Investing
Investment Purchases
East-West Bancorp Investment Purchases decreased by 11.6% to $1.82B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 18.5%, from $2.24B to $1.82B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a 0.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher purchases indicate the deployment of excess liquidity into long-term interest-earning assets.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows used to acquire investment securities, including debt and equity instruments, to build the bank's investme...
Peer comparison
Standard line item in the investing section of the cash flow statement for all financial institutions.
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purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.05B | $1.87B | $895.27M | $746.86M | $20.16M | $1.99M | $301.6M | $532.76M | $61.46M | $417.11M | $538.52M | $3.34B | $1.52B | $1.3B | $1.44B | $2.24B | $1.33B | $1.31B | $2.06B | $1.82B |
| QoQ Change | — | +78.8% | -52.1% | -16.6% | -97.3% | -90.1% | >999% | +76.6% | -88.5% | +578.7% | +29.1% | +519.7% | -54.5% | -14.1% | +10.5% | +55.2% | -40.5% | -1.6% | +57.3% | -11.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -98.1% | -99.9% | -66.3% | -28.7% | +204.8% | >999% | +78.6% | +526.4% | >999% | +212.6% | +167.6% | -33.0% | -12.3% | +0.5% | +43.1% | -18.5% |
Range$1.99M – $3.34B
CAGR+12.4%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+21.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is East-West Bancorp's investment purchases?
- East-West Bancorp (EWBC) reported investment purchases of $1.82B in Q1 2026.
- How has East-West Bancorp's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- East-West Bancorp's investment purchases decreased by 18.5% year-over-year, from $2.24B to $1.82B.
- What is the long-term trend for East-West Bancorp's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), East-West Bancorp's investment purchases has grown at a 0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.78B to $6.94B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash spent on acquiring investment securities.