Washington Federal's last quarterly dividend was on May 19, 2022 (ex-date) with a distribution of $0.24 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $0.94 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 2.99% based on its recent close price.
WAFD has a dividend yield of 2.99% which is above the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average.
Washington Federal has been paying dividends since 1998. WAFD has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has grown by 4.4% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 7% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 12%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2022 | May 19, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | $0.24 | normal |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Feb 3, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | $0.24 | normal |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Nov 4, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | $0.23 | normal |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Aug 5, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 | $0.23 | normal |
| Apr 27, 2021 | May 6, 2021 | May 21, 2021 | $0.23 | normal |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Feb 4, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 | $0.23 | normal |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Nov 5, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 | $0.22 | normal |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Aug 6, 2020 | Aug 21, 2020 | $0.22 | normal |
| Apr 28, 2020 | May 7, 2020 | May 22, 2020 | $0.22 | normal |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Feb 6, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 | $0.22 | normal |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Nov 7, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 | $0.21 | normal |
| Jul 22, 2019 | Aug 8, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 | $0.21 | normal |
| Apr 29, 2019 | May 9, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | $0.2 | normal |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Feb 7, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 | $0.2 | normal |
| Oct 22, 2018 | Nov 8, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 | $0.18 | normal |
| Jul 23, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 | $0.18 | normal |
| Apr 30, 2018 | May 10, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | $0.17 | normal |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Feb 8, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 | $0.17 | normal |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Nov 3, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | $0.15 | normal |
| Jul 24, 2017 | Aug 2, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 | $0.15 | normal |
| Apr 24, 2017 | May 3, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | $0.15 | normal |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Jan 30, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | $0.25 | special |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Jan 30, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | $0.15 | normal |
| Oct 25, 2016 | Nov 2, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | $0.14 | normal |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Aug 3, 2016 | Aug 19, 2016 | $0.14 | normal |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | $0.14 | normal |
WAFD has a payout ratio of 34.3% which is higher than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average.