WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share Of $0.79

WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share Of $0.79

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD):

Q1Highlights

 

$64 Million

 

$0.79

 

0.96%

 

10.6%

Net Income

 

Diluted Earnings

per Common Share

 

Return on Average

Assets

 

Return on Tangible

Common Equity1

 

“We are off to a solid start in fiscal 2026, with a 10% increase in earnings per share on a linked quarter basis and a 46% increase compared to the same period last year. Earnings were driven by a steady margin, increases in other income and lower expenses. Increases in delinquent and non-performing loans have our full attention, yet current levels reflect normal stress in a diversified portfolio. We believe we are well reserved for any losses that may materialize. Loan demand has been modest, yet I am encouraged by recent client inquiries and believe we are poised for stronger loan production in the coming months. In the meantime, we have taken decisive action by repurchasing shares at attractive valuations—0.99 times tangible book value—which has contributed to our increased earnings per share and a 7.1% annualized growth in tangible book value per share.”

 

Brent Beardall

President and CEO of WaFd Bank

Net Interest Income and NIM

  • $171 million net interest income for the quarter compared to $170 million in Q4 fiscal 2025.
  • Net interest margin at 2.70% for the quarter compared to 2.71% for Q4.

 

 

Credit Quality

  • Non-performing assets up $60 million at 0.75% of total assets compared to 0.54% for Q4 2025.
  • Delinquencies up $92 millionto 1.07% of total loans compared to 0.60% for Q4 2025.

 

 

Non-Interest Income and Expense

  • Non-interest income up $2 million and non-interest expense down $1 million compared to prior quarter.
  • Efficiency ratio decreased to 55.25% compared to 56.82% in the prior quarter as a result of the increased net interest income and lower expenses.

 

 

Shareholder Returns and Stock Activity

  • On December 5, 2025, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.27 per share, 171st consecutive quarterly dividend paid.
  • 1,950,013 shares were repurchased during the quarter at a weighted average price of $29.75 per share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 10 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures

WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), parent company of WaFd Bank (or the “Bank”), today announced quarterly earnings of $64,196,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, an increase of 6% from net earnings of $60,597,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and an increase of 36% from net earnings of $47,267,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.79 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $0.72 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and $0.54 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, a $0.25 or 46% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share.

The following table provides the Company’s financial scorecard for the last five quarters:

 

As of

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

BALANCE SHEET

 

Cash

$

734,915

 

 

$

657,310

 

 

$

809,252

 

 

$

1,231,461

 

 

$

1,507,735

 

Loans receivable, net

 

19,848,156

 

 

 

20,088,618

 

 

 

20,277,164

 

 

 

20,920,001

 

 

 

21,060,501

 

Allowance for credit losses (“ACL”)

 

221,039

 

 

 

221,220

 

 

 

219,268

 

 

 

222,709

 

 

 

225,022

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

4,142,285

 

 

 

3,533,201

 

 

 

3,387,497

 

 

 

3,142,763

 

 

 

2,743,731

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

764,794

 

 

 

645,802

 

 

 

512,854

 

 

 

526,502

 

 

 

537,348

 

Total investments

 

4,907,079

 

 

 

4,179,003

 

 

 

3,900,351

 

 

 

3,669,265

 

 

 

3,281,079

 

Total assets

 

27,285,744

 

 

 

26,699,699

 

 

 

26,731,915

 

 

 

27,644,637

 

 

 

27,684,454

 

Transaction deposits

 

12,865,974

 

 

 

12,306,532

 

 

 

11,969,124

 

 

 

11,853,984

 

 

 

11,853,859

 

Time deposits

 

8,550,996

 

 

 

9,131,104

 

 

 

9,417,447

 

 

 

9,573,442

 

 

 

9,584,918

 

Total deposits

 

21,416,970

 

 

 

21,437,636

 

 

 

21,386,571

 

 

 

21,427,426

 

 

 

21,438,777

 

Borrowings and junior subordinated debentures

 

2,488,411

 

 

 

1,817,249

 

 

 

1,991,087

 

 

 

2,814,938

 

 

 

2,914,627

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,029,407

 

