Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) shares may be one of the most popular options for dividends on the ASX due to the company's perceived stability and dividend yield.
The ASX bank share typically has a larger dividend yield than competitors like Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) and Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG), which remains the case. It also usually has a similar dividend yield to stocks like ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ) and National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB).
Thankfully, Westpac has increased its payout substantially since 2020, when it was forced to reduce it.
The bank's dividend grew again in the FY26 half-year result as the business delivered a slight 1.3% rise of the dividend per share to 77 cents. This was funded by a 1% increase of the underlying net profit after tax (NPAT).
In this article, we're going to look at Westpac's potential 2027 financial year annual dividend, which will be paid during 2027.
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2027 dividend projection for owners of Westpac shares
According to Commsec's projection, the ASX bank share is expected to pay an annual dividend per share of $1.55 in FY27. That would represent a year-over-year increase of less than 1%. But growth is growth.
At the time of writing, this forecast translates into a dividend yield of 4.25% excluding franking credits and 6.1% including franking credits.
If someone were to invest $10,000 in Westpac, they would be able to buy 274 Westpac shares, with a little bit of cash left.
With those 274 Westpac shares, investors may receive $424.70 of cash dividends and $606.71 overall, including the franking credits.
Is this a good time to invest in the ASX bank share?
Of those nine, six of them were a sell and three of them were a hold. Therefore, the investment professionals are mostly negative about the appeal of the ASX bank share's valuation right now.
The average price target of those nine ratings is $32.70. That means, collectively, those analysts are projecting the Westpac share price could drop by around 10% within the next year.
The Westpac share price was last that low in July 2025 – within the last 12 months – so it's not crazy to think the bank could drop back to that level.
