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East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Pasadena, United States | NasdaqGS
131.41 USD -0.13 (-0.099%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 129.00 -2.41 (-2.410%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 5:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT

East West Bancorp demonstrates the rare combination of aggressive growth and disciplined capital management typical of a top-tier regional bank. The business is expanding revenue by roughly 14 percent annually while maintaining a 26 percent payout ratio, ensuring the dividend grows faster than inflation. Although the stock trades near its yearly peak, the earnings beat and analyst target revisions provide a floor for the price. Trader positioning leans heavily toward calls, reinforcing the bullish narrative. While the statistical models offer only moderate confidence for the immediate horizon, the fundamental strength warrants a premium valuation, positioning this as a solid long-term compounder rather than a deep-value bargain.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.025044
AutoETS0.025997
AutoARIMA0.138409
MSTL0.181894

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 0.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.527
Excess Kurtosis -0.81
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-03
Revenue per Share 20.139
Market Cap 18,002,677,760
Trailing P/E 13.13
Forward P/E 11.63
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 50.00%
Website https://www.eastwestbank.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning bullish, with call open interest significantly outweighing put open interest across most expirations. Near-term strikes show interest at the 135 level, while longer-dated contracts see heavy call positioning. Put activity is minimal and mostly out-of-the-money, suggesting limited hedging demand and a speculative tilt toward upside.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 2.54% 2.76% 2.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-04 0.800 0.648193
2026-02-02 0.800 0.697898
2025-11-03 0.600 0.597491
2025-08-04 0.600 0.599820
2025-05-02 0.600 0.673325
2025-02-03 0.600 0.599221
2024-11-04 0.550 0.570185
2024-08-02 0.550 0.691911
2024-05-02 0.550 0.731091
2024-02-01 0.550 0.794339
2023-10-31 0.480 0.895188
2023-07-31 0.480 0.771580
2023-04-28 0.480 0.928613
2023-02-03 0.480 0.611699
2022-10-31 0.400 0.558893
2022-07-29 0.400 0.557258
2022-04-29 0.400 0.561010
2022-02-04 0.400 0.454442
2021-10-29 0.330 0.415199
2021-07-30 0.330 0.463809
2021-04-30 0.330 0.433355
2021-02-08 0.330 0.500911
2020-10-30 0.275 0.753838
2020-08-03 0.275 0.778596
2020-05-01 0.275 0.811928
2020-01-31 0.275 0.599913
2019-10-31 0.275 0.640727
2019-07-31 0.275 0.572797
2019-04-30 0.275 0.534188
2019-02-01 0.230 0.450627
2018-10-31 0.230 0.438597
2018-07-31 0.230 0.355267
2018-04-30 0.200 0.300210
2018-02-02 0.200 0.303951
2017-10-31 0.200 0.334225
2017-07-28 0.200 0.353232
2017-04-27 0.200 0.358295
2017-01-30 0.200 0.385728
2016-10-28 0.200 0.508130
2016-07-28 0.200 0.580720
2016-05-02 0.200 0.528262
2016-01-28 0.200 0.627549
2015-10-29 0.200 0.483676
2015-07-30 0.200 0.448531
2015-04-29 0.200 0.483559
2015-01-29 0.200 0.544662
2014-10-30 0.180 0.502653
2014-07-30 0.180 0.519181
2014-04-30 0.180 0.521588
2014-01-30 0.180 0.522042
2013-10-29 0.150 0.441047
2013-07-29 0.150 0.493421
2013-04-24 0.150 0.624220
2013-02-06 0.150 0.627615
2012-11-07 0.100 0.483325
2012-08-08 0.100 0.457875
2012-05-08 0.100 0.447027
2012-02-08 0.100 0.448029
2011-11-08 0.050 0.248880
2011-08-08 0.050 0.316256
2011-05-06 0.050 0.240154
2011-02-08 0.010 0.044267
2010-11-08 0.010 0.053305
2010-08-06 0.010 0.061614
2010-05-06 0.010 0.056497
2010-02-08 0.010 0.065789
2009-11-06 0.010 0.115607
2009-08-10 0.010 0.091575
2009-05-14 0.010 0.119048
2009-02-06 0.020 0.192308
2008-11-06 0.100 0.631313
2008-08-04 0.100 0.762777
2008-04-28 0.100 0.680735
2008-02-04 0.100 0.412201
2007-10-30 0.100 0.299940
2007-08-07 0.100 0.279564
2007-04-27 0.100 0.249004
2007-02-06 0.100 0.261506
2006-10-30 0.050 0.138966
2006-08-07 0.050 0.123487
2006-05-01 0.050 0.127291
2006-02-06 0.050 0.142328
2005-10-28 0.050 0.130276
2005-08-02 0.050 0.146456
2005-04-29 0.050 0.155666
2005-02-03 0.050 0.129232
2004-10-25 0.050 0.128337
2004-07-26 0.050 0.158680
2004-04-26 0.050 0.179051
2004-01-26 0.050 0.194175
2003-10-28 0.050 0.209732
2003-07-29 0.050 0.233645
2003-04-29 0.050 0.299760
2003-01-23 0.050 0.281769
2002-10-29 0.034 0.200354
2002-07-29 0.034 0.194341
2002-04-29 0.034 0.191874
2002-02-06 0.034 0.256895
2001-10-29 0.015 0.132217
2001-07-27 0.015 0.124172
2001-05-02 0.015 0.143472
2001-01-30 0.015 0.129032
2000-10-30 0.015 0.158940
2000-08-04 0.015 0.181132
2000-05-01 0.015 0.240000
2000-01-31 0.015 0.238806
