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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
Schwab’s two reportable segments are Investor Services and Advisor Services. Schwab structures the operating segments according to its clients and the services provided to those clients. The Investor Services segment provides retail brokerage, investment advisory, and banking and trust services to individual investors, retirement plan and business services, as well as other corporate brokerage services, to businesses and their employees. The Advisor Services segment provides custodial, trading, banking and trust, and support services to independent RIAs, independent retirement advisors, and recordkeepers. Revenues and expenses are attributed to the two segments based on which segment services the client. Schwab’s chief operating decision makers (CODMs) are the President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2. For the computation of its segment information, Schwab utilizes an activity-based costing model to allocate traditional income statement line item expenses (e.g., compensation and benefits, depreciation and amortization, and professional services) to the business activities driving segment expenses (e.g., client service, opening new accounts, or business development) and a funds transfer pricing methodology to allocate certain revenues.

The CODMs evaluate the performance of the segments on a pre-tax basis and use income before taxes on income to allocate resources, including employees and capital, to the segments during the annual budgeting process. The CODMs consider budget-to-actual variances on a monthly basis when making decisions about allocating resources to the segments throughout the year. Segment assets and liabilities are not used for evaluating segment performance or in deciding how to allocate resources to segments. There are no revenues from transactions between the segments.
Financial information for the segments is presented in the following table:
Investor ServicesAdvisor ServicesTotal
Year Ended December 31,202520242023202520242023202520242023
Net Revenues         
Net interest revenue$9,328 $7,317 $7,193 $2,422 $1,827 $2,234 $11,750 $9,144 $9,427 
Asset management and administration fees4,756 4,146 3,492 1,750 1,570 1,264 6,506 5,716 4,756 
Trading revenue 3,525 2,895 2,821 396 369 409 3,921 3,264 3,230 
Bank deposit account fees766 568 546 211 161 159 977 729 705 
Other 624 632 598 143 121 121 767 753 719 
Total net revenues18,999 15,558 14,650 4,922 4,048 4,187 23,921 19,606 18,837 
Expenses Excluding Interest
Compensation and benefits5,025 4,656 4,779 1,466 1,387 1,536 6,491 6,043 6,315 
Professional services953 834 824 244 219 234 1,197 1,053 1,058 
Occupancy and equipment876 823 951 241 237 303 1,117 1,060 1,254 
Advertising and market development280 256 296 140 141 101 420 397 397 
Communications439 415 441 181 176 188 620 591 629 
Depreciation and amortization644 716 609 206 200 195 850 916 804 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets418 445 449 94 74 85 512 519 534 
Regulatory fees and assessments237 311 387 50 87 160 287 398 547 
Other806 782 703 162 155 218 968 937 921 
Total expenses excluding interest 9,678 9,238 9,439 2,784 2,676 3,020 12,462 11,914 12,459 
Income before taxes on income$9,321 $6,320 $5,211 $2,138 $1,372 $1,167 $11,459 $7,692 $6,378 
Capital expenditures$463 $465 $600 $139 $142 $204 $602 $607 $804