Net interest income rose to $718.9M in 2026Q3 while the net interest margin stayed near 0.8 percent and provisions rebounded to $45.0M, suggesting scale-driven earnings are now partly offset by higher credit costs.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) annual income statement — 28-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 |
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| Net Interest Income | 2.73B | 2.55B | 2.28B | 2.31B | 2.05B | 1.53B | 1.38B | 1.47B | 1.39B | 1.19B | 1.03B | 950.44M | 1.04B | 956.19M | 918.93M | 903.03M | 894.71M | 483.35M | 349.99M | 407.99M | 367.48M | 280.12M | 199.17M | 143.31M | 118.31M | 99.35M | 89.49M | 71.9M | 55.7M |
| NII Growth % | 40.83% | 12.02% | -1.45% | 13.02% | 33.58% | 11.21% | -6.17% | 5.86% | 17% | 14.76% | 8.65% | -8.69% | 8.86% | 4.06% | 1.76% | 0.93% | 85.11% | 38.1% | -14.22% | 11.02% | 31.19% | 40.64% | 38.98% | 21.13% | 19.08% | 11.02% | 24.46% | 29.08% | - |
| Net Interest Margin % | 3.18% | 3.17% | 3% | 3.32% | 3.19% | 2.52% | 2.64% | 3.32% | 3.38% | 3.19% | 2.97% | 2.94% | 3.62% | 3.87% | 4.08% | 4.11% | 4.32% | 2.35% | 2.82% | 3.44% | 3.4% | 3.38% | 3.3% | 3.53% | 3.56% | 3.52% | 3.6% | 3.34% | 2.71% |
| Interest Income | 4.33B | 4.29B | 4.19B | 3.69B | 2.32B | 1.62B | 1.6B | 1.88B | 1.65B | 1.33B | 1.14B | 1.05B | 1.15B | 1.07B | 1.05B | 1.08B | 1.1B | 720.48M | 659.68M | 773.61M | 660.05M | 411.4M | 252.07M | 178.54M | 167.29M | 182.7M | 186.08M | 148.03M | 126.7M |
| Interest Expense | 1.6B | 1.74B | 1.91B | 1.38B | 275.35M | 87.16M | 217.85M | 414.49M | 265.19M | 140.05M | 104.84M | 103.38M | 112.82M | 112.49M | 132.17M | 177.42M | 201.12M | 237.13M | 309.69M | 365.61M | 292.57M | 131.28M | 52.9M | 35.23M | 48.98M | 83.35M | 96.59M | 76.13M | 71M |
| Loan Loss Provision | 144M | 160M | 174M | 125M | 73.5M | -35M | 210.65M | 98.69M | 64.25M | 46.27M | 27.48M | 14.22M | 49.16M | 22.36M | 65.18M | 95.01M | 200.16M | 528.67M | 226M | 12M | 6.17M | 15.87M | 16.75M | 8.8M | 10.2M | 6.22M | 4.4M | 5.4M | 5.4M |
| Non