(WAFD) Washington Federal - Overview
Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Banks - Regional | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 2.619m USD | Total Return: 26.6% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 17.7M
EPS Trend: -49.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 79.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Confidence
WaFd, Inc. is a Seattle-based bank holding company that operates Washington Federal Bank, providing retail and commercial banking services across the United States. Its core business model focuses on gathering deposits through various account types to fund a diverse lending portfolio, which includes single-family residential, commercial real estate, and industrial loans.
The company operates within the regional banking sector, where profitability is heavily influenced by the net interest margin-the difference between interest earned on loans and interest paid on deposits. In addition to traditional lending, WaFd generates non-interest income through insurance brokerage, trust services, and investment guidance.
To evaluate how these revenue streams impact long-term valuation, investors may find further insights on ValueRay. Founded in 1917, the firm recently rebranded from Washington Federal, Inc. to reflect its evolving technology and data service capabilities.
- Net interest margin sensitivity to Federal Reserve monetary policy shifts
- Commercial real estate loan concentration poses localized credit quality risks
- Strategic expansion into high-growth Arizona and Texas demographic markets
- Deposit beta management impacts funding costs and overall profitability
- Regulatory capital requirements influence dividend stability and share buyback capacity
| Net Income: 252.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.14 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.48k% < 20% (prev -1.18k%; Δ -302.2% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.01 > 3% & CFO 255.2m > Net Income 252.3m |
| Net Debt (2.44b) to EBITDA (333.2m): 7.34 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.04 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (75.6m) vs 12m ago -6.82% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 54.31% > 18% (prev 0.48%; Δ 5.38k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 5.01% > 50% (prev 5.48%; Δ -0.47% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.52 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 333.2m / Interest Expense TTM 618.9m) |
| A: -0.74 (Total Current Assets 768.7m - Total Current Liabilities 21.2b) / Total Assets 27.6b |
| B: 0.08 (Retained Earnings 2.19b / Total Assets 27.6b) |
| C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 323.5m / Avg Total Assets 27.6b) |
| D: 0.10 (Book Value of Equity 2.40b / Total Liabilities 24.6b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -4.43 = D |
| DSRI: 0.48 (Receivables 98.9m/224.5m, Revenue 1.38b/1.51b) |
| GMI: 0.89 (GM 54.31% / 48.17%) |
| AQI: 1.12 (AQ_t 0.96 / AQ_t-1 0.86) |
| SGI: 0.91 (Revenue 1.38b / 1.51b) |
| TATA: -0.00 (NI 252.3m - CFO 255.2m) / TA 27.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.55 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
As of May 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 35.45 with a total of 432,939 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.68%,
over one month by +0.57%,
over three months by +11.41% and
over the past year by +26.57%.
Washington Federal 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 | 37 | 4.4% |
P/E Forward = 13.5501
P/S = 3.4887
P/B = 0.9609
P/EG = 1.8493
Revenue TTM = 1.38b USD
EBIT TTM = 323.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 333.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.11b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.75b USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 3.11b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.44b USD (calculated: Debt 3.11b - CCE 669.8m)
Enterprise Value = 5.06b USD (2.62b + Debt 3.11b - CCE 669.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.52 (Ebit TTM 323.5m / Interest Expense TTM 618.9m)
EV/FCF = 23.37x (Enterprise Value 5.06b / FCF TTM 216.7m)
FCF Yield = 4.28% (FCF TTM 216.7m / Enterprise Value 5.06b)
FCF Margin = 15.68% (FCF TTM 216.7m / Revenue TTM 1.38b)
Net Margin = 18.26% (Net Income TTM 252.3m / Revenue TTM 1.38b)
Gross Margin = 54.31% ((Revenue TTM 1.38b - Cost of Revenue TTM 631.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 56.16% (prev 54.83%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.18 (Enterprise Value 5.06b / Total Assets 27.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 19.87% (Interest Expense 618.9m / Debt 3.11b)
Taxrate = 21.79% (18.3m / 83.8m)
NOPAT = 253.0m (EBIT 323.5m * (1 - 21.79%))
Current Ratio = 0.04 (Total Current Assets 768.7m / Total Current Liabilities 21.2b)
Debt / Equity = 1.04 (Debt 3.11b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.98b)
Debt / EBITDA = 7.34 (Net Debt 2.44b / EBITDA 333.2m)
Debt / FCF = 11.28 (Net Debt 2.44b / FCF TTM 216.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.02b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.91% (Net Income 252.3m / Total Assets 27.6b)
RoE = 8.36% (Net Income TTM 252.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.02b)
RoCE = 5.28% (EBIT 323.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.02b + L.T.Debt 3.11b))
RoIC = 3.15% (NOPAT 253.0m / Invested Capital 8.02b)
WACC = 12.21% (E(2.62b)/V(5.73b) * Re(8.24%) + D(3.11b)/V(5.73b) * Rd(19.87%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 8.24% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -15.56 | Cagr: 7.44%
[DCF] Terminal Value 60.17% ; FCFF base≈232.9m ; Y1≈204.3m ; Y5≈165.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.63b - Net Debt 2.44b = -816.4m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -49.34 | EPS CAGR: -9.27% | SUE: 0.68 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 79.71 | Revenue CAGR: 12.34% | SUE: 0.61 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.81 | Chg30d=+7.24% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=3.23 | Chg30d=+6.24% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+18.9% | GrowthRev=+8.7%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=3.43 | Chg30d=+6.60% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+6.1% | GrowthRev=+3.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50%