 

 

3,039,575

 

 

 

3,014,325

 

 

 

3,032,620

 

 

 

3,021,636

 

Loans to customer deposits

 

92.67

%

 

 

93.71

%

 

 

94.81

%

 

 

97.63

%

 

 

98.24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFITABILITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

64,196

 

 

$

60,597

 

 

$

61,952

 

 

$

56,252

 

 

$

47,267

 

Net income to common shareholders

 

60,540

 

 

 

56,941

 

 

 

58,296

 

 

 

52,596

 

 

 

43,611

 

Earnings per common share

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.72

 

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.54

 

Return on tangible common equity1

 

10.57

%

 

 

9.99

%

 

 

10.20

%

 

 

9.18

%

 

 

7.69

%

Return on tangible assets1

 

0.97

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.94

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.70

%

Net interest margin

 

2.70

%

 

 

2.71

%

 

 

2.69

%

 

 

2.55

%

 

 

2.39

%

Efficiency ratio

 

55.25

%

 

 

56.82

%

 

 

56.01

%

 

 

58.31

%

 

 

65.04

%

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders’ equity per share

$

35.70

 

 

$

35.04

 

 

$

34.30

 

 

$

33.84

 

 

$

33.45

 

Tangible common shareholders’ equity per share1

 

29.91

 

 

 

29.38

 

 

 

28.69

 

 

 

28.31

 

 

 

27.93

 

Shareholders’ equity to total assets

 

11.10

%

 

 

11.38

%

 

 

11.28

%

 

 

10.97

%

 

 

10.91

%

Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets1

 

9.64

%

 

 

9.89

%

 

 

9.78

%

 

 

9.51

%

 

 

9.45

%

Common shares outstanding

 

76,448,351

 

 

 

78,186,520

 

 

 

79,130,276

 

 

 

80,758,674

 

 

 

81,373,760

 

Preferred shares outstanding

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACL to gross loans

 

1.05

%

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

1.03

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.00

%

Non-accrual loans to net loans

 

0.96

%

 

 

0.64

%

 

 

0.41

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.34

%

Delinquencies to net loans

 

1.07

%

 

 

0.60

%

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

0.27

%

 

 

0.30

%

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.54

%

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

0.29

%

Total criticized loans to net loans

 

4.60

%

 

 

4.39

%

 

 

4.07

%

 

 

3.32

%

 

 

2.54

%

Total adversely classified loans to net loans

 

2.94

%

 

 

3.16

%

 

 

3.54

%

 

 

2.53

%

 

 

1.97

%

1Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 10 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures.

Balance Sheet Total assets increased to $27.3 billion as of December 31, 2025, compared to $26.7 billion at September 30, 2025, primarily due to the purchase of investment securities during the period. Investment securities increased by $728 million, or 17.4% in the three months ended December 31, 2025, a result of $866 million of purchases, primarily discount-priced agency mortgage backed securities at an effective yield of 4.93%. Net loans decreased $0.2 billion to $19.8 billion and cash increased $0.1 billion, or 11.8%.

Customer deposits totaled $21.4 billion as of December 31, 2025, largely unchanged from September 30, 2025. The effective weighted average interest rate, including non-interest-bearing deposits, was 2.56% as of December 31, 2025, compared to 2.69% at September 30, 2025. Transaction accounts increased by $559 million or 4.5% during the period, while time deposits decreased $580 million or 6.4%. As of December 31, 2025, 60.1% of the Company’s deposits were transaction accounts, an increase from 57.4% at September 30, 2025. Core deposits, defined as all transaction accounts and time deposits less than $250,000, totaled 79.7% of deposits at December 31, 2025, up from 77.9% on September 30, 2025. Deposits that are uninsured or not collateralized were 26.2% of total deposits as of December 31, 2025, an increase from 24.7% as of September 30, 2025.

Borrowings totaled $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2025, up from $1.8 billion at September 30, 2025. The effective weighted average interest rate of borrowings was 2.74% as of December 31, 2025, compared to 2.50% at September 30, 2025.

