Wafd Inc dividend history

Wafd Inc's dividend was $1.07 a share in fiscal 2025, up 3.9% on the year before. That was 37.4% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2018.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $174M
Dividends (TTM): $81M
Returned to shareholders: 113%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $159M
Diluted share count: −5.7%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 11.4%; dividends 3.6% + buybacks 7.8% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 32%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Wafd Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Sept 2009	2010Sept 2010	2011Sept 2011	2012Sept 2012	2013Sept 2013	2014Sept 2014	2015Sept 2015	2016Sept 2016	2017Sept 2017	2018Sept 2018	2019Sept 2019	2020Sept 2020	2021Sept 2021	2022Sept 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Sept 2024	2025Sept 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.200	$0.200	$0.240	$0.320	$0.360	$0.460	$0.540	$0.550	$0.840	$0.670	$0.790	$0.870	$0.910	$0.950	$0.990	$1.03	$1.07	—
Dividend per share growth	—	0.0%	+20.0%	+33.3%	+12.5%	+27.8%	+17.4%	+1.9%	+52.7%	−20.2%	+17.9%	+10.1%	+4.6%	+4.4%	+4.2%	+4.0%	+3.9%	—
Dividends paid	19	22	26	32	38	42	51	50	75	56	63	66	66	62	64	74	85	81
Share buybacks	0	0	60	42	110	104	127	88	98	164	124	112	349	3	30	27	102	174
Dividends ÷ net income	39.1%	18.9%	23.1%	23.5%	25.0%	26.7%	31.9%	30.4%	42.9%	27.5%	30.1%	38.3%	35.9%	26.1%	24.8%	37.1%	37.4%	31.6%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Wafd Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Wafd Inc.