WaFd FY26 Q3 diluted EPS rises 15% year over year to $0.84

• WaFd posted fiscal Q3 net income of $66.13 million, up 1% from the prior quarter and up 7% from a year earlier.
• Diluted EPS rose to $0.84, up 2% from the March quarter and up 15% from a year earlier.
• Net interest income climbed to $181.34 million, up 2% sequentially; net interest margin held at 2.81%.
• Provision for credit losses increased to $11 million from $4 million in the prior quarter; net charge-offs were $1.6 million.
• CEO Brent Beardall cited growth in earnings, loans and equity; efficiency ratio improved to 53.69% from 55.66%.

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