# East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $130.77, market value $17.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.6×** (5-yr avg 10.0×, 3-yr avg 10.3×). East West Bancorp Inc. trades at 12.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 11.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.81**. A PEG of 0.81 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 323.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 323.9×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 8.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 14.9%**. 14.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 0.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 14.3%** (3-yr 6.3%/yr, 5-yr 19.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 14.3%.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $4.2 billion**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.45%** ($2.80 per share, trailing). East West Bancorp Inc. yields 2.45%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 25%**. 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 15**. 15 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 16.9%/yr** (1-yr 9.1%). The dividend has compounded at 16.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover East West Bancorp Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $148.25 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.8%** (YTD 17.9%, 3-mo 3.8%). The shares are up 22.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.9%** (41.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.87** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.87 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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