Loan originations for active loan types totaled $1.1 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2026, compared to $1.4 billion of originations in the prior quarter. Offsetting loan originations for these loan types in each of these quarters were loan repayments of $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. Active loan types include the commercial segment and the consumer portfolio. Inactive loan-types include all consumer residential portfolios. These loan types had repayments of $0.3 billion during the quarter. Commercial loans represented 94% of all loan originations during the first fiscal quarter of 2026 and consumer loans accounted for the remaining 6%. The period end interest yield on the loan portfolio was 5.24% as of December 31, 2025, a decrease from 5.38% as of September 30, 2025.

Tangible common equity per share is a key metric for our management team. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, tangible book value per share grew from $29.38 as of September 30, 2025 to $29.91. This metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 10 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 1,950,013 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $29.75. Our share repurchase plan currently has a remaining authorization of 6.3 million shares which, depending on share price, provides a compelling investment alternative.

Credit Quality Credit quality continues to be closely monitored with the shifting economic and monetary environment. As of December 31, 2025, non-performing assets increased to $203 million, or 0.75% of total assets, from $143 million, or 0.54%, at September 30, 2025. The change is due to non-accrual loans increasing by $62.7 million, or 49%, since September 30, 2025 offset by a decrease in real estate owned (“REO”) of $2.3 million during the same time frame. Delinquent loans increased to 1.07% of total loans at December 31, 2025, compared to 0.60% at September 30, 2025. The current quarter increase in non-performing assets is primarily the result of two commercial relationships over 90 days past due. Although appropriately non-accrual based on policy, it was determined no charge-offs were needed for these credits and management is actively collaborating with the borrowers.

The allowance for credit losses (including the reserve for unfunded commitments) totaled $221 million as of December 31, 2025, and was 1.05% of gross loans outstanding, as compared to $221 million, or 1.04% of gross loans outstanding, as of September 30, 2025. Net charge-offs were $3.7 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2026, compared to $1.0 million for the prior quarter.

Profitability Net interest income was $171 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2026, an increase of $1.2 million or 1% from the prior quarter. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a 14 basis point decrease in the rate paid on interest bearing liabilities offsetting the effect of a 12 basis point decrease in the rate earned on interest earning assets. Net interest margin was 2.70% in the first fiscal quarter of 2026 compared to 2.71% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Total non-interest income was $20.3 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2026 compared to $18.4 million the prior quarter. The increase compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to a $3.2 million gain recorded on the sale of a branch property. This gain was partially offset by losses taken on certain equity method investments in the quarter which realized gains in the prior quarter.

Total non-interest expense was $105.7 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2026, a slight decrease of $1.3 million, or 1.2%, from the prior quarter. The decrease is the result of reduced Compensation and Technology expenses offset by increased other expense. Decreased expenses combined with increased income resulted in a decrease in the Company’s efficiency ratio in the first fiscal quarter of 2026 to 55.3%, compared to 56.8% in the prior quarter.

The Company recorded a $3.5 million provision for credit losses in the first fiscal quarter of 2026 compared to a provision of $3.0 million the prior quarter. The provision for loan losses in the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was the net result of decreased loan balances, mixed credit metrics, including the increasing trends in negative migration of criticized and nonperforming loans and $3.7 million of net charge-offs taken during the quarter.

Return on common shareholders’ equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was 8.86% compared to 8.36% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, return on equity for the quarter was 8.49% compared to adjusted return on equity of 8.37% the prior quarter. Return on assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was 0.96% compared to 0.91% for the previous quarter. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, return on assets for the quarter is 0.92% compared to adjusted return on assets of 0.91% the prior quarter. For a reconciliation of these adjusted ratios, see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.

Income tax expense totaled $18.1 million the first fiscal quarter of 2026, as compared to $17.0 million for the prior quarter. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was 22.00% compared to 21.93% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The Company’s effective tax rate may vary from the statutory rate mainly due to state taxes, tax-exempt income and tax-credit investments.

