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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.

BWFG

$67.39

+$1.24 (+1.87%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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BWFG Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$66.02
Previous Close
$66.15
Day's Range
65.38–67.46
52-Week Range
40.45–69.59
Volume
83.30K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.57
Valuation
Market Cap
$537.23M
P/E Ratio
12.28
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
11.39
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
4.45
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
5.49
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$108.32M+24.51%
Net Income (FY)
$35.20M+260.27%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
35.54%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
7.97M
1-Year Return
+59.95%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.80+1.19%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 10, 2026
Earnings Date
October 22, 2026
Avg Volume
76.78K

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

BWFG Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+48.24%
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 September 4, 2026.

BWFG Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$108.32M$35.20M32.5%
2024$87.00M$9.77M11.2%
2023$99.31M$36.66M36.9%
2022$97.78M$37.43M38.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$108.32M$35.20M32.5%
2024$87.00M$9.77M11.2%
2023$99.31M$36.66M36.9%
2022$97.78M$37.43M38.3%

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

BWFG Dividend History

$0.80+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.603
2025$0.804+0.0%
2024$0.804+0.0%
2023$0.804+0.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.603
2025$0.804+0.0%
2024$0.804+0.0%
2023$0.804+0.0%
2022$0.804+25.0%
2021$0.644+14.3%
2020$0.564+7.7%
2019$0.524+8.3%
2018$0.484+71.4%
2017$0.284+300.0%
2016$0.071

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 380 stocks
MetricBWFGBanks - Regional medianvs median
P/E12.2812.623% below
P/S ratio4.453.7718% above
Profit margin35.54%29.15%6.4 pts above

Medians across 380 Banks - Regional stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) is capitalised at $537.23M 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 $67.39 on September 4, 2026. That is +$1.24 (+1.87%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $40.45 to $69.59. The latest close sits 66.6% 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 6.4 percentage points above the Banks - Regional median of 29.15%. Trailing earnings per share are 5.49.

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 12.28. That is 2.69% below the Banks - Regional median of 12.62. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.39. The price-to-sales ratio is 4.45. On price-to-sales that is 18.1% above the Banks - Regional median of 3.77. The medians here are taken across 380 Banks - Regional companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.58. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 30.98%. The trailing one-year price return is +59.95%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +13.90%.

Growth & Income

BWFG pays a dividend yielding 1.19%. That is 1.5 percentage points below the Banks - Regional median yield of 2.7%. 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 price is +48.24% 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 $537.23M 12.3
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. MFG $135.92B 16.0
HDFC Bank Limited HDB $119.10B 16.0
ICICI Bank Limited IBN $108.74B 18.7

The Banks - Regional industry average P/E ratio is 12.6x. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 12.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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