WaFd, Inc.
WaFd Bank, a federally-insured Washington state chartered commercial bank formerly known as Washington Federal Bank (the "Bank" or "WaFd Bank"), was founded on April 24, 1917 in Ballard, Washington and is engaged primarily in providing lending, depository, insurance and other banking services to consumers, small, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estat…
$28.35
-$0.27 (-0.94%)
Price from 2 days ago
762.46% net margin is above average for a financial institution, suggesting strong underwriting or fee income alongside controlled credit costs.
Revenue grew 7.8% YoY.
Financial stocks carry unique risks (credit cycles, regulatory changes, interest rate sensitivity) that aren't captured by standard quality metrics.
9.0x earnings. Below the sector average, the market may be pricing in credit losses or regulatory headwinds, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$32M
▲ +7.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$256M
▲ +13.0% YoY
Net Margin
810.77%
P/E
9.0x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$27.60B
Equity
$3.02B
Total Debt
$0.00
Cash & Equiv.
$676M
5Y CAGR: +72.5%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 5 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Sep. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is WaFd (WAFD) overvalued?
At a P/E of 9.0 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 9.2, WaFd (WAFD) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $62.25 per share, so at $28.35 the stock looks undervalued (119.6% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, WaFd scores 60/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.9%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is WaFd's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $62.25 per share for WAFD, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $46.69. At today's $28.35, that puts the stock about 119.6% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is WaFd a high-quality business?+
WaFd scores 60 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does WaFd (WAFD) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, WaFd pays a regular dividend of about $1.09 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.9% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 31.6% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. WaFd has grown the dividend at roughly 6.5% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For WAFD's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is WaFd a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. WAFD currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 60/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 3.9%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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