East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)

View and export this data going back to 1999. Start your Free Trial

East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EWBC' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.23 Max: 0.3
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of East West Bancorp was 0.30. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.23.

EWBC's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
73.16% of 1088 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.335 vs EWBC: 0.23

As of today (2024-04-23), the Dividend Yield % of East West Bancorp is 2.63%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of East West Bancorp was 4.83%. The lowest was 1.10%. And the median was 1.85%.

East West Bancorp's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.48.

During the past 12 months, East West Bancorp's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of East West Bancorp was 146.60% per year. The lowest was -53.60% per year. And the median was 15.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

East West Bancorp Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

East West Bancorp Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

0.22

0.28

0.22

0.20

0.22

East West Bancorp Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.17	0.21	0.22	0.24	0.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

East West Bancorp Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

East West Bancorp Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1.92	/	8.56
	=	0.22

East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.48	/	2.02
	=	0.24

East West Bancorp (NAS:EWBC) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

East West Bancorp Dividend Payout Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of East West Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

East West Bancorp (East West Bancorp) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Banks » East West Bancorp Inc (NAS:EWBC) » Definitions » Dividend Payout Ratio

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

EW2:Germany EW2:Germany

Address

135 North Los Robles Avenue, 7th Floor, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91101

Website

https://www.eastwestbank.com

East West Bancorp Inc is the holding company for East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank with cross-border operations concentrated in the United States and China. East-West Bank is one of a few U.S. based banks with a full banking license in China. The bank's cost strategy has increasingly focused on expanding its deposit base away from time deposits to commercial deposits. The bank has also taken part in entertainment partnerships between participants in China and Hollywood. Most of these efforts include financing the production and distribution of film and television projects. The bank leverages its cultural and regulatory knowledge in the U.S. and China to assist its customers in entering new markets. Most of its earning assets are in loans held for investment.

Executives

Jack C Liu	director	415 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SAN MARINO CA 91108
Douglas Paul Krause	officer: Executive Vice President	415 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SAN MARINO CA 91108
Molly Campbell	director	135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE 7TH FLR, PASADENA CA 91101
Moral-niles Christopher Del	officer: Chief Financial Officer	ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP, 433 MAIN STREET, GREEN BAY WI 54301
Rudolph Estrada	director	415 HUNTINGTON DR., SAN MARINO CA 91108
Mark R Hutchins	director	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Manuel Pham Alvarez	director	135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., PASADENA CA 91101
Archana Deskus	director	2929 ALLEN PARKWAY SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019
Sabrina Kay	director	30930 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 300, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Dominic Ng	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Lester Sussman	director	C/O CU BANCORP, 15821 VENTURA BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, ENCINO CA 91436
Irene H Oh	officer: Chief Financial Officer	135 N LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH FL, PASADENA CA 91101
Parker Shi	officer: Chief Operating Officer	135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., PASADENA CA 91101
Gary Teo	officer: Senior Vice President	135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE 7TH FLR, PASADENA CA 91101
Serge Dumont	director	135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., PASADENA CA 91101