East West Bancorp PE ratio EWBC

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 12.6×
10-year median: 11.9×
Against its 10-year history: 59th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 4.9× to 20.3×
Peer median: 11.9×

East West Bancorp's PE ratio is 12.6× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $131.19 against $10.41 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 11.9×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 4.9× in Apr 2020 to 20.3× in Jun 2018.

The median for 10 regional banks of a similar size is 11.9×.

PE ratio over time

median 11.9×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	12.6×	10.9×	13.5×
2025	12.8×	8.7×	13.0×
2024	12.2×	7.8×	13.9×
2023	8.1×	5.2×	11.1×
2022	9.3×	8.9×	15.8×
2021	13.7×	13.2×	19.7×
2020	12.3×	4.9×	12.3×
2019	10.8×	8.5×	13.1×
2018	10.2×	9.7×	20.3×
2017	16.7×	15.3×	18.9×
2016	17.9×	10.8×	18.1×
2015	15.6×	14.2×	18.0×
2014	16.9×	14.6×	17.8×
2013	17.2×	12.3×	17.3×
2012	11.6×	11.1×	14.8×

Against its peers

Companies in Banks - Regional nearest East West Bancorp's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
EWBCEast West Bancorp	12.6×
KEYKeyCorp	12.3×
RFRegions Financial	11.6×
FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares	12.7×
ALLYAlly Financial	9.2×
CFGCitizens Financial	14.1×
SSBSouthState Bank	11.1×
WTFCWintrust Financial	12.1×
HBANHuntington Bancshares	12.2×
BPOPPopular	10.8×
MTBM&T Bank	11.7×
Peer median	11.9×

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.