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WaFd (WAFD) Dividend Yield % : 3.50% (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is WaFd Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-07-23), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of WaFd is 3.50%.

The historical rank and industry rank for WaFd's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

WAFD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.5   Med: 2.64   Max: 4.28
Current: 3.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of WaFd was 4.28%. The lowest was 1.50%. And the median was 2.64%.

WAFD's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
50.74% of 1285 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.53 vs WAFD: 3.50

WaFd's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.42.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of WaFd was 0.41. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.31.

As of today (2025-07-23), the Forward Dividend Yield % of WaFd is 3.57%.

WaFd's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.27.

During the past 12 months, WaFd's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year.

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 9.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


WaFd Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WaFd's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* 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 Dividend Yield % Chart

WaFd Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.17 2.65 3.17 3.86 2.96

WaFd Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.57 2.96 3.23 3.67 -

Competitive Comparison of WaFd's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, WaFd's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, WaFd's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WaFd's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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WaFd Dividend Yield % Calculation

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 0.2700002025-05-232025-05-232025-06-06Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2700002025-02-212025-02-212025-03-07Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2600002024-11-222024-11-222024-12-06Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2600002024-08-232024-08-232024-09-06Cash 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 Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.06/30.21
=3.51 %

Current Share Price is $30.21.
WaFd's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.06.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.08/30.21
=3.57 %

Current Share Price is $30.21.
WaFd's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.27 * 4 = $1.08.

* 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.


WaFd  (NAS:WAFD) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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WaFd Business Description

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. Through the WaFd Bank, it is involved in accepting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in loans of various types, including first-lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans among others. The Bank also invests in certain United States government and agency obligations along with other investments and also performs insurance brokerage activities. Geographically, it operates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California and Texas.
Executives
Ryan Mauer officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Cathy E Cooper officer: EVP & Chief Consumer Banker 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
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
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
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