WaFd, Inc. WAFD Form 8-K filing Earnings

Exhibit 99.1

WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share Of $0.84

• $181 million net interest income for the quarter compared to $178 million in Q2.

• Net interest margin at 2.81% for the quarter - same as Q2. | | | | | | Credit Quality | | |

• Non-performing assets at 0.49% of total assets compared to 0.48% for Q2.

• Delinquencies down to 0.75% of total loans compared to 0.78% for Q2. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-Interest Income and Expense | | |

• Non-interest income up $4.4 million as a result of a gain on sale of a branch property.

• Non-interest expense stable compared to prior quarter.

• Efficiency ratio decreased to 53.69% compared to 55.66% in the prior quarter as a result of the increase in other income. | | | | | | Shareholder Returns and Stock Activity | | |

• On June 5, 2026, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.27 per share, 173rd consecutive quarterly dividend paid.

• ROATCE¹ of 11.0% compared to 10.8% at March 31 - a 2.1% increase over Q2. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ¹ Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 9 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of WaFd Bank (or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $66,130,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, an increase of 1% from net earnings of $65,548,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and an increase of 7% from net earnings of $61,952,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.84 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.82 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and $0.73 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, an $0.11 or 15% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share.

WaFd Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

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

¹ Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 9 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures.

WaFd Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

Balance Sheet Total assets increased to $27.6 billion as of June 30, 2026, compared to $26.7 billion at September 30, 2025, primarily due to the purchase of investment securities during the period. Investment securities increased by $870 million, or 20.8% in the nine months ended June 30, 2026, a result of $1.4 billion of purchases, primarily discount-priced 30-year mortgage backed securities at an expected yield to maturity of 5%. Net loans decreased $71 million to $20.0 billion and cash increased $19 million, or 2.9% during same period.

Customer deposits totaled $20.9 billion as of June 30, 2026, compared to $21.4 billion at September 30, 2025. The effective weighted average interest rate, including non-interest-bearing deposits, was 2.39% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 2.69% at September 30, 2025. Transaction accounts increased by $439 million or 3.6% during the nine months ended June 30, 2026, while time deposits decreased $945 million or 10.3%. As of June 30, 2026, 60.9% 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 80.6% of deposits at June 30, 2026, up from 77.9% on September 30, 2025. Deposits that are uninsured or not collateralized were 25.4% of total deposits as of June 30, 2026, an increase from 24.7% as of September 30, 2025.

Borrowings totaled $3.3 billion as of June 30, 2026, up from $1.8 billion at September 30, 2025. The effective weighted average interest rate of borrowings was 3.08% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 2.50% at September 30, 2025.

Loan originations for active loan types totaled $1.5 billion for both the second and third fiscal quarters of 2026. Offsetting loan originations for these loan types in each of these quarters were loan repayments of $1.0 billion and $0.9 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 $299 million during the quarter. Commercial loans represented 96% of all loan originations during the third fiscal quarter of 2026 and consumer loans accounted for the remaining 4%. The period end interest yield on the loan portfolio was 5.33% as of June 30, 2026, a decrease from 5.38% at September 30, 2025.

Tangible common equity per share is a key metric for our management team. For the nine months ended June 30, 2026, tangible book value per share grew to $30.82 at June 30, 2026 from $29.38 as of September 30, 2025. This metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 9 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 8,806 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $36.20 as a result of option exercise activity. Our share repurchase plan currently has a remaining authorization of 8.0 million shares which, depending on share price, may provide a compelling investment alternative.

Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 was 9.23% compared to 9.05% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, return on equity for the quarter was 8.80% compared to adjusted return on equity of 9.12% the prior quarter. Return on assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 was 0.96%, unchanged from the previous quarter. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, return on assets for the quarter was 0.92% compared to adjusted return on assets of 0.97% the prior quarter. For a reconciliation of these adjusted ratios, see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.

WaFd’s capital ratios are expected to be in line with the March 2026 results which showed the total risk-based capital ratio at 14.4% and common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio at 11.4%. All ratios remain above current “well-capitalized” regulatory minimums. In March 2026, federal banking regulators re-proposed revisions to the Basel III Endgame capital framework, which remains subject to finalization following the close of the industry comment period in June 2026. Based on management’s review and analysis, using March 31, 2026 data, WaFd estimates that opting into the revised framework, once finalized, could reduce risk-weighted assets by approximately 12.5%, representing an estimated $317 million of total risk-based capital relief. We will continue to evaluate this opportunity as the rule is finalized.

Credit Quality Considering the shifting economic and monetary environment, further impacted by recent global developments, credit quality continues to be monitored closely. As of June 30, 2026, non-performing assets increased to $136 million, or 0.49% of total assets, from $132 million, or 0.48%, at March 31, 2026 and decreased from $143 million, or 0.54%, at September 30, 2025. The decrease compared to September is the result of non-accrual loans decreasing by $1.1 million, or 1%, since September 30, 2025 combined with decreases in real estate owned ("REO") of $2.9 million and other property owned of $3.3 million during the same time frame. Delinquent loans increased to 0.75% of total loans at June 30, 2026, compared to 0.60% at September 30, 2025 but decreased compared to 0.78% at March 31, 2026.

The allowance for credit losses (including the reserve for unfunded commitments) totaled $234 million as of June 30, 2026, and was 1.08% of gross loans outstanding, as compared to $221 million, or 1.04% of gross loans outstanding, as of September 30, 2025. This increase was the result in growth in the active loan portfolio, specifically C&I and Construction loans, in addition to concerns related to possible losses on adversely classified loans. Net charge-offs were $1.6 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2026, compared to $0.6 million for the prior quarter.

WaFd Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

Profitability Net interest income was $181 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2026, an increase of $3.8 million or 2% from the prior quarter. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a basis point increase in the rate earned on interest earning assets combined with a basis point decrease in the rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. As a result of these minor changes, the net interest margin held steady at 2.81% for the third fiscal quarter of 2026.

Total non-interest income was $24.2 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2026 compared to $19.8 million the prior quarter. The increase compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to $3.2 million of gains recognized on the sale of bank real estate combined with lower losses recognized on equity method investments.

Total non-interest expense was $110.3 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2026, an increase of $0.5 million, or 0.4%, from the prior quarter. The increase is the result of small increases in compensation, FDIC insurance and technology expenses.

The Company recorded an $11.0 million provision for credit losses in the third fiscal quarter of 2026 compared to a provision of $4.0 million the prior quarter. The provision for loan losses in the quarter ended June 30, 2026 was the result of growth in the active loan portfolio, specifically C&I and Construction loans, in addition to concerns related to possible losses on adversely classified loans. $1.6 million of net charge-offs were taken during the quarter.

Income tax expense totaled $18.2 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2026, as compared to $18.3 million for the prior quarter. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 was 21.6% compared to 21.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. 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 210 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 7:00 am Pacific Time on Friday July 17, 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/BI3742b47b9d1546a6a24d982d3a85576b). The Company uses its website to distribute financial and other material information about the Company.

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

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.

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.

CONTACT: WaFd, Inc. 425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101 Brad Goode, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 206-626-8178 brad.goode@wafd.com