East West Bancorp (EWBC) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) is projected to release its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 20th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $2.72 per share and revenue of $811.07 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $789.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $784.47 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 30.45% and a return on equity of 16.07%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.24 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect East West Bancorp to post $10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11.41 EPS for the next fiscal year.

East West Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $126.88 on Monday. East West Bancorp has a 1 year low of $93.70 and a 1 year high of $137.47. The business’s fifty day moving average is $128.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $126.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88.

East West Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. East West Bancorp’s payout ratio is presently 30.77%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EWBC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on East West Bancorp from $152.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Barclays increased their price target on East West Bancorp from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup decreased their price target on East West Bancorp from $156.00 to $152.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. TD Cowen lifted their price target on East West Bancorp from $148.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on East West Bancorp from $155.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $143.62.

Insider Buying and Selling at East West Bancorp

In other news, Vice Chairman Douglas Krause sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.37, for a total value of $1,323,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 36,974 shares in the company, valued at $4,894,248.38. This represents a 21.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.02, for a total value of $135,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,850,989.18. This represents a 6.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 11,810 shares of company stock valued at $1,564,344 in the last three months. 0.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About East West Bancorp

East West Bancorp, Inc is the parent company of East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Pasadena, California. The bank serves businesses, professionals, consumers and institutions through a range of deposit, lending and financial services.

Its products and services include commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate financing, residential and consumer lending, checking and savings accounts, treasury management, international banking, wealth management and foreign-exchange services.