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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Stock Analysis

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) is a Banks - Regional stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BWFG

$66.06

−$0.25 (−0.38%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BWFG Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $66.43
Previous Close: $66.31
Day's Range: 65.29–66.45
52-Week Range: 40.45–69.59
Volume: 33.14K
Beta: 0.57

Valuation

Market Cap: $523.20M
P/E Ratio: 12.20
Forward P/E: 11.06
P/S ratio: 4.34
EPS (ttm): 5.38

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $108.32M+24.51%
Net Income (FY): $35.20M+260.27%
Profit margin: 35.54%
Shares Outstanding: 7.97M
1-Year Return: +56.75%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.80+1.22%
Ex-Dividend Date: August 10, 2026
Earnings Date: October 29, 2026
Avg Volume: 70.58K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BWFG closed at $66.06, +56.75% over 1 year.

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) has a market capitalization of $523.20M.

In fiscal 2025, BWFG reported revenue of $108.32M.

BWFG Stock Return by Calendar Year

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $15,675; +56.75%
5 years: $10,000 $24,980; +149.80%
10 years: $10,000 $33,781; +237.81%

If you had invested $10,000 in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $33,781 at the close on October 21, 2026: +237.81% in total, +12.94% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−29.99%+71.96%+45.31%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+45.31%
2025	+50.33%
2024	+6.40%
2023	+5.76%
2022	−8.20%
2021	+71.96%
2020	−29.99%
2019	+2.33%
2018	−15.09%
2017	+6.55%
2016 (partial year)	+48.12%

As of October 21, 2026.

BWFG Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$108.32M	$35.20M	32.5%
2024	$87.00M	$9.77M	11.2%
2023	$99.31M	$36.66M	36.9%
2022	$97.78M	$37.43M	38.3%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$108.32M	—	—	$35.20M	32.5%
2024	$87.00M	—	—	$9.77M	11.2%
2023	$99.31M	—	—	$36.66M	36.9%
2022	$97.78M	—	—	$37.43M	38.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BWFG Dividend History

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$0.80+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.60	3	—
2025	$0.80	4	+0.0%
2024	$0.80	4	+0.0%
2023	$0.80	4	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.60	3	—
2025	$0.80	4	+0.0%
2024	$0.80	4	+0.0%
2023	$0.80	4	+0.0%
2022	$0.80	4	+25.0%
2021	$0.64	4	+14.3%
2020	$0.56	4	+7.7%
2019	$0.52	4	+8.3%
2018	$0.48	4	+71.4%
2017	$0.28	4	+300.0%
2016	$0.07	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.20 per share, ex-dividend August 10, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BWFG Valuation vs Banks - Regional Median

Median of 326 stocks

Metric	BWFG	Banks - Regional median	vs median
P/E	12.20	12.03	1% above
P/S ratio	4.34	3.58	21% above
Profit margin	35.54%	29.44%	6.1 pts above

Medians across 326 Banks - Regional stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) is capitalised at $523.20M on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Banks - Regional industry. The company reports 167 employees.

BWFG last closed at $66.06 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.25 (−0.38%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $40.45 to $69.59. The latest close sits 63.31% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. reported revenue of $108.32M. That is +24.51% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $87.00M. Net income for the same year was $35.20M. That is +260.27% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 35.54%. That is 6.1 percentage points above the Banks - Regional median of 29.44%. Trailing earnings per share are 5.38.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $97.78M in 2022 to $108.32M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 12.2. That is 1.41% above the Banks - Regional median of 12.03. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.06. The price-to-sales ratio is 4.34. On price-to-sales that is 21.2% above the Banks - Regional median of 3.58. The medians here are taken across 326 Banks - Regional companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.57. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 30.99%. The trailing one-year total return is +56.75%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +12.94%.

Growth & Income

BWFG pays a dividend yielding 1.22%. That is 1.5 percentage points below the Banks - Regional median yield of 2.68%. At the indicated rate that is $0.80 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 10, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.60 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.80 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +71.96% and 2020 returned −29.99%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +45.31% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) operates in the Banks - Regional industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.	BWFG	$523.20M	12.2
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	MFG	$120.84B	13.7
HDFC Bank Limited	HDB	$116.51B	14.6
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.	ITUB	$106.91B	12.4

The Banks - Regional industry average P/E ratio is 12.0x. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 12.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bankwell Bank that provides various banking services for individual and commercial customers. It provides various traditional depository products, including checking, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit. The company also offers first mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family owner occupied residential properties for personal use; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit secured by owner occupied one-to-four family residential properties; loans secured by commercial real estate, multi-family dwellings, owner-occupied commercial real estate, and investor-owned one-to-four family dwellings; commercial construction loans for commercial development projects, including apartment buildings and condominiums, as well as office buildings, retail, and other income producing properties; land loans; commercial business loans secured by assignments of corporate assets and personal guarantees of the business owners; loans to finance insurance premiums; overdraft lines of credit; and personal loans. It operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, and Hamden, Connecticut. The company was formerly known as BNC Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. in September 2013. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.

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