WaFd Bank is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has 208 branches in nine western states. To find out more about WaFd Bank, please visit our website www.wafdbank.com. The Company will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 7:00am Pacific Time on Friday January 16, 2026. Participants may register for the call from a link on the Company’s investor relations site (https://www.wafdbank.com/about-us/investor-relations) or through a direct link (https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI3c78563caa08404080a16d082e20e62f). The Company uses its website to distribute financial and other material information about the Company.

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

September 30, 2025

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

734,915

 

 

 

$

657,310

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

 

4,142,285

 

 

 

 

3,533,201

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

 

764,794

 

 

 

 

645,802

 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $199,539 and $199,720

 

 

19,848,156

 

 

 

 

20,088,618

 

Interest receivable

 

 

97,650

 

 

 

 

98,589

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

270,552

 

 

 

 

261,271

 

Real estate owned

 

 

8,738

 

 

 

 

11,084

 

FHLB stock

 

 

118,218

 

 

 

 

88,068

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

277,121

 

 

 

 

275,159

 

Intangible assets, including goodwill of $416,247 and $414,722

 

 

443,085

 

 

 

 

442,093

 

Federal and state income tax assets

 

 

102,377

 

 

 

 

112,784

 

Other assets

 

 

477,853

 

 

 

 

485,720

 

 

 

$

27,285,744

 

 

 

$

26,699,699

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction deposits

 

$

12,865,974

 

 

 

$

12,306,532

 

Time deposits

 

 

8,550,996

 

 

 

 

9,131,104

 

Total customer deposits

 

 

21,416,970

 

 

 

 

21,437,636

 

Borrowings

 

 

2,436,532

 

 

 

 

1,765,604

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

51,879

 

 

 

 

51,645

 

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

 

20,688

 

 

 

 

59,845

 

Federal and state income tax liabilities

 

 

5,124

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

325,144

 

 

 

 

345,394

 

 

 

 

24,256,337

 

 

 

 

23,660,124

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 300,000 and 300,000 shares issued; 300,000 and 300,000 shares outstanding

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

Common stock, $1.00 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 154,616,464 and 154,408,001 shares issued; 76,448,351 and 78,186,520 shares outstanding

 

 

154,616

 

 

 

 

154,408

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,165,709

 

 

 

 

2,163,276

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

 

 

61,904

 

 

 

 

56,950

 

Treasury stock, at cost 78,168,113 and 76,221,481 shares

 

 

(1,798,702

)

 

 

 

(1,740,761

)

Retained earnings

 

 

2,145,880

 

 

 

 

2,105,702

 

 

 

 

3,029,407

 

 

 

 

3,039,575

 

 

 

$

27,285,744

 

 

 

$

26,699,699

 

Yield and margin as of period end

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable1

 

 

5.24

%

 

 

 

5.38

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

4.49

 

 

 

4.44

 

Combined cash, investments and FHLB stock

 

 

4.24

 

 

 

 

4.96

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

5.05

 

 

 

 

5.23

 

Interest-bearing customer accounts

 

 

2.76

 

 

 

 

2.95

 

Borrowings1

 

 

2.74

 

 

 

 

2.50

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2.76

 

 

 

 

2.91

 

Net interest spread

 

 

2.29

 

 

 

 

2.32

 

Net interest margin

 

 

2.77

 

 

 

 

2.82

 

1Accretion and amortization assumed to be same as prior quarter. Also includes the impact of derivatives.

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

 

$

264,207

 

 

 

$

286,597

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

38,902

 

 

 

18,337

Investment securities and cash equivalents

 

 

19,387

 

 

 

 

40,183

 

 

 

 

322,496

 

 

 

 

345,117

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts

 

 

136,214

 

 

 

 

162,150

 

Borrowings and junior subordinated debentures

 

 

15,171

 

 

 

 

27,536

 

 

 

 

151,385

 

 

 

 

189,686

 

Net interest income

 

 

171,111

 

 

 

 

155,431

 

Provision (release) for credit losses

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision (release)

 

 

167,611

 

 

 

 

155,431

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Gain (loss) on termination of hedging derivatives

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

5

 

Loan fee income

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

 

1,345

 

Deposit fee income

 

 

7,858

 

 

 

 

7,046

 

Other income

 

 

11,019

 

 

 

 

7,286

 

