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East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Pasadena, United States | NasdaqGS
118.02 USD +2.11 (1.820%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 118.00 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:26 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

EWBC shows a strong dividend yield with a consistent payout history, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The recent price action has been volatile, with a recent dip and subsequent recovery, indicating potential for a buy-the-dip strategy. While the short-term forecasting model suggests minimal price change, the analyst recommendations are generally positive, suggesting a balanced approach for long-term investors. The options data indicates a cautious market, with both bullish and bearish signals, suggesting that investors should consider a diversified approach.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.044109
AutoARIMA0.044120
MSTL0.044186
AutoTheta0.064857

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.85
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.203
Excess Kurtosis -1.30
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-01
Revenue per Share 19.496
Market Cap 16,242,227,200
Trailing P/E 12.40
Forward P/E 10.71
Beta 0.89
Profit Margins 49.13%
Website https://www.eastwestbank.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates mixed sentiment. Call options are showing increased volume and open interest around the current price, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, put options are also showing activity, especially at lower strikes, which could indicate caution or potential downside risk. The ATM IV is relatively high, suggesting uncertainty about the stock's direction. Overall, the options market is signaling a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 2.59% 2.96% 2.68%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-02 0.800 0.697898
2025-11-03 0.600 0.601697
2025-08-04 0.600 0.607631
2025-05-02 0.600 0.686261
2025-02-03 0.600 0.614981
2024-11-04 0.550 0.588610
2024-08-02 0.550 0.718329
2024-05-02 0.550 0.764058
2024-02-01 0.550 0.836244
2023-10-31 0.480 0.949587
2023-07-31 0.480 0.825816
2023-04-28 0.480 1.001556
2023-02-03 0.480 0.666025
2022-10-31 0.400 0.612255
2022-07-29 0.400 0.613891
2022-04-29 0.400 0.621552
2022-02-04 0.400 0.506208
2021-10-29 0.330 0.464658
2021-07-30 0.330 0.521206
2021-04-30 0.330 0.489218
2021-02-08 0.330 0.567880
2020-10-30 0.275 0.859008
2020-08-03 0.275 0.894092
2020-05-01 0.275 0.939826
2020-01-31 0.275 0.699901
2019-10-31 0.275 0.751879
2019-07-31 0.275 0.676382
2019-04-30 0.275 0.634379
2019-02-01 0.230 0.537987
2018-10-31 0.230 0.526028
2018-07-31 0.230 0.427962
2018-04-30 0.200 0.362921
2018-02-02 0.200 0.368537
2017-10-31 0.200 0.406458
2017-07-28 0.200 0.431002
2017-04-27 0.200 0.438717
2017-01-30 0.200 0.473979
2016-10-28 0.200 0.626766
2016-07-28 0.200 0.719922
2016-05-02 0.200 0.658694
2016-01-28 0.200 0.786694
2015-10-29 0.200 0.609922
2015-07-30 0.200 0.568337
2015-04-29 0.200 0.615494
2015-01-29 0.200 0.696673
2014-10-30 0.180 0.646523
2014-07-30 0.180 0.671120
2014-04-30 0.180 0.677769
2014-01-30 0.180 0.681906
2013-10-29 0.150 0.579152
2013-07-29 0.150 0.650781
2013-04-24 0.150 0.827277
2013-02-06 0.150 0.837057
2012-11-07 0.100 0.648710
2012-08-08 0.100 0.617423
2012-05-08 0.100 0.605574
2012-02-08 0.100 0.609642
2011-11-08 0.050 0.340180
2011-08-08 0.050 0.433365
2011-05-06 0.050 0.330033
2011-02-08 0.010 0.060980
2010-11-08 0.010 0.073461
2010-08-06 0.010 0.084958
2010-05-06 0.010 0.077950
2010-02-08 0.010 0.090818
2009-11-06 0.010 0.159692
2009-08-10 0.010 0.126647
2009-05-14 0.010 0.164795
2009-02-06 0.020 0.266537
2008-11-06 0.100 0.876825
2008-08-04 0.100 1.065830
2008-04-28 0.100 0.958846
2008-02-04 0.100 0.584608
2007-10-30 0.100 0.427058
2007-08-07 0.100 0.399224
2007-04-27 0.100 0.356559
2007-02-06 0.100 0.375395
2006-10-30 0.050 0.200011
2006-08-07 0.050 0.177979
2006-05-01 0.050 0.183688
2006-02-06 0.050 0.205646
2005-10-28 0.050 0.188492
2005-08-02 0.050 0.212182
2005-04-29 0.050 0.225858
2005-02-03 0.050 0.187802
2004-10-25 0.050 0.186739
2004-07-26 0.050 0.231194
2004-04-26 0.050 0.261290
2004-01-26 0.050 0.283863
2003-10-28 0.050 0.307223
2003-07-29 0.050 0.342973
2003-04-29 0.050 0.441044
2003-01-23 0.050 0.415835
2002-10-29 0.034 0.296476
2002-07-29 0.034 0.288153
2002-04-29 0.034 0.285105
2002-02-06 0.034 0.382453
2001-10-29 0.015 0.197345
2001-07-27 0.015 0.185575
2001-05-02 0.015 0.214684
2001-01-30 0.015 0.193353
2000-10-30 0.015 0.238474
2000-08-04 0.015 0.272208
2000-05-01 0.015 0.361347
2000-01-31 0.015 0.360415
1999-11-01 0.015 0.342532
1999-08-02 0.015 0.441171
1999-05-03 0.015 0.456301
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.2
dividendYield 2.71
exDividendDate 2026-02-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02070572
lastDividendValue 0.8
