Financial Services
WaFd, Inc.(WAFD)
Live Price
Offline$36.48
+0.75% today
1Y Change
+27.09%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.67B
- Revenue Growth
- -1.6%
- EPS Growth
- +5.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.1%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
WaFd, Inc. (WAFD) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $2.67B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $36.48 and up 27.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.6%, EPS growth of +5.6%, a dividend yield of 3.1%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.6%, EPS +5.6%, free cash flow -49.8% with operating margin 23.4% and ROIC 4.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 10.5 and price/sales 1.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WAFD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-1.6% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+23.4% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 10, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.6% and EPS is at +5.6%, with operating margin around 23.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 10, 2026 | โ | +0.6% | +8.3% | +9.3% |
2026 Jan 15, 2026 | -1.3% | -4.0% | -6.1% | -2.5% |
2025 Oct 16, 2025 | -5.9% | +0.9% | +4.1% | +10.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
WAFD Max Drawdown
-12.90%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for WAFD and SPY.
Company Overview
WaFd, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
WaFd, Inc. engages in the provision of lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers. It also offers banking services to mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. The company was founded on November 15, 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.
- Leadership
- Brent J. Beardall
- IPO Date
- Nov 9, 1982
- Employees
- 2.0k
- Street Address
- 425 Pike Street
- Mailing
- Seattle, WA, 98101
- Region
- Seattle, WA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 206 624 7930
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 10.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.6
- Price/Sales
- 1.9
- Price/Book
- 0.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.6%
- EPS
- +5.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- -49.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 54.4%
- Operating Margin
- 23.4%
- Net Margin
- 18.3%
- ROE
- 8.4%
- ROIC
- 4.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.04
- Current Ratio
- 0.04
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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