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WaFd, Inc. (WAFDP)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Seattle, United States | NasdaqGS
15.01 USD -0.12 (-0.793%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:29 a.m. EDT

The stock presents a classic value trap scenario where a massive 8% dividend yield masks severe capital destruction. While the company recently beat earnings estimates by 7%, the share price has collapsed nearly 38% over the last four years, driven by two consecutive years of double-digit declines before a partial recovery. This multi-year structural deterioration suggests the market views the current valuation as insufficient to compensate for the business's ongoing struggles, rendering the low price a warning rather than a bargain. The recent price action confirms this weakness, with the stock trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages and failing to sustain gains despite the earnings beat. For investors seeking income, the payout appears sustainable in the short term given the consistent quarterly checks, but the underlying equity value is eroding, making this a neutral hold rather than a compelling buy.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026910
AutoARIMA0.027084
AutoETS0.027300
MSTL0.028049

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 232.25
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.014
Excess Kurtosis -0.48
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Revenue per Share 10.337
Trailing P/E 5.48
Beta 0.88
Profit Margins 32.96%
Previous Name Washington Federal, Inc.
Website https://www.wafdbank.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.91% 7.51% 7.55% 7.28%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.305 1.906250
2026-06-30 0.305 1.893234
2026-03-31 0.305 1.892059
2025-12-31 0.305 1.819809
2025-09-30 0.305 1.873464
2025-06-30 0.305 1.975389
2025-03-31 0.305 1.878079
2024-12-31 0.305 1.818724
2024-09-30 0.305 1.564103
2024-06-28 0.305 2.080491
2024-03-27 0.305 1.945153
2023-12-28 0.305 2.000000
2023-09-28 0.305 2.284644
2023-06-29 0.305 2.046980
2023-03-30 0.305 1.897947
2022-12-29 0.305 1.718310
2022-09-29 0.305 1.571355
2022-06-29 0.305 1.657609
2022-03-30 0.305 1.409427
2021-12-30 0.305 1.173077
2021-09-30 0.305 1.165011
2021-06-30 0.305 1.140187
2021-04-12 0.223 0.876228
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.22
dividendYield 8.12
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07138136
lastDividendValue 0.305
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.09359902
Address1 425 Pike Street
All Time High 27.01
All Time Low 12.02
Ask 16.51
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 27,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 17,834
Average Volume 17,834
Average Volume10Days 27,200
Beta 0.878
Bid 14.94
Bid Size 1
Book Value 36.485
City Seattle
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 15.01
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 15.1718
Day Low 14.8848
Display Name WaFd
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 1.22
Dividend Yield 8.12
Earnings Growth 0.053
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.01
Earnings Timestamp End 1,752,840,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,752,490,740
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.132
Enterprise Value 3,207,260,928
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.738
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.13438
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1243801
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06968846
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.359902
Fifty Two Week High 17.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4799995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14179529
Fifty Two Week Low 14.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.40999985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.02808218
Fifty Two Week Range 14.6 - 17.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,612,276,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.74
Float Shares 73,145,886
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,014
Fullday Change -0.119999886
Fullday Change Percent -0.79312545
Fullday Price 15.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 776,201,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-02-11
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 0.305
Last Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name WaFd, Inc.
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319042
Most Recent Quarter 1,790,726,400
Name Change Date 2,026-10-17
Net Income To Common 241,240,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,822,262,400
Open 14.94
Operating Margins 0.42558
Phone 206 624 7930
Prev Name Washington Federal, Inc.
Previous Close 15.13
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.41140196
Profit Margins 0.32964
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.12
Regular Market Change Percent -0.793126
Regular Market Day High 15.1718
Regular Market Day Low 14.8848
Regular Market Day Range 14.8848 - 15.1718
Regular Market Open 14.94
Regular Market Previous Close 15.13
Regular Market Price 15.01
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,800
Regular Market Volume 19,948
Return On Assets 0.00949
Return On Equity 0.08472
Revenue Growth 0.082
Revenue Per Share 10.337
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Short 22,424
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 11,144
Short Name WaFd, Inc. - Depositary Shares
Short Ratio 1.05
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol WAFDP
Total Cash 749,696,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.129
Total Debt 2,545,971,968
Total Revenue 776,201,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07138136
Trailing Eps 2.738
Trailing P E 5.482104
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.404915
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.3949146
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08503029
Type Disp Equity
Volume 19,948
Website https://www.wafdbank.com
Zip 98,101