East West Bancorp Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
East West Bancorp is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.78% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 16th May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2nd May, 2025.
Key information
2.8%
Dividend yield
1.3%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 11.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 16 May 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 02 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 27% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
East West Bancorp: Dividends, Buybacks And Undervaluation Of TBV Make It A Buy (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 18Short-Term Headwinds Hurting East West Bancorp But Highly Valuable For Long Run
Dec 29East West Bancorp: Interesting Dividend But Too Expensive
Nov 05
Diversified Loan Portfolio And Robust Wealth Management Drive Profitability And Shareholder Value
Aug 22 Expansion in targeted loan segments and record fee income from foreign exchange and wealth management suggest a strategy for diversified growth and profitability.Despite Continued Growth, I'm Not Ready To Write A Check For East West Bancorp Yet
Aug 19East West Bancorp: Dividend Remains The Strength, But It Is No Longer A Buy (Rating Downgrade)
Aug 08East West Bancorp: Dividend Continues Its Rapid Growth
May 23East West Bancorp Has An Efficient Structure
Mar 01East West Bancorp GAAP EPS of $2.08 misses by $0.01, revenue of $627.36M beats by $6M
Oct 20East West Bancorp: Earnings Outlook Remains Rosy Thanks To The Rising Interest Rates
Sep 24Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: EWBC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: EWBC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| East West Bancorp Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (EWBC) | 2.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.9% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 2.9% |
| Analyst forecast (EWBC) (up to 3 years) | 3.1% |
Notable Dividend: EWBC's dividend (2.78%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.63%).
High Dividend: EWBC's dividend (2.78%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.91%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (26.6%), EWBC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: EWBC's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (26.1% payout ratio).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/04/29 07:18 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
East West Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jason Goldberg | Barclays |
| Jared David Shaw | Barclays |
| Peter Winter | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |