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US regional bank specializing in banking for US-China cross-border trade and Asian-American communities.
US regional bank specializing in banking for US-China cross-border trade and Asian-American communities.
Earns mostly on the gap between loan interest and deposit costs, with commercial real estate and business loans the biggest lines, plus fees from cross-border trade finance, foreign exchange and wealth management. It operates mainly in California and other US states, with an office presence in Greater China to serve clients moving goods and money between the two. Dominic Ng has led it for decades.
Moat: narrow (customer qualification, distribution, process know-how). Deep expertise and relationships in a cross-border US-China banking niche few banks serve as well.
Headquarters: Pasadena, California, United States · Founded: 1973 · Employees: 3,350
Size East West Bancorp (EWBC) is a United States Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $17.7B, the 533rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $128.84 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 4.8%, against +11.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.7% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.7%); the operating margin is 61.1% (peer median 41.5%).
Valuation It trades at 1.95× book value against a peer median of 1.42× (9th most expensive of 21).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 16.3%; East West Bancorp delivers 16.6%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
Short interest Short interest is 3.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.69B | $4.60B | $4.46B | $3.92B | $2.58B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +14% | +52% | — |
| Net income | $1.46B | $1.33B | $1.17B | $1.16B | $1.13B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | $1.50B | $1.44B | $1.45B | $2.08B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | $0 | $84.1M | $0 | $734,000 |
| Total debt | $4.17B | $3.17B | $3.63B | $4.76B | $564M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East West Bancorp EWBC | $17.7B | +5% | +3% | 17% | 1.95× | 16.3% |
| Cathay General Bancorp CATY | $4.24B | +12% | +3% | 12% | 1.39× | 11.8% |
| Preferred Bank PFBC | $1.22B | +8% | 0% | 17% | 1.54× | 10.3% |
| Hope Bancorp HOPE | $1.68B | +6% | +7% | 6% | 0.75× | 7.6% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | EWBC | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +2.0% | +2.1% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +4.8% | +11.1% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Return on equity | 16.6% | 11.3% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Price / book | 1.95× | 1.42× | 9th most expensive of 21 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.2× | 13.4× | 9th cheapest of 20 |
| ROE the price implies | 16.3% | 7.9% | 6th most demanding of 20 |
| ROE delivered | 16.6% | 11.6% | 5th highest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East West Bancorp EWBC | United States | $17.7B | +5% | +3% | 17% | 1.95× | 16.3% | 16.6% |
| Bank of Shanghai 601229.SS | China | $17.6B | -13% | -7% | 8% | 0.44× | 2.0% | 7.5% |
| Bank Polska Kasa Opieki PEO.WA | Poland | $17.4B | +12% | -5% | 18% | 2.04× | 25.7% | 18.2% |
| Bank of Hangzhou 600926.SS | China | $18.6B | -2% | -3% | 14% | 0.86× | 3.0% | 13.8% |
| Bank of Beijing 601169.SS | China | $18.6B | +11% | -5% | 7% | 0.43× | 2.0% | 7.3% |
| Sinopac Financial Hldgs 2890.TW | Taiwan | $19.3B | +36% | +31% | 16% | 2.34× | 7.7% | 16.3% |
| ING Bank Slaski ING.WA | Poland | $15.7B | +20% | +4% | 24% | 3.24× | 33.8% | 23.7% |
| Erste Bank Polska EBP.WA | Poland | $20.4B | +35% | -9% | 16% | 2.42× | 26.7% | 15.6% |
| Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR BSAC | United States | $15.2B | +7% | +18% | 25% | 3.00× | 17.6% | 24.9% |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners PNFP | United States | $15.2B | +3% | +100% | 10% | 1.10× | 10.7% | 9.6% |
| Hua Nan Financial 2880.TW | Taiwan | $20.8B | +50% | -37% | 14% | 2.85× | 7.9% | 14.1% |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise BCVN.SW | Switzerland | $14.4B | +20% | -8% | 12% | 3.07× | n/a | 11.6% |
| Taiwan Cooperative Financial Hl 5880.TW | Taiwan | $13.6B | +22% | -3% | 9% | 1.55× | 4.8% | 8.9% |
| Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario MB.MI | Italy | $23.7B | +26% | +4% | 11% | 1.82× | 18.7% | 10.8% |
| Bank of Chengdu 601838.SS | China | $12.8B | +5% | +2% | 15% | 0.92× | 3.1% | 15.1% |
| Grupo Cibest S.A. Unsponsored ADR Pfd CIB | United States | $24.7B | +42% | +7% | 19% | 1.97× | 14.4% | 18.9% |
| First Citizens BancShares FCNCA | United States | $25.2B | +16% | 0% | 11% | 1.29× | 9.3% | 11.0% |
| CNPC Capital 000617.SZ | China | $12.3B | -31% | -14% | 5% | 0.76× | 7.9% | 4.6% |
| Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank 601077.SS | China | $11.7B | -1% | -1% | 9% | 0.57× | 2.3% | 9.4% |
| IBK 024110.KS | South Korea | $11.4B | -14% | +28% | 8% | 0.49× | 4.2% | n/a |
| Yokohama Financial 7186.T | Japan | $11.1B | +7% | +21% | 8% | 1.21× | 8.1% | 8.0% |