Total non-interest income

 

 

20,255

 

 

 

 

15,702

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

54,190

 

 

 

 

59,927

 

Occupancy

 

 

11,170

 

 

 

 

10,788

 

FDIC insurance premiums

 

 

5,400

 

 

 

 

4,850

 

Product delivery

 

 

6,574

 

 

 

 

5,785

 

Information technology

 

 

14,384

 

 

 

 

14,192

 

Other expense

 

 

14,003

 

 

 

 

15,769

 

Total non-interest expense

 

 

105,721

 

 

 

 

111,311

 

Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net

 

 

156

 

 

 

 

429

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

82,301

 

 

 

 

60,251

 

Income tax provision

 

 

18,105

 

 

 

 

12,984

 

Net income

 

 

64,196

 

 

 

 

47,267

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

60,540

 

 

 

$

43,611

 

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

0.79

 

 

 

$

0.54

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

 

0.54

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

 

0.26

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

76,969,729

 

 

 

 

81,294,227

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

77,015,554

 

 

 

 

81,401,599

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

 

0.69

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

8.86

%

 

 

 

6.42

%

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

$

264,207

 

$

271,787

 

 

$

279,476

 

 

$

282,077

 

 

$

286,597

Mortgage-backed securities

 

38,902

 

 

32,953

 

 

 

27,855

 

 

 

23,926

 

 

 

18,337

Investment securities and cash equivalents

 

19,387

 

 

21,794

 

 

 

24,383

 

 

 

30,081

 

 

 

40,183

 

 

322,496

 

 

326,534

 

 

 

331,714

 

 

 

336,084

 

 

 

345,117

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts

 

136,214

 

 

143,874

 

 

 

146,735

 

 

 

151,948

 

 

 

162,150

Borrowings and junior subordinated debentures

 

15,171

 

 

12,754

 

 

 

16,991

 

 

 

23,226

 

 

 

27,536

 

 

151,385

 

 

156,628

 

 

 

163,726

 

 

 

175,174

 

 

 

189,686

Net interest income

 

171,111

 

 

169,906

 

 

 

167,988

 

 

 

160,910

 

 

 

155,431

Provision for credit losses

 

3,500

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision

 

167,611

 

 

166,906

 

 

 

165,988

 

 

 

158,160

 

 

 

155,431

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Gain on termination of hedging derivatives

 

24

 

 

32

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

5

Loan fee income

 

1,354

 

 

2,081

 

 

 

1,650

 

 

 

1,812

 

 

 

1,345

Deposit fee income

 

7,858

 

 

7,959

 

 

 

7,588

 

 

 

7,057

 

 

 

7,046

Other income

 

11,019

 

 

8,319

 

 

 

8,979

 

 

 

9,947

 

 

 

7,286

Total non-interest income

 

20,255

 

 

18,391

 

 

 

18,273

 

 

 

18,881

 

 

 

15,702

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

54,190

 

 

56,028

 

 

 

53,481

 

 

 

52,710

 

 

 

59,927

Occupancy

 

11,170

 

 

10,895

 

 

 

11,755

 

 

 

11,499

 

 

 

10,788

FDIC insurance premiums

 

5,400

 

 

4,400

 

 

 

5,150

 

 

 

5,800

 

 

 

4,850

Product delivery

 

6,574

 

 

6,558

 

 

 

6,621

 

 

 

6,907

 

 

 

5,785

Information technology

 

14,384

 

 

16,406

 

 

 

15,022

 

 

 

14,481

 

 

 

14,192

Other expense

 

14,003

 

 

12,706

 

 

 

12,298

 

 

 

13,435

 

 

 

15,769

Total non-interest expense

 

105,721

 

 

106,993

 

 

 

104,327

 

 

 

104,832

 

 

 

111,311

Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net

 

156

 

 

(681

)

 

 

(176

)

 

 

(199

)

 

 

429

Income before income taxes

 

82,301

 

 

77,623

 

 

 

79,758

 

 

 

72,010

 

 

 

60,251

Income tax provision

 

18,105

 

 

17,026

 

 

 

17,806

 

 

 

