Westamerica Bancorporation PE ratio WABC
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 13.5×
- 10-year median
- 18.1×
- Against its 10-year history
- 36th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 7.2× to 32.6×
- Peer median
- 16.0×
Westamerica Bancorporation's PE ratio is 13.5× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $61.38 against $4.54 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is below its ten-year median of 18.1×, close to the middle of its last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 7.2× in May 2023 to 32.6× in Mar 2018.
The median for 10 diversified banks of a similar size is 16.0×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 13.5× | 10.4× | 13.7× |
| 2025 | 10.7× | 8.4× | 10.9× |
| 2024 | 9.6× | 7.5× | 10.5× |
| 2023 | 9.3× | 7.2× | 15.0× |
| 2022 | 15.2× | 14.5× | 19.3× |
| 2021 | 17.5× | 16.5× | 22.3× |
| 2020 | 19.3× | 17.5× | 23.2× |
| 2019 | 23.3× | 21.2× | 30.4× |
| 2018 | 26.4× | 24.8× | 32.6× |
| 2017 | 25.9× | 21.5× | 27.1× |
| 2016 | 27.2× | 18.0× | 28.3× |
| 2015 | 20.2× | 17.4× | 22.4× |
| 2014 | 21.0× | 18.7× | 21.7× |
| 2013 | 21.9× | 14.5× | 21.9× |
| 2012 | 14.1× | 13.7× | 15.9× |
| 2011 | 14.1× | 11.8× | 15.7× |
Against its peers
Companies in Banks - Diversified nearest Westamerica Bancorporation's size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| WABCWestamerica Bancorporation | 13.5× |
| BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services | 11.3× |
| CASHPathward Financial | 9.7× |
| OCFCOceanfirst Financial | 19.7× |
| BFCBank First | 19.2× |
| AMTBAmerant Bancorp | 21.6× |
| NBHCNational Bank | 16.3× |
| HOPEHope Bancorp | 14.1× |
| FSUNFirstsun Capital Bancorp | 20.2× |
| DCOMDime Commercial Bancshares | 15.6× |
| CHCOCity | 15.6× |
| Peer median | 16.0× |
Where Westamerica Bancorporation ranks
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 . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.