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East West Bancorp, Inc.

EWBC

Financial Services · 129.37 +0.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

East West Bancorp, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+0.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 15 activeRegional Banks · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Total deposits of $68.9B as of Mar 31, 2026 increased $1.8B (3%) from Dec 31, 2025, driven by growth in money market and noninterest-bearing demand deposits.
  • Net interest income increased mainly due to lower net internal FTP credits for deposits, lower interest expense on FHLB advances, and higher interest income on debt securities in Q1 2026.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if EWBC's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Total deposits of $68.9B as of Mar 31, 2026 increased $1.8B (3%) from Dec 31, 2025, driven by growth in money market and noninterest-bearing demand deposits.
  • Net interest income increased mainly due to lower net internal FTP credits for deposits, lower interest expense on FHLB advances, and higher interest income on debt securities in Q1 2026.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods4
Price observations327
Usable filing statements242
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Net margin changed -110.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 109% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 456% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

129.37
6m+22.4%12m+19.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2016-12-31$52.3M$2.97
2017-12-31$54.3M+3.9%$3.47+0.5%
2018-12-31$53.0M-2.4%$4.81+0.2%
2019-12-31$55.3M+4.4%$4.61+0.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The increase in net interest income for both the quarterly and year-to-date periods was primarily driven by lower net internal FTP credits for deposits transferred to other business segments, higher interest income on debt securities and lower interest expens…
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 5 filings
The decrease in the provision for credit losses in both periods was primarily driven by a more stable macroeconomic outlook for C&I loans, compared with the prior year period.
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 4 filings
Total deposits of $70.1 billion as of June 30, 2026 increased $3.0 billion or 4% from December 31, 2025, primarily due to growth in noninterest-bearing demand and money market deposits.
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 3 filings
The year-over-year increase was primarily due to increased customer activity and the favorable valuation of certain foreign currency denominated balance sheet items, partially offset by losses on foreign exchange trades.
10-K · Feb 27, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 341.9× · EV/sales 282.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Scenarios are withheld for Financial Services until sector-specific earnings and capital metrics are available; generic revenue/P/S scaffolds would be misleading.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

129.37+0.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for EWBC. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for EWBC. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind EWBC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

EWBC is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Regional Banks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.