15,758

 

 

 

12,984

Net income

 

64,196

 

 

60,597

 

 

 

61,952

 

 

 

56,252

 

 

 

47,267

Dividends on preferred stock

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

Net income available to common shareholders

$

60,540

 

$

56,941

 

 

$

58,296

 

 

$

52,596

 

 

$

43,611

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.79

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.54

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.72

 

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.54

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.26

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

76,969,729

 

 

 

78,509,472

 

 

 

79,888,520

 

 

 

81,061,206

 

 

 

81,294,227

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

77,015,554

 

 

 

78,573,457

 

 

 

79,907,672

 

 

 

81,105,536

 

 

 

81,401,599

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.96

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

0.69

%

Return on average common equity

 

8.86

 

 

 

8.36

 

 

 

8.54

 

 

 

7.68

 

 

 

6.42

 

Net interest margin

 

2.70

 

 

 

2.71

 

 

 

2.69

 

 

 

2.55

 

 

 

2.39

 

Efficiency ratio

 

55.25

 

 

 

56.82

 

 

 

56.01

 

 

 

58.31

 

 

 

65.04

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has presented certain non-GAAP measures within this document to remove the effect of certain income and expenses to provide investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance. The Company considers these items to be non-operating in nature as they are items that management does not consider indicative of the Company’s on-going financial performance. We believe that the tables presented reflect our on-going performance in the periods presented and, accordingly, are useful to consider in addition to our GAAP financial results. These measures should not be considered a substitution for GAAP basis disclosures.

Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently from the way they are calculated herein. Because of this, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by others. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such measures. See the following unaudited tables for reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Tangible Measures

December 31,

2025

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for share and ratio data)

Shareholders’ equity – GAAP

$

3,029,407

 

 

$

3,039,575

 

 

$

3,014,325

 

 

$

3,032,620

 

 

$

3,021,636

 

Less intangible assets – GAAP

 

443,085

 

 

 

442,093

 

 

 

444,291

 

 

 

446,660

 

 

 

449,213

 

Tangible shareholders’ equity

$

2,586,322

 

 

$

2,597,482

 

 

$

2,570,034

 

 

$

2,585,960

 

 

$

2,572,423

 

Less preferred stock – GAAP

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Tangible common shareholders’ equity

$

2,286,322

 

 

$

2,297,482

 

 

$

2,270,034

 

 

$

2,285,960

 

 

$

2,272,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets – GAAP

$

27,285,744

 

 

$

26,699,699

 

 

$

26,731,915

 

 

$

27,644,637

 

 

$

27,684,454

 

Less intangible assets – GAAP

 

443,085

 

 

 

442,093

 

 

 

444,291

 

 

 

446,660

 

 

 

449,213

 

Tangible assets

$

26,842,659

 

 

$

26,257,606

 

 

$

26,287,624

 

 

$

27,197,977

 

 

$

27,235,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding – GAAP

 

76,448,351

 

 

 

78,186,520

 

 

 

79,130,276

 

 

 

80,758,674

 

 

 

81,373,760

 

Tangible common equity per share

$

29.91

 

 

$

29.38

 

 

$

28.69

 

 

$

28.31

 

 

$

27.93

 

Tangible equity to tangible assets

 

9.64

%

 

 

9.89

%

 

 

9.78

%

 

 

9.51

%

 

 

9.45

%

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Average Tangible Measures

December 31,

2025

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

Average shareholders’ equity – GAAP

$

3,033,933

 

 

$

3,023,098

 

 

$

3,030,745

 

 

$

3,039,021

 

 

$

3,015,197

 

Less average preferred stock – GAAP

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Less average intangible assets – GAAP

 

442,226

 

 

 

443,382

 

 

 

445,733

 

 

 

448,272

 

 

 

447,754

 

Average tangible common equity

$

2,291,707

 

 

$

2,279,716

 

 

$

2,285,012

 

 

$

2,290,749

 

 

$

2,267,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets – GAAP

$

26,852,389

 

 

$

26,540,782

 

 

$

26,813,500

 

 

$

27,371,320

 

 

$

27,504,576

 

