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WaFd (WAFD) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 4.40% (As of Dec. 2023)
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WaFd's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for WaFd's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

WAFD' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -37.8   Med: 9.95   Max: 75
Current: 4.4

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of WaFd was 75.00% per year. The lowest was -37.80% per year. And the median was 9.95% per year.

WAFD's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
64.45% of 782 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.55 vs WAFD: 4.40

During the past 12 months, WaFd's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

WaFd's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.30. As of today, WaFd's Dividend Yield % is 3.59%.

Good Sign:

WaFd Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, WaFd's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WaFd 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, WaFd's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WaFd's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



WaFd 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


WaFd  (NAS:WAFD) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

WaFd's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.25/ 0.827
=0.30

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of WaFd was 0.39. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.30.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

WaFd Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2602024-02-222024-02-232024-03-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-11-222023-11-242023-12-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-08-242023-08-252023-09-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-05-182023-05-192023-06-02Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

WaFd's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.01/27.90
=3.62 %

Current Share Price is $27.90.
WaFd's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.01.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of WaFd was 4.19%. The lowest was 1.50%. And the median was 2.19%.

Good Sign:

WaFd Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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WaFd (WAFD) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
WaFd Inc is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. Geographically It operates in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Utah. New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho and others. WaFd Inc provides, Personal Banking, Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Home Loans.
Executives
Randall H Talbot director 777 108TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200, BELLEVUE WA 98124-1690
David K Grant director
Blayne Sanden officer: SVP & PAO 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Brent J Beardall officer: EVP & CFO 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Kim E Robison officer: EVP & Chief Operations Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Cathy E Cooper officer: EVP & Chief Consumer Banker 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Kelli Holz officer: EVP & CFO PO BOX 580, BELLINGHAM WA 98227
Vincent L Beatty officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Shawn Bice director C/O SPLUNK INC., 270 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ryan Mauer officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
James Endrizzi officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Banker 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sean Singleton director 425 PIKE ST, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sylvia Hampel director 425 PIKE ST, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sudhir Steven Singh director 6222 185TH AVE, REDMOND WA 98052
Linda S Brower director