WAFD INC 8-K

What Happened

• WAFD, Inc. (WAFD) filed a Form 8-K on February 23, 2026, furnishing a slide presentation that executive management intends to use in meetings with institutional investors and industry analysts. The presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1 to the filing and will be available on WaFd Bank’s investor relations website.

Key Details

• Slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and posted to https://www.wafdbank.com/about-us/investor-relations.
• Filing includes a Cover Page Interactive Data File as Exhibit 104 (Inline XBRL).
• Presentation contains forward-looking statements and disclaimers; investors are referred to the company’s Risk Factors in its most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings (filing text references the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024 and also cites the 10-K for the year ended Sept. 30, 2025).
• Report signed by Kelli J. Holz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on Feb. 23, 2026.

Why It Matters

• The furnished presentation provides updated management commentary and outlook used in investor and analyst meetings. It contains forward-looking statements and directs investors to the company’s public filings for the risks that could affect those outlooks. Retail investors should review the presentation and the referenced 10-K/10-Q risk disclosures before drawing conclusions about WAFD’s future performance.