EAST WEST BANCORP INC

EWBC · State Commercial Banks · 137.0M shares · -1%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗

Net buyback after stock comp: $42M (gross $82M, SBC $40M)

Reference price $133.19 · est. market cap ~$18.2B — last insider sale, 2026-06-15 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)

Grade

B81

East West Bancorp — high-return US-Asia bridge bank.

Strengths

ROE 14.9% (96th pct), ROA (93rd), strong cash (96th)
Differentiated cross-border commercial franchise

Risks

CRE and China-trade-cycle exposure
Rate sensitivity

Notable findings

Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $4.2B cash & investments
China exposureThe imposition of tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, export controls or other trade restrictions on products, materials or other goods that our customers import or export could impact prices, reduce demand
Insider sellingInsider selling — 13 open-market sale(s) by 7 insider(s) (cluster of 7 insiders, ~$18M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗

Quarterly revenue

2019-12-31 · $14M2020-03-31 · $16M2020-06-30 · $14M2020-09-30 · $17M

Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.

Key metrics

Return on equity

14.9%

Return on assets

1.6%

Revenue growth (QoQ)

22.7%

Net-income growth

13.7%

Tangible book value

$8.4B

Cash & investments

$4.2B

Insider transactions · last 18 months

Date	Insider	Type	Shares	Price
2026-06-15	Oh Irene H	Sell	800	$133.19
2026-06-12	Oh Irene H	Sell	500	$132.50
2026-06-11	Oh Irene H	Sell	11K	$129.00
2026-05-27	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Sell	10K	$123.50
2026-05-18	Dumont Serge	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	Alvarez Manuel Pham	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	HUTCHINS MARK R	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	Kay Sabrina	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	Babej Peter	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	Deskus Archana	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	Irving Paul H	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	SUSSMAN LESTER	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-18	LIU JACK C	Grant	1.2K	—
2026-05-06	NG DOMINIC	Sell	1.7K	$124.76
2026-05-06	NG DOMINIC	Sell	28K	$125.34
2026-05-05	NG DOMINIC	Sell	30K	$123.49
2026-04-30	Deskus Archana	Sell	1.8K	$125.55
2026-03-18	NG DOMINIC	Gift	95K	—
2026-03-18	NG DOMINIC	Gift	19K	—
2026-03-18	NG DOMINIC	Gift	19K	—
2026-03-18	NG DOMINIC	Gift	57K	—
2026-03-01	Shi Parker	Grant	17K	—
2026-03-01	Shi Parker	Tax withheld	6.9K	$109.45
2026-03-01	TEO GARY	Grant	9.4K	—
2026-03-01	TEO GARY	Tax withheld	3.4K	$109.45
2026-03-01	Oh Irene H	Grant	20K	—
2026-03-01	Oh Irene H	Tax withheld	8.6K	$109.45
2026-03-01	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Grant	20K	—
2026-03-01	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Tax withheld	8.6K	$109.45
2026-03-01	NG DOMINIC	Grant	106K	—
2026-03-01	NG DOMINIC	Tax withheld	51K	$109.45
2026-02-06	TEO GARY	Sell	7.0K	$122.59
2026-02-06	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Sell	1.8K	$122.81
2026-02-05	LIU JACK C	Sell	1.4K	$119.00
2026-02-04	NG DOMINIC	Sell	28K	$117.62
2026-02-04	NG DOMINIC	Sell	22K	$118.07
2026-01-23	Shi Parker	Option exercise	29	—
2026-01-23	Shi Parker	Tax withheld	12	$111.35
2026-01-23	Kim Lisa L.	Option exercise	29	—
2026-01-23	Kim Lisa L.	Tax withheld	12	$111.35
2026-01-23	TEO GARY	Option exercise	29	—
2026-01-23	TEO GARY	Tax withheld	12	$111.35
2026-01-23	Oh Irene H	Option exercise	29	—
2026-01-23	Oh Irene H	Tax withheld	12	$111.35
2026-01-23	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Option exercise	29	—
2026-01-23	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Tax withheld	12	$111.35
2026-01-23	NG DOMINIC	Option exercise	29	—
2026-01-23	NG DOMINIC	Tax withheld	12	$111.35
2025-12-19	Oh Irene H	Sell	7.5K	$113.90
2025-12-17	Oh Irene H	Sell	13K	$115.00
2025-12-12	NG DOMINIC	Sell	19K	$113.22
2025-12-12	NG DOMINIC	Sell	11K	$114.31
2025-12-11	Shi Parker	Sell	8.8K	$115.03
2025-12-01	Babej Peter	Grant	621	—
2025-11-24	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Sell	1.5K	$104.73
2025-11-11	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Sell	1.0K	$105.40
2025-11-07	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Sell	1.0K	$102.21
2025-11-03	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Sell	7.0K	$100.04
2025-11-03	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Sell	3.0K	$100.04
2025-10-31	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Sell	980	$101.02
2025-09-08	Oh Irene H	Sell	7.6K	$109.40
2025-08-27	Oh Irene H	Sell	6.4K	$106.50
2025-08-27	Oh Irene H	Sell	8.7K	$106.90
2025-08-27	TEO GARY	Sell	4.6K	$106.23
2025-08-27	TEO GARY	Sell	2.0K	$107.03
2025-08-22	LIU JACK C	Sell	1.0K	$105.00
2025-07-28	NG DOMINIC	Sell	40K	$103.38
2025-05-20	Kay Sabrina	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	Irving Paul H	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	LIU JACK C	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	SUSSMAN LESTER	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	Deskus Archana	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	Alvarez Manuel Pham	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	Dumont Serge	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-20	HUTCHINS MARK R	Grant	1.4K	—
2025-05-15	Kim Lisa L.	Sell	2.1K	$95.04
2025-05-13	SUSSMAN LESTER	Gift	200	—
2025-05-12	NG DOMINIC	Sell	4.7K	$95.04
2025-05-12	NG DOMINIC	Sell	6.8K	$96.14
2025-05-12	NG DOMINIC	Sell	29K	$96.73
2025-03-19	NG DOMINIC	Sell	20K	$90.00
2025-03-07	NG DOMINIC	Sell	20K	$90.01
2025-03-04	Shi Parker	Grant	16K	—
2025-03-04	Shi Parker	Tax withheld	6.1K	$90.30
2025-03-04	Kim Lisa L.	Grant	2.3K	—
2025-03-04	Kim Lisa L.	Tax withheld	841	$90.30
2025-03-04	Oh Irene H	Grant	19K	—
2025-03-04	Oh Irene H	Tax withheld	7.8K	$90.30
2025-03-04	TEO GARY	Grant	4.5K	—
2025-03-04	TEO GARY	Tax withheld	1.6K	$90.30
2025-03-04	NG DOMINIC	Grant	101K	—
2025-03-04	NG DOMINIC	Tax withheld	48K	$90.30
2025-03-04	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Grant	17K	—
2025-03-04	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Tax withheld	6.7K	$90.30
2025-02-01	Shi Parker	Option exercise	23	—
2025-02-01	Shi Parker	Tax withheld	10	$102.97
2025-02-01	Kim Lisa L.	Option exercise	23	—
2025-02-01	Kim Lisa L.	Tax withheld	10	$102.97
2025-02-01	TEO GARY	Option exercise	23	—
2025-02-01	TEO GARY	Tax withheld	10	$102.97
2025-02-01	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Option exercise	23	—
2025-02-01	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Tax withheld	10	$102.97
2025-02-01	NG DOMINIC	Option exercise	23	—
2025-02-01	NG DOMINIC	Tax withheld	9	$102.97
2025-02-01	Oh Irene H	Option exercise	23	—
2025-02-01	Oh Irene H	Tax withheld	10	$102.97
2025-01-30	LIU JACK C	Sell	1.3K	$104.53
2025-01-28	LIU JACK C	Sell	725	$104.50

