Here’s how much the Westpac (ASX:WBC) dividend is worth now

We got some big news from one of the ASX’s biggest banking shares this morning. Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) today reported its half-year results for the 6 months ending 31 March.

We already covered the meat and potatoes of this announcement this morning, but the one figure that sums it all up is the $3.44 billion cash profit that the bank posted. That was up 189% on last year’s corresponding figure, and up 213% over the 6 months ending 30 September 2020.

It’s safe to say that investors have given these results a tick of approval, seeing as the Westpac share price is up 4.52% to $26.11 at the time of writing, and hit a new 52-week…