Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC.AX)

DDM Valuation · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

Valuation as at 2026-08-04 · refreshed with the ASX 300 Most Undervalued screen

About Westpac Banking Corporation

Westpac Banking Corporation provides banking and other financial services in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through the Consumer, Business & Wealth, Institutional, and New Zealand segments. The company offers bank accounts, home and personal loans, credit cards, international and travel banking services, insurance, superannuation, investments, share trading, margin lending, private banking, and online banking services; savings and transactions accounts, loans and finance, payment solutions, insurance for businesses, foreign exchange and international money transfer, commercial business and industry banking; bank guarantee, business digital wallet, business setup, and business term deposits; and corporate online banking, transaction banking, corporate and structured finance, and trade and supply chain finance services.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Westpac Banking Corporation WBC.AX

Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

Price
$38.82
Market Cap
$132.57B
Dividend Yield
4.0%
Beta
0.73
P/E (TTM)
19.1x
52-Week Range
$33.05–$43.32

WBC.AX's price & financial trends

Annual reporting periods — this market does not have reliable quarterly data on Yahoo (either it isn’t required, or coverage is incomplete), so annual is the most granular consistent series across free cash flow and dividends.

Data refreshed 2026-08-04

Share price · last 2 years

$38.82 +24% vs first period
ASX 200 $31.24$33.73$33.86$37.26$38.50$38.82 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted)

$1.92 +39% vs first period
$1.38$1.52$1.95$1.92FY21FY22FY23FY24

Return on equity

9.7% +29% vs first period
7.6%8.1%9.9%9.7%FY21FY22FY23FY24

Dividend per share

$1.45 +110% vs first period
$0.69$1.12$1.16$1.45FY21FY22FY23FY24

🏦 Bank/Insurer — valued with the Dividend Discount Model

DCF is not used for bank/insurer stocks: deposits or reserves are a raw material rather than funding, so there's no clean free cash flow. This valuation uses the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) instead.

P/B
1.87x
ROE
9.8%
Div Yield
4.0%

Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
$20.68
vs current $38.82
-46.7% ❌ Overvalued
BASE
$26.68
vs current $38.82
-31.3% ❌ Overvalued
BULL
$35.26
vs current $38.82
-9.2% ⚠️ Fairly Valued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Risk-free rate
4.80% ● LIVE
Live 10-yr govt bond
Beta
0.73
Floored for non-US stocks
Equity risk premium
6.00%
Market-specific seed
Debt component
None
DDM discounts dividends at cost of equity only
Starting dividend (D0)
$1.54
Annual, per share
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
Dividend growth2.7%5.4%8.1%
Terminal growth2.5%2.5%2.5%
Cost of equity10.20%9.20%8.20%

Cost of Equity (CAPM) = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 4.80% + 0.73 × 6.00% = 9.20%

These numbers come from running Westpac Banking Corporation's dividends through the mechanical DDM formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or WBC.AX's competitive position. What is DDM?

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Not financial advice. DDM valuations are highly sensitive to assumptions — small changes in growth rate or discount rate produce large swings in output. This is a mechanical calculation, not a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell.

About this valuation

Refreshed on the same cycle as the ASX 300 Most Undervalued screen. Change any assumption yourself in the full interactive tool.

Frequently asked questions

Is WBC.AX undervalued?

The Base-case DDM estimates intrinsic value at $26.68 vs a current price of $38.82 — a -31.3% margin, so the Base case reads overvalued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.