Less average intangible assets – GAAP

 

442,226

 

 

 

443,382

 

 

 

445,733

 

 

 

448,272

 

 

 

447,754

 

Average tangible assets

$

26,410,163

 

 

$

26,097,400

 

 

$

26,367,767

 

 

$

26,923,048

 

 

$

27,056,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Tangible Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income – GAAP

 

64,196

 

 

 

60,597

 

 

 

61,952

 

 

 

56,252

 

 

 

47,267

 

Net income available to common shareholders’ – GAAP

 

60,540

 

 

 

56,941

 

 

 

58,296

 

 

 

52,596

 

 

 

43,611

 

Return on tangible common equity

 

10.57

%

 

 

9.99

%

 

 

10.20

%

 

 

9.18

%

 

 

7.69

%

Return on tangible assets

 

0.97

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.94

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.70

%

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Net Income Adjusted for Acquisition Expenses and Other Non-Operating Items

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for share and ratio data)

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LBC Hedge Valuation Adj

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain)Loss on sale of branch property

$

(3,214

)

 

$

467

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

 

 

$

195

 

Distribution received on LBC equity method investment

 

(237

)

 

 

(251

)

 

 

(255

)

 

 

(257

)

 

 

(279

)

(Gain)Loss on WaFd Bank equity method investment

 

408

 

 

 

(815

)

 

 

304

 

 

 

(155

)

 

 

48

 

Total non-interest income

$

(3,043

)

 

$

(599

)

 

$

53

 

 

$

(412

)

 

$

(36

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

239

 

Non-operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,390

 

Total non-interest expense

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – GAAP

$

64,196

 

 

$

60,597

 

 

$

61,952

 

 

$

56,252

 

 

$

47,267

 

Interest income adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,933

 

Non-interest income adjustments

 

(3,043

)

 

 

(599

)

 

 

53

 

 

 

(412

)

 

 

(36

)

Non-interest expense adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,629

 

REO adjustments

 

(156

)

 

 

681

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

(429

)

Income tax adjustment

 

704

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(51

)

 

 

47

 

 

 

(1,960

)

Net Income – non-GAAP

$

61,701

 

 

$

60,661

 

 

$

62,130

 

 

$

56,086

 

 

$

54,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend on preferred stock

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

Net Income available to common shareholders’ – non-GAAP

$

58,045

 

 

$

57,005

 

 

$

58,474

 

 

$

52,430

 

 

$

50,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number

 

76,969,729

 

 

 

78,509,472

 

 

 

79,888,520

 

 

 

81,061,206

 

 

 

81,294,227

 

Diluted weighted average

 

77,015,554

 

 

 

78,573,457

 

 

 

79,907,672

 

 

 

81,105,536

 

 

 

81,401,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS – non-GAAP

$

0.75

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.62

 

Diluted EPS – non-GAAP

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.62

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

December 31,

2025

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

Efficiency ratio – GAAP

 

55.3

%

 

 

56.8

%

 

 

56.0

%

 

 

58.3

%

 

65.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income – GAAP

$

171,111

 

 

$

169,906

 

 

$

167,988

 

 

$

160,910

 

$

155,431

 

Total interest income adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,933

 

Net interest income – non-GAAP

$

171,111

 

 

$

169,906

 

 

$

167,988

 

 

$

160,910

 

$

159,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense – GAAP

$

105,721

 

 

$

106,993

 

 

$

104,327

 

 

$

104,832

 

$

111,311

 

 Less merger related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

239

 

 Less non-operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,390

 

Non-interest Expenses – non-GAAP

$

105,721

 

 

$

106,993

 

 

$

104,327

 

 

$

104,832

 

$

105,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income – GAAP

$

20,255

 

 

$

18,391

 

 

$

18,273

 

 

$

18,881

 

$

15,702

 

Total other income

 

(3,043

)

 

 

(599

)

 

 

53

 

 

 

(412

)

 

(36

)

Non-interest income – non-GAAP

$

17,212

 

 

$

17,792

 

 

$

18,326

 

 

$

18,469

 

$

15,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income – non-GAAP

$

171,111

 

