Stocks · Financial Services · Banks - Regional
East West Bancorp, Inc. EWBC
$126.21 +0.95% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $17.29B
High quality
Next earnings report: Oct 20, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +4.4%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 128 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Operating margin widened to 39.4% from 33.9% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth63Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 41%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 48%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 41%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 27%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 43%
Quality83Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 14%
- Gross marginBottom 41%
- Operating marginTop 15%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 35%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 39%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 29%
- Interest coverTop 45%
Value65Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 34%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 31%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 20%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 40%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 31%
Momentum66Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 33%
- 6-month returnTop 28%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 32%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 41%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 48%
Revisions79Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 48%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 20%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 17%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 48%
Stability46Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 28%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 32%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 29%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 3.7% | 4.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 19.5% | 21.5% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 54.7% | 62.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 33.9% | 39.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 31.8% | 39.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 4.0% | 3.7% | ↑ | Bottom 41% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 21.5% | 19.5% | ↑ | Top 48% |
| Gross margin | 62.2% | 54.7% | ↑ | Bottom 41% |
| Operating margin | 39.4% | 33.9% | ↑ | Top 15% |
| Net margin | 30.7% | 26.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 39.5% | 31.8% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.8% | — | Top 14% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 21.4% | — | Top 27% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.37×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -0.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 2.4%
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.00×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.25%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.85%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.10%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $146.25
- Target vs current price
- +15.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 24
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 75%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | +0.8% | -0.4% | -3.0% | +1.2% | — |
| Apr 21, 2026 | +4.5% | +1.5% | +4.9% | +1.6% | +14.3% |
| Jan 22, 2026 | +1.2% | -0.2% | -1.2% | +3.8% | +2.2% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | +11.0% | +0.5% | +4.5% | +1.2% | +17.7% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | +1.3% | +0.5% | -4.2% | -5.8% | -4.5% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | +2.0% | +3.8% | +13.0% | +24.6% | +41.9% |
| Jan 23, 2025 | -1.9% | +0.7% | +0.5% | -5.5% | -24.6% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | +1.5% | +1.5% | +11.0% | +16.6% | +13.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $2.63 | $2.61 | +0.8% | $791.1M |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $2.57 | $2.46 | +4.5% | $773.7M |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $2.52 | $2.49 | +1.2% | $759.1M |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $2.62 | $2.36 | +11.0% | $802.8M |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $2.28 | $2.25 | +1.3% | $703.3M |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $2.09 | $2.05 | +2.0% | $683.3M |
| Jan 23, 2025 | $2.08 | $2.12 | -1.9% | $677.1M |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $2.09 | $2.06 | +1.5% | $645.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 12.1× | 11.3× | 76th | Top 34% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.4× | — | — | Top 20% |
| EV / Sales | 3.67× | — | — | Bottom 40% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.77% | — | — | Top 31% |
| Earnings yield | 8.24% | — | — | Top 34% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.3× – 14.5× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +19.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +21.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +11.2%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 128
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -2.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +3.7%
- RSI (14)
- 45.9
- Relative volume
- 0.98×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 16.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 0th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.08
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.56
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -7.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -36.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2022 | May 4, 2023 | -55.5% | 304 days | 366 days (Oct 17, 2024) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -36.1% | 90 days | 170 days (Dec 10, 2025) |
| May 7, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 | -15.8% | 29 days | 69 days (Sep 27, 2021) |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | -15.7% | 24 days | 27 days (Apr 23, 2026) |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | -14.3% | 42 days | 12 days (Jan 6, 2022) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $17.29B
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $10.40
- Revenue (TTM)
- $4.72B
- Dividend yield
- 2.38%
- 52-week range
- $92.67 – $137.47
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.89B | $2.59B | $3.95B | $4.48B | $4.64B |
| Gross profit | $1.84B | $2.25B | $2.44B | $2.39B | $2.74B |
| Operating income | $1.06B | $1.41B | $1.46B | $1.48B | $1.73B |
| Net income | $873.0M | $1.13B | $1.16B | $1.17B | $1.33B |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.10 | $7.92 | $8.18 | $8.33 | $9.52 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.15B | $1.14B | $1.11B | $1.14B | $1.22B | $1.17B | $1.15B | $1.18B |
| Net income | $299.2M | $293.1M | $290.3M | $310.3M | $368.4M | $356.3M | $357.8M | $363.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.14 | $2.10 | $2.08 | $2.24 | $2.65 | $2.55 | $2.57 | $2.63 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.17B | $2.07B | $1.42B | $1.41B | $1.50B |
| Capital expenditure | -$6.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Free cash flow | $1.16B | $2.07B | $1.42B | $1.41B | $1.50B |
| Dividends paid | -$188.8M | -$228.4M | -$274.6M | -$308.5M | -$334.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$15.7M | -$119.1M | -$105.9M | -$158.0M | -$112.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $21.28B
- Total assets
- $83.46B
- Total liabilities
- $74.25B
- Total debt
- $3.99B
- Net debt
- $6.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $9.25B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.80 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| May 4, 2026 | $0.80 | May 18, 2026 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.80 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.60 | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $0.60 | Aug 15, 2025 |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.60 | May 16, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.60 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.55 | Nov 15, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 4,628,319
- Days to cover
- 7.24
- Change vs previous report
- +12.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 22, 2004
- 2-for-1