran Online (NYU): Financials sector WACC and beta benchmarks for cross-validation. pages.stern.nyu.edu
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Last reviewed: August 12, 2026 · Next scheduled review: quarterly
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