 

$

169,906

 

 

$

167,988

 

 

$

160,910

 

$

159,364

 

Non-interest income – non-GAAP

 

17,212

 

 

 

17,792

 

 

 

18,326

 

 

 

18,469

 

 

15,666

 

Total Income – non-GAAP

$

188,323

 

 

$

187,698

 

 

$

186,314

 

 

$

179,379

 

$

175,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

 

56.1

%

 

 

57.0

%

 

 

56.0

%

 

 

58.4

%

 

60.4

%

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Adjusted ROA and ROE

 

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

Reported:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – GAAP

 

$

64,196

 

 

$

60,597

 

 

$

61,952

 

 

$

56,252

 

 

$

47,267

 

Net income available to common shareholders – GAAP

 

$

60,540

 

 

$

56,941

 

 

$

58,296

 

 

$

52,596

 

 

$

43,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets

 

 

26,852,389

 

 

 

26,540,782

 

 

 

26,813,500

 

 

 

27,371,320

 

 

 

27,504,576

 

Return on Assets

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Equity

 

$

2,733,933

 

 

$

2,723,098

 

 

$

2,730,745

 

 

$

2,739,021

 

 

$

2,715,197

 

Return on common equity

 

 

8.86

%

 

 

8.36

%

 

 

8.54

%

 

 

7.68

%

 

 

6.42

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – non-GAAP

 

$

61,701

 

 

$

60,661

 

 

$

62,130

 

 

$

56,086

 

 

$

54,404

 

Net income available to common shareholders – non-GAAP

 

$

58,045

 

 

$

57,005

 

 

$

58,474

 

 

$

52,430

 

 

$

50,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets

 

 

26,852,389

 

 

 

26,540,782

 

 

 

26,813,500

 

 

 

27,371,320

 

 

 

27,504,576

 

Adjusted Return on Assets

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

0.79

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Equity

 

 

2,733,933

 

 

 

2,723,098

 

 

 

2,730,745

 

 

 

2,739,021

 

 

 

2,715,197

 

Adjusted Return on common equity

 

 

8.49

%

 

 

8.37

%

 

 

8.57

%

 

 

7.66

%

 

 

7.48

%

Important Cautionary Statements

The foregoing information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, notes and other information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

This press release contains statements about the Company’s future that are not statements of historical or current fact. These statements are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of applicable securities laws and are based on current information and/or management’s good faith belief as to future events. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “potential,” “projects,” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could” are intended to help identify such forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties including the following risks and uncertainties, and those risks and uncertainties more fully discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s September 30, 2025 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which could cause actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relating to our financial condition or operations are subject to risks and uncertainties related to (i) fluctuations in interest rate risk and market interest rates, including the effect on our net interest income and net interest margin; (ii) current and future economic conditions, including the effects of declines in the real estate market, tariffs, high unemployment rates, inflationary pressures, a potential recession, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve, and slowdowns in economic growth either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which we conduct business; (iii) financial stress on borrowers (consumers and businesses) as a result of higher interest rates or an uncertain economic environment; (iv) changes in deposit flows or loan demands; (v) our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks, including through the use of artificial intelligence, such as security breaches, “denial of service attacks,” “hacking” and identity theft; (vi) the Company’s exit from the mortgage lending business; (vii) the effects of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, or conflicts, including terrorist events and pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and the resulting governmental and societal responses; (viii) the results of examinations by regulatory authorities, including a “Needs to Improve” CRA rating, which may impose restrictions or penalties on the Company’s activities and changes in laws, regulations, or government policies; (ix) expectations regarding key growth initiatives and strategic priorities; (x) our reliance on third party provided technology and developments related to artificial intelligence; (xi) global economic trends, including developments related to Ukraine and Russia, and the evolving conflict in the Middle East, and related negative financial impacts on our borrowers; (xii) litigation risks resulting in significant expenses, losses and reputational damage; (xiii) the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about regional banks and the banking industry in general; and (xiv) other economic, competitive, governmental, environmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services.

WaFd, Inc.

425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Brad Goode, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

206-626-8178

[email protected]

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