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WAFD Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WAFDWaFd, Inc.
Financial Services / Banks - Regional
Low Priority
In Line With Peers
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- Momentum29
- Value64
- Quality50
- Risk resilience57
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WAFD Dividend answer
WaFd, Inc. (WAFD) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 3.81%, or $1.08 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 3.81%, from $1.08 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.27 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 21, 2026. Payment date: Sep 4, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
WAFD Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next WAFD Dividend Date
When WAFD next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WAFD dividend
WAFD's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.27 per share. Data last checked: Oct 4, 2026.
Latest WAFD Dividend Dates
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WAFD Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WAFD Annual Dividend History
WAFD Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.27, event yield 2.97%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 4.18%
- Cohort rank
- #279
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Financial Services rank
- #70
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.880
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.080
- Absolute change
- $0.200
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
WAFD's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 4.18% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #279 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
WAFD Dividend Yield
How WAFD's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WAFD's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WAFD dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 2.97% | Quarterly | $1.08 | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| May 22, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 3.06% | Quarterly | $1.08 | May 12, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 3.28% | Quarterly | $1.08 | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 3.40% | Quarterly | $1.08 | Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 3.37% | Quarterly | $1.07 | Aug 12, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 |
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| May 23, 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 3.72% | Quarterly | $1.06 | May 13, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 3.59% | Quarterly | $1.05 | Feb 11, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 2.80% | Quarterly | $1.04 | Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 22, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 2.79% | Quarterly | $1.03 | Aug 13, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 |
| May 23, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 3.70% | Quarterly | $1.02 | May 14, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 3.66% | Quarterly | $1.01 | Feb 13, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 3.73% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Nov 14, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 3.68% | Quarterly | $0.99 | Aug 15, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 3.69% | Quarterly | $0.98 | May 9, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 2.75% | Quarterly | $0.97 | Feb 14, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 2.81% | Quarterly | $0.96 | Nov 8, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 2.71% | Quarterly | $0.95 | Aug 9, 2022 | Aug 19, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 3.04% | Quarterly | $0.94 | May 10, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 2.66% | Quarterly | $0.93 | Jan 25, 2022 | Feb 4, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 2.58% | Quarterly | $0.92 | Oct 26, 2021 | Nov 5, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 2.83% | Quarterly | $0.91 | Jul 27, 2021 | Aug 6, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 2.71% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Apr 27, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 3.18% | Quarterly | $0.89 | Jan 26, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 4.10% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Oct 27, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 3.68% | Quarterly | $0.87 | Jul 28, 2020 | Aug 7, 2020 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| May 7, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 3.48% | Quarterly | $0.86 | Apr 28, 2020 | May 8, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.42% | Quarterly | $0.84 | Jan 22, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Nov 7, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 2.22% | Quarterly | $0.82 | Oct 29, 2019 | Nov 8, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 2.23% | Quarterly | $0.79 | Jul 22, 2019 | Aug 9, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| May 9, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 2.34% | Quarterly | $0.76 | Apr 29, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | May 24, 2019 |
| Feb 7, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 2.46% | Quarterly | $0.73 | Jan 16, 2019 | Feb 8, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 2.48% | Quarterly | $0.70 | Oct 22, 2018 | Nov 9, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $0.67 | Jul 23, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 1.98% | Quarterly | $0.64 | Apr 30, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 1.79% | Quarterly | $0.62 | Jan 24, 2018 | Feb 9, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 2.49% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Oct 25, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 2.52% | Quarterly | — | Jul 24, 2017 | Aug 4, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 |
| May 3, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 2.47% | Quarterly | — | Apr 25, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| Jan 30, 2017 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 2.51% | Quarterly | — | Jan 18, 2017 | Feb 1, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 2.09% | Quarterly | — | Oct 24, 2016 | Nov 4, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WAFD Dividends FAQ
Does WAFD pay a dividend?
WaFd, Inc. (WAFD) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.27 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WAFD's dividend yield?
WAFD's trailing dividend yield is 3.81%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WAFD's next dividend?
WAFD's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is WAFD's ex-dividend date?
WAFD's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 21, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has WAFD's dividend changed?
WAFD's one-year dividend growth is 0.93% based on comparable covered dividend history.