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Waterstone Financial, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Waterstone Financial, Inc. had return on equity of 7.7% and a net margin of 18.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

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

Waterstone Financial, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin−8.3%26.2%11.6%10.1%11.6%15.0%14.8%17.8%19.6%27.3%27.4%12.0%7.1%13.8%18.6%20.0%
Return on equity−4.5%18.9%7.1%3.8%3.9%6.4%6.3%7.6%9.1%20.1%16.7%4.9%2.6%5.5%7.7%8.6%
Return on assets−0.4%2.1%0.8%0.7%0.9%1.4%1.4%1.7%1.8%3.9%3.2%0.9%0.4%0.8%1.2%1.3%
Effective tax rate——37.0%36.0%35.8%39.2%41.6%23.6%24.5%24.9%23.1%20.4%15.0%22.1%21.1%21.0%
Dividends ÷ net income————35.4%27.1%103.8%88.0%72.3%38.8%42.9%155.3%163.9%60.3%40.8%35.9%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

81 /100

Strong moat

How hard Waterstone Financial's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 20 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.5% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 12 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 17.0%; its worst year was 8.6%.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 27.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.3% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (86 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Waterstone Financial, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Waterstone Financial, Inc.