WaFd Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
WaFd is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.19% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.2%
Dividend yield
0.8%
Buyback Yield
Total Shareholder Yield | 4.0% |
Future Dividend Yield | 3.3% |
Dividend Growth | 5.6% |
Next dividend pay date | n/a |
Ex dividend date | n/a |
Dividend per share | US$1.040 |
Payout ratio | 42% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
WaFd: Preferred Shares Still Offering Attractive Income At 6.7% Yield
Nov 05WaFd: Regional Bank Offering 7.6% Yielding Preferred Dividend
Jul 24Here's Why WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jan 17Here's Why We Think Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Is Well Worth Watching
Sep 25Here's Why We Think Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Jun 20Washington Federal GAAP EPS of $1.07 beats by $0.16, revenue of $173.62M misses by $0.48M
Oct 13Washington Federal promotes chief risk officer to CFO
Aug 31Operational Execution And Strategic Risk-Taking Is Benefitting Washington Federal Meaningfully
Aug 19Washington Federal GAAP EPS of $0.91 beats by $0.13, revenue of $169.29M beats by $11.49M
Jul 13Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.24
May 12Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Apr 21With Rates Set To Rise, Washington Federal Looks To Leverage Better Growth
Feb 09Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.24
Jan 31Here's Why Washington Federal, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WAFD) CEO May Have Their Pay Bumped Up
Jan 19Washington Federal Posts A Better Quarter, But Stock No Longer Cheap
Jul 25Does Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) Have A Place In Your Dividend Portfolio?
Mar 09Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: WAFD's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WAFD's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
WaFd Dividend Yield vs Market |
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Segment | Dividend Yield |
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Company (WAFD) | 3.2% |
Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
Industry Average (Banks) | 2.7% |
Analyst forecast (WAFD) (up to 3 years) | 3.3% |
Notable Dividend: WAFD's dividend (3.19%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: WAFD's dividend (3.19%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (41.6%), WAFD's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: WAFD's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (31.2% payout ratio).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 20:25 |
End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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Company Financials | 10 years |
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Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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Market Prices | 30 years |
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Ownership | 10 years |
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Management | 10 years |
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Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
WaFd, Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst | Institution |
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Bruce Harting | Barclays |
Michael Diana | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
Jeffrey Rulis | D.A. Davidson & Co. |