A finite element model established by ANSYS software is to be used for the analysis of the energy dissipation characteristics of short leg shear wall joints under vertical cyclic loading. Based on the analysis of the established finite element model, the load displacement hysteretic and skeleton curves of the structural model under different axial compression ratios can be successfully obtained. The results show that the increase of the axial compression ratio to a certain extent helps to improve the energy dissipation capacity of nodes to some degree.