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East-West Bancorp EWBC Return on assets

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Income statement

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Revenue$773.7M+11.8%
Net income$357.8M+23.3%
EPS (diluted)$2.57+23.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.4B+28.7%
Total debt$184.3M+49.8%
Total equity$9.0B+13.5%
Total assets$82.9B+8.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$428.6M+54.2%
CapEx$99.0M+3,852%
Free cash flow$329.6M+19.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$17.37B+18.2%
Enterprise value$13.12B+14.7%
P/E12.5×-0.1×
P/S5.8×+0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin46.2%+2.2pp
FCF margin58%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.5%+0.8pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from East-West Bancorp’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: East-West Bancorp’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is East-West Bancorp's return on assets?
East-West Bancorp (EWBC) reported return on assets of 1.8% in Q1 2026.
How has East-West Bancorp's return on assets changed year-over-year?
East-West Bancorp's return on assets increased by 10.0% year-over-year, from 1.6% to 1.8%.
What is the long-term trend for East-West Bancorp's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), East-West Bancorp's return on assets has grown at a 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2% to 1.7%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.