Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) is a Financials stock trading at $79.18 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $8.65B and a trailing P/E of 8.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is the bank holding company for Western Alliance Bank, providing deposit services, treasury management, and residential mortgage products, along with commercial and consumer lending. It operates primarily in Arizona, California, and Nevada through segments including Commercial, Consumer Related, and Corporate & Other.
Western Alliance Bancorporation operates Western Alliance Bank, offering deposits, treasury and residential mortgage products, and commercial and industrial lending, and it makes money primarily through lending and mortgage-related revenues (including mortgage banking, servicing, and gain on sale).
For Western Alliance, the profit engine links loan scale (especially Commercial and Consumer Related loan balances) to recurring earnings power through pre-provision net revenue, while mortgage and related activities add incremental revenue streams such as mortgage banking revenue, servicing revenue, and gain on sale.
Business quality (Strong): The company has a straightforward operating model (loans plus mortgage-related revenue) and a segment framework (Commercial, Consumer Related, Corporate & Other), but this dataset provides limited segment-level revenue detail, so some drivers must be inferred from operating line items and loan-balance KPIs.
Valuation: At 9× earnings, WAL trades 26% below the Banking average (13×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $79.18 |
| Market Cap | $8.65B |
| P/E Ratio | 8.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.6 |
| Price / Book | 1.06 |
| Price / Sales | 42.76 |
| DCF Value (model) | $104.16 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | 31.5% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $135.80M |
| Net Margin | 713.5% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 94.5% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 13.9% |
| Stock P/E | 8.8 |
| Sector P/E (Financials) | 15.1 |
| Industry P/E (Banking) | 12.9 |
| vs Sector | -41.9% |
| vs Industry | -31.9% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($868.92M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 7 |
| Sector | Financials |
| Industry | Banking |
| CEO | Kenneth A. Vecchione |
| Employees | 3,562 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2005-07-01 |
Data as of 2026-08-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.