All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.

Notable events (8-K)

Date	Items
2026-05-19	Shareholder vote	filing ↗
2026-04-21	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2026-01-22	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2025-12-02	Exec/director change	filing ↗
2025-10-22	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2025-10-21	Acquisition/dispositionReg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2025-09-05	Reg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2025-07-22	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗

Recent filings

Form	Filed	Period	Accession
8-K	2026-05-19	2026-05-18	0001069157-26-000022 ↗
10-Q	2026-05-08	2026-03-31	0001069157-26-000020 ↗
8-K	2026-04-21	2026-04-21	0001069157-26-000016 ↗
10-K	2026-02-27	2025-12-31	0001069157-26-000009 ↗
8-K	2026-01-22	2026-01-22	0001069157-26-000005 ↗
8-K	2025-12-02	2025-12-01	0001069157-25-000121 ↗
10-Q	2025-11-07	2025-09-30	0001069157-25-000119 ↗
8-K/A	2025-10-22	2025-10-21	0001069157-25-000115 ↗
8-K	2025-10-21	2025-10-21	0001069157-25-000112 ↗
8-K	2025-09-05	2025-09-05	0001069157-25-000106 ↗
10-Q	2025-08-07	2025-06-30	0001069157-25-000096 ↗
8-K	2025-07-22	2025-07-22	0001069157-25-000090 ↗