1999-11-01 0.015 0.226415
1999-08-02 0.015 0.290909
1999-05-03 0.015 0.300000
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.2
dividendYield 2.43
exDividendDate 2026-05-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01976585
lastDividendValue 0.8
lastDividendDate 2026-05-04
dividendDate 2026-05-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.21796298
Address1 135 North Los Robles Avenue
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 136.0
All Time Low 3.24
Ask 142.1
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,053,340
Average Daily Volume3 Month 971,249
Average Volume 971,249
Average Volume10Days 1,053,340
Beta 0.93
Bid 120.75
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 5
Book Value 65.699
City Pasadena
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 131.41
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 131.805
Day Low 130.22
Display Name East West Bancorp
Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Dividend Rate 3.2
Dividend Yield 2.43
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,664,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,664,000
Earnings Growth 0.236
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.233
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,664,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,664,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,664,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 6.076
Enterprise Value 16,922,537,984
Eps Current Year 10.61014
Eps Forward 11.30339
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,777,852,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 125.9724
Fifty Day Average Change 5.437607
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.043165065
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.796299
Fifty Two Week High 136.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.5899963
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03374997
Fifty Two Week Low 92.67
Fifty Two Week Low Change 38.740005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41804257
Fifty Two Week Range 92.67 - 136.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 918,052,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.38
Float Shares 135,690,688
Forward Eps 11.30339
Forward P E 11.625716
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 2,785,264,896
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.009
Held Percent Institutions 0.94008005
Implied Shares Outstanding 136,996,262
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 1,777,852,800
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 18,002,677,760
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_396680
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,392,713,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 18,012,268,527
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 131.4
Operating Cashflow 1,652,441,984
Operating Margins 0.65109
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2597
Peg Ratio 5.58
Phone 626 768 6000
Post Market Change -2.4100037
Post Market Change Percent -1.8339576
Post Market Price 129.0
Post Market Time 1,783,979,998
Previous Close 131.54
Price Eps Current Year 12.385323
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0001829
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.4635425
Profit Margins 0.50003
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.625
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.12999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0988214
Regular Market Day High 131.805
Regular Market Day Low 130.22
Regular Market Day Range 130.22 - 131.805
Regular Market Open 131.4
Regular Market Previous Close 131.54
Regular Market Price 131.41
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 919,141
Return On Assets 0.01751
Return On Equity 0.16454001
Revenue Growth 0.141
Revenue Per Share 20.139
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 136,996,262
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.031400003
Shares Short 4,306,293
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 4,201,148
Short Name East West Bancorp, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0317
Short Ratio 4.1
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol EWBC
Target High Price 160.0
Target Low Price 127.0
Target Mean Price 143.3125
Target Median Price 146.0
Total Cash 5,062,810,112
Total Cash Per Share 36.956
Total Debt 3,982,669,056
Total Revenue 2,785,264,896
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01976585
Trailing Eps 10.01
Trailing P E 13.127872
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 114.2156
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.194405
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1505434
Type Disp Equity
Volume 919,141
Website https://www.eastwestbank.com
Zip 91,101