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EWBC · NasdaqGS
East West Bancorp
Banks - Regional · United States
- Market cap (USD)
- US$17.48B
- Trailing P/E
- 12.25x
- Forward P/E
- 11.10x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 16.3%
- Trailing net margin
- 50.1%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 2.5%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-20 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
East West Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to businesses and individuals in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Other. It accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. The company provides various loan products, such as mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real estate, construction finance, commercial business lending, working capital lines of credit, trade finance, letters of credit, affordable housing lending, asset-based lending, asset-backed finance, project finance, equipment financing, loan syndication, and equipment loans, as well as financing services for clients to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Asia. It also provides foreign exchange, treasury management, wealth management, and interest rate and commodity risk hedging services; and mobile, and online banking services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.
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| Metric | EWBCEast West Bancorp, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | KEYKeyCorpSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$17.48B | US$14.65B | US$21.69B | US$18.17Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 11.10x | 8.42x | 9.51x | 8.96xn=2 |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 16.3% | 137.0% | 10.1% | 73.5%n=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 12.25x | 13.35x | 11.82x | 12.59xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 1.89x | 1.04x | 1.26x | 1.15xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 17.4% | 3.5% | 25.3% | 14.4%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | — | — | — | — |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 50.1% | 24.9% | 27.5% | 26.2%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 16.6% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 9.0%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 2.5% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 3.0%n=2 |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 26.9% | 20.4% | 47.7% | 34.0%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | — | — | — | — |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.06n=2 |
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