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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number: 1-9700

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware94-3025021
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX 76262

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 859-5000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock – $.01 par value per shareSCHWNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of 5.95% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series DSCHW PrDNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of 4.450% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series JSCHW PrJNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $156.3 billion. For purposes of this information, the outstanding shares of Common Stock owned by directors and executive officers of the registrant were deemed to be shares of the voting stock held by affiliates.

1,752,210,425 shares of $.01 par value Common Stock outstanding as of January 30, 2026.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates certain information contained in the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders, to be held May 21, 2026, by reference to that document.

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

Annual Report On Form 10-K

For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I
Item 1.Business1
General Corporate Overview1
Business Strategy and Competitive Environment1
Business Acquisition2
Products and Services2
Sources of Net Revenues5
Regulation5
Human Capital10
Available Information10
Item 1A.Risk Factors10
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments19
Item 1C.Cybersecurity19
Item 2.Properties20
Item 3.Legal Proceedings21
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures21
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities22
Item 6.Reserved23
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations24
Forward-Looking Statements24
Glossary of Terms25
Overview28
Current Regulatory and Other Developments31
Results of Operations32
Risk Management41
Capital Management52
Foreign Exposure56
Fair Value of Financial Instruments56
Critical Accounting Estimates56
Non-GAAP Financial Measures57
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk58
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data59
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure120
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures120
Item 9B.Other Information120
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections120
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance121
Item 11.Executive Compensation122
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters122
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence123
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services123
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules123
Exhibit Index124
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary128
Signatures129
Supplemental InformationF-1

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

PART I

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