Self-centering　concrete　wall　system　is　becoming　more　and　more　popular　in　recent　years　due　to　its　obvious　advantages　in　reducing　earthquake　damage,　small　residual　drift　and　being　easy　to　repair.　In　this　paper,　three　dimensional　(3D)　finite　element　(FE)　models　for　a　series　of　self-centering　concrete　walls　are　developed　to　predict　the　responses　of　such　walls　under　lateral　cyclic　loading.　The　influences　of　five　parameters　including　initial　external　pressure,　equivalent　pre-pressure,　contribution　ratio　of　axial　load,　aspect　ratio　of　walls　and　prestressed　tendons　(PTs)　location　on　the　seismic　performance　of　self-centering　concrete　walls　are　systematically　investigated.　Results　show:　(1)　The　initial　stiffness,　strength　and　energy　dissipation　capacity　of　the　self-centering　wall　continue　to　increase　with　an　increase　of　the　axial　load,　but　the　pinching　effect　of　the　hysteresis　curves　is　significantly　weakened,　which　means　the　self-centering　capacity　is　reduced,　especially　when　the　axial　compression　ratio　increases　to　a　certain　degree　and　the　self-centering　capacity　of　the　wall　is　basically　lost;　(2)　The　self-centering　capacity　and　energy　dissipation　capacity　are　almost　independent　of　the　contribution　ratio　of　two　axial　loads,　when　the　total　axial　load　remains　unchanged;　(3)　Under　the　same　conditions,　the　high　wall　has　better　self-centering　capacity,　and　the　low　wall　has　better　energy　dissipation　capacity,　which　is　associated　as　different　mechanical　properties　and　failure　modes　under　cyclic　loading;　(4)　Increasing　the　distance　S　between　the　PT　bar　and　the　centerline　of　the　wall　is　beneficial　to　improve　the　lateral　stiffness,　strength　and　energy　dissipation　capacity　of　wall　panels,　but　causes　a　large　residual　drift　and　bad　self-centering　capacity　simultaneously.　In　addition,　the　distribution　of　tendons　when　they　remain　unyielding　has　a　negligible　effect　on　self-centering　behavior　of　the　walls.　©　2021　Elsevier　Ltd