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Ticker
WAFD

Price
32.94
Stock movement up
+0.33 (1.01%)
Company name
Washington Federal Inc
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Banks - Regional
Market cap
2.50B
Ent value
26.02B
Price/Sales
1.80
Price/Book
0.82
Div yield
3.28%
Div growth
4.18%
Growth years
11
FCF payout
58.16%
Trailing P/E
10.28
Forward P/E
10.18
PEG
1.47
EPS growth
4.50%
1 year return (CAGR)
10.24%
3 year return (CAGR)
-2.90%
5 year return (CAGR)
3.00%
10 year return (CAGR)
4.43%
Last updated: 2026-03-06

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.08
Dividend yield3.28%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield4.41%
Average yield3.23%
Minimum yield2.46%
Discount to avg yield1.58%
Upside potential1.60%
Yield as % of max yield74.32%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.28%
Current yield distribution43.41%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.46%
Yield at 90%2.73%
Yield at 80%2.81%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.16%
Yield at 20%3.69%
Yield at 10%3.79%
Yield at 0% (Max)4.41%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth11 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share1.08
Payout frequency-
Ex-div date13 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)3.16
EPS (1y forward)3.23
EPS growth (5y)4.50%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.00%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
WAFDS&P500
DGR MR3.85%-13.74%
DGR TTM4.85%6.60%
DGR 3 years4.00%7.31%
DGR 5 years4.18%4.69%
DGR 10 years7.67%6.30%
DGR 15 years11.59%8.16%
Time since last change announced392 days
EPS growth (5y)4.50%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM40.62%58.16%
Average--
Forward33.38%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E10.28
Price to OCF10.08
Price to FCF14.73
Price to EBITDA13.50
EV to EBITDA140.53

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.80
Price to Book0.82
EV to Sales18.69

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count75.86M
EPS (TTM)3.16
FCF per share (TTM)2.20

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.39B
Gross profit (TTM)734.42M
Operating income (TTM)311.69M
Net income (TTM)243.00M
EPS (TTM)3.16
EPS (1y forward)3.23

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)52.77%
Operating margin (TTM)22.39%
Profit margin (TTM)17.46%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash734.91M
Net receivables200.03M
Total current assets4.18B
Goodwill416.25M
Intangible assets26.84M
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets27.29B
Accounts payable0.00
Short/Current long term debt2.49B
Total current liabilities21.42B
Total liabilities24.26B
Shareholder's equity3.03B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)248.00M
Capital expenditures (TTM)32.70M
Free cash flow (TTM)169.70M
Dividends paid (TTM)98.70M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity8.02%
Return on Assets0.89%
Return on Invested Capital4.40%
Cash Return on Invested Capital3.08%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open32.61
Daily high33.50
Daily low32.61
Daily Volume642K
All-time high39.02
1y analyst estimate33.38
Beta0.85
EPS (TTM)3.16
Dividend per share1.08
Ex-div date13 Feb 2026
Next earnings date9 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
WAFDS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-15.58%-0.89%
Highest price drop-63.31%-56.47%
Date of highest drop5 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-16.47%-10.84%
Avg time to new high43 days12 days
Max time to new high2275 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
WAFD (Washington Federal Inc) company logo
Marketcap
2.50B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
WaFd, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company provides deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It offers single-family residential, construction, land acquisition and development, consumer lot, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, home equity, business, and consumer loans, as well as commercial and industrial loans. In addition, the company offers insurance brokerage services, such as individual and business insurance policies; holds and markets real estate properties; and debit and credit cards, as well as acts as the trustee. Additionally, it provides technology and data services; and personalized financial guidance and investment services. It serves consumers, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. The company was formerly known as Washington Federal, Inc. and changed its name to WaFd, Inc. in September 2023. WaFd, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Employees
1979
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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