WaFd Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
WaFd's CEO is Brent Beardall, appointed in Jul 2016, has a tenure of 8.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.31M, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.28% of the company’s shares, worth $8.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
Brent Beardall
Chief executive officer
US$6.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.5% |
| CEO tenure | 8.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | 6.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management 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 17
Here'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 09CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$185m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$174m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$172m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$222m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$6m | US$975k | US$243m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$266m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$268m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$251m |
| Sep 30 2022 | US$4m | US$875k | US$222m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$201m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$185m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$181m |
| Sep 30 2021 | US$3m | US$775k | US$174m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$159m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$150m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$145m |
| Sep 30 2020 | US$2m | US$700k | US$173m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$191m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$210m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$225m |
| Sep 30 2019 | US$2m | US$675k | US$210m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$209m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$207m |
| Dec 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$205m |
| Sep 30 2018 | US$2m | US$564k | US$204m |
Compensation vs Market: Brent's total compensation ($USD6.31M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.56M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Brent's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Brent Beardall (53 yo)
8.3yrs
Tenure
US$6,308,674
Compensation
Mr. Brent J. Beardall, CPA, has been the Chief Executive Officer of WaFd, Inc (formerly known as Washington Federal, Inc.) since April 1, 2017 and has been its President since July 26, 2016 and serves as i...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8.3yrs | US$6.31m | 0.28% $ 8.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1.8yrs | US$2.43m | 0.066% $ 2.0m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 7.6yrs | US$2.68m | 0.090% $ 2.7m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer | 5.1yrs | US$2.83m | 0.071% $ 2.1m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Banker | 9.2yrs | US$3.19m | 0.079% $ 2.4m | |
| Executive VP | 6.1yrs | US$2.23m | 0.082% $ 2.5m | |
| Senior VP & Principal Accounting Officer | 1.7yrs | no data | 0.0047% $ 142.7k | |
| Chief of Communications | 8.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Real Estate and Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Controller | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of WAFD Insurance Group | no data | no data | no data |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WAFD's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.6yrs | US$6.31m | 0.28% $ 8.4m | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$177.51k | 0.074% $ 2.2m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$177.51k | 0.020% $ 605.4k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.023% $ 685.7k | |
| Independent Director | 12.2yrs | US$177.51k | 0.075% $ 2.3m | |
| Director Emeritus | no data | US$19.50k | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0040% $ 120.6k | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.6yrs | US$216.26k | 0.019% $ 565.8k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$177.51k | 0.088% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$177.51k | 0.0075% $ 227.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$177.51k | 0.0098% $ 297.4k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$177.51k | 0.012% $ 376.3k |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WAFD's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).