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EAST WEST BANCORP INC EWBC

Nasdaq · stock · State Commercial Banks · website · IPO 1999-02-08 · LEI

EAST WEST BANCORP INC statistics & valuation

P / E13.4×
P / B2.0×
Graham number -13.3%$117.05

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($117.05); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.60% 13.20% 15.90% 13.40% 10.80% 15.00% 18.80% 16.70% 15.10% 14.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
145.2M 145.9M 146.2M 146.2M 143.0M 143.1M 142.5M 141.9M 140.0M 139.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$1.69B -$2.00B -$2.85B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.20% 1.40% 1.70% 1.50% 1.10% 1.40% 1.80% 1.70% 1.50% 1.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1221.00% 1270.50% 1641.60% 1307.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.05× 0.04× 0.03× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.97 $3.47 $4.81 $4.61 $3.97 $6.10 $7.92 $8.18 $8.33 $9.52 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

EAST WEST BANCORP INC trades at about 14.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.9×–19×, median 12.4×).

8.9× 19×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.9×–19×); dot = today's 14.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin1218.5%1328.7%931.6%826.1%
FCF margin1307.6%1641.6%1270.5%1221.0%
Return on assets1.6%1.5%1.7%1.8%1.4%1.1%1.5%1.7%1.4%1.2%
Return on equity14.9%15.1%16.7%18.8%15.0%10.8%13.4%15.9%13.2%12.6%
Debt / equity0.03×0.04×0.05×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.