WAFD Stock Analysis: WaFd | NASDAQ
Banks - Regional | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 2.288m USD | 12M Return: 5.1% | US9388241096 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 33.8M
EPS Trend: -62.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 67.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) is the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank, providing lending, depository, insurance, and related banking services across the United States. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, having changed its name from Washington Federal, Inc. in September 2023.
Deposit offerings include business and personal checking accounts, money market accounts, passbook savings, and term certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio spans single-family residential, construction, land acquisition and development, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, home equity, commercial and industrial, and consumer loans.
Beyond core banking, WaFd provides insurance brokerage, holds and markets real estate properties, issues debit and credit cards, acts as trustee, and offers technology and data services alongside personalized financial guidance and investment services. Its customers include consumers, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate.
Classified within the GICS Regional Banks sub-industry, WaFd operates under a standard U.S. bank holding company structure, where the parent owns the operating bank and is subject to consolidated regulatory oversight. Regional banks of this profile typically generate revenue through net interest margin on a branch- and relationship-driven funding base, with fee income from insurance and ancillary services complementing traditional lending activity.
- Net interest margin compresses as deposit costs outpace asset yields
- Commercial real estate loan portfolio faces refinancing and credit risks
- Loan growth driven by single-family residential and multifamily segments
| Net Income: 256.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.26 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.47k% < 20% (prev 271.8%; Δ -1.74k% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.01 > 3% & CFO 267.5m > Net Income 256.5m |
| Net Debt (2.64b) to EBITDA (339.9m): 7.76 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.04 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (74.0m) vs 12m ago -7.33% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 54.81% > 18% (prev 49.54%; Δ 5.27% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 5.11% > 50% (prev 5.45%; Δ -0.33% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.54 > 6 (EBIT TTM 328.1m / Interest Expense TTM 606.0m) |
| A: -0.74 (Total Current Assets 775.6m - Total Current Liabilities 21.2b) / Total Assets 27.6b |
| B: 0.08 (Retained Earnings 2.23b / Total Assets 27.6b) |
| C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 328.1m / Avg Total Assets 27.2b) |
| D: 0.12 (Book Value of Equity 3.02b / Total Liabilities 24.6b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -4.39 = D |
| DSRI: 1.05 (Receivables 99.1m/99.2m, Revenue 1.39b/1.46b) |
| GMI: 0.90 (GM 49.54% / 54.81%) |
| AQI: 1.16 (AQ_t 0.96 / AQ_t-1 0.83) |
| SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 1.39b / 1.46b) |
| TATA: -0.00 (NI 256.5m - CFO 267.5m) / TA 27.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of September 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 31.35 with a total of 1,669,859 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.21%, over one month by -13.42%, over three months by -16.91% and over the past year by +5.05%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 30.40 (which is 3% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
WaFd has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold WAFD.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 36.8 | 17.2% |
P/E Trailing = 9.6897
P/E Forward = 13.5501
P/S = 3.0059
P/B = 0.8346
P/EG = 1.8493
Revenue TTM = 1.39b USD
EBIT TTM = 328.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 339.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.32b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.75b USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 3.32b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.64b USD (calculated: Debt 3.32b - CCE 676.5m)
Enterprise Value = 4.93b USD (2.29b + Debt 3.32b - CCE 676.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.54 (Ebit TTM 328.1m / Interest Expense TTM 606.0m)
EV/FCF = 20.73x (Enterprise Value 4.93b / FCF TTM 237.6m)
FCF Yield = 4.82% (FCF TTM 237.6m / Enterprise Value 4.93b)
FCF Margin = 17.12% (FCF TTM 237.6m / Revenue TTM 1.39b)
Net Margin = 18.47% (Net Income TTM 256.5m / Revenue TTM 1.39b)
Gross Margin = 54.81% ((Revenue TTM 1.39b - Cost of Revenue TTM 627.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 54.61% (prev 56.16%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.18 (Enterprise Value 4.93b / Total Assets 27.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 18.28% (Interest Expense 606.0m / Debt 3.32b)
Taxrate = 21.83% (71.6m / 328.1m)
NOPAT = 256.5m (EBIT 328.1m * (1 - 21.83%))
Current Ratio = 0.04 (Total Current Assets 775.6m / Total Current Liabilities 21.5b)
Debt / Equity = 1.10 (Debt 3.32b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.02b)
Debt / EBITDA = 7.76 (Net Debt 2.64b / EBITDA 339.9m)
Debt / FCF = 11.11 (Net Debt 2.64b / FCF TTM 237.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.02b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.94% (Net Income 256.5m / Total Assets 27.6b)
RoE = 8.50% (Net Income TTM 256.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.02b)
RoCE = 5.18% (EBIT 328.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.02b + L.T.Debt 3.32b))
RoIC = 0.88% (NOPAT 256.5m / Invested Capital 29.2b)
WACC = 11.70% (E(2.29b)/V(5.60b) * Re(7.96%) + D(3.32b)/V(5.60b) * Rd(18.28%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 7.96% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -17.85 | Cagr: 2.42%
[DCF] Terminal Value 67.92% ; FCFF base≈207.2m ; Y1≈237.6m ; Y5≈349.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 8.88 (EV 3.30b - Net Debt 2.64b = Equity 657.3m / Shares 74.0m; r=11.70% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -62.94 | EPS CAGR: -6.80% | SUE: -0.15 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 67.61 | Revenue CAGR: 8.03% | SUE: 0.61 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=0.83 | Chg30d=-0.60% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=3.23 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+18.6% | GrowthRev=+9.3%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=3.51 | Chg30d=+4.39% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+8.8% | GrowthRev=+133.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +15% (up=6, down=4)