Washington Federal (WAFD) Raises Quarterly Dividend 5.9% to $0.18; 2.1% Yield

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Washington Federal Announces 6% Increase in its Cash Dividend

July 23, 2018 5:00 PM EDT

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share, a 1 cent increase from the prior quarter. The dividend will be paid on August 24th, 2018 to common stockholders of record as of August 10th, 2018. This will be Washington Federals 142nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Brent J. Beardall commented, The Boards actions today reflect Washington Federals continuing strong earnings and... More