lastDividendDate 2026-02-02
dividendDate 2026-02-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5471946
Address1 135 North Los Robles Avenue
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 123.82
All Time Low 3.24
Ask 118.32
Ask Size 8
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 769,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,159,327
Average Volume 1,159,327
Average Volume10Days 769,240
Beta 0.888
Bid 117.53
Bid Size 8
Board Risk 5
Book Value 64.684
City Pasadena
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 118.02
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 119.89
Day Low 117.09
Display Name East West Bancorp
Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Dividend Rate 3.2
Dividend Yield 2.71
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,805,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,805,200
Earnings Growth 0.214
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.215
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,801,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,801,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,801,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 5.532
Enterprise Value 14,919,142,400
Eps Current Year 10.29446
Eps Forward 11.02228
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.52
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,769,990,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 112.0904
Fifty Day Average Change 5.929596
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.052900124
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 54.71946
Fifty Two Week High 123.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.046842214
Fifty Two Week Low 75.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 42.799995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.56899756
Fifty Two Week Range 75.22 - 123.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 918,052,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.36
Float Shares 136,239,567
Forward Eps 11.02228
Forward P E 10.707403
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,350
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 2,697,061,120
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00972
Held Percent Institutions 0.95242
Implied Shares Outstanding 137,622,676
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ir Website http://investor.eastwestbank.com/CorporateProfile.aspx?iid=4040606
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,769,990,400
Last Dividend Value 0.8
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,087,862,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name East West Bancorp, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 16,242,227,200
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_396680
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,325,187,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 16,166,229,950
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 117.55
Operating Cashflow 1,501,699,968
Operating Margins 0.66164
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2521
Peg Ratio 5.58
Phone 626 768 6000
Post Market Change -0.019996643
Post Market Change Percent -0.016943436
Post Market Price 118.0
Post Market Time 1,776,468,402
Previous Close 115.91
Price Eps Current Year 11.464418
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8245624
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.022195
Profit Margins 0.49135
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.625
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.10999
Regular Market Change Percent 1.82037
Regular Market Day High 119.89
Regular Market Day Low 117.09
Regular Market Day Range 117.09 - 119.89
Regular Market Open 117.55
Regular Market Previous Close 115.91
Regular Market Price 118.02
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 792,498
Return On Assets 0.01694
Return On Equity 0.15945
Revenue Growth 0.213
Revenue Per Share 19.496
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 136,978,732
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.029000001
Shares Short 3,967,512
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,859,815
Short Name East West Bancorp, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0292
Short Ratio 3.19
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol EWBC
Target High Price 142.0
Target Low Price 111.0
Target Mean Price 129.75
Target Median Price 133.5
Total Cash 4,781,270,016
Total Cash Per Share 34.742
Total Debt 3,458,183,936
Total Revenue 2,697,061,120
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02070572
Trailing Eps 9.52
Trailing P E 12.397058
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 108.3783
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.641693
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.088963315
Type Disp Equity
Volume 792,498
Website https://www.eastwestbank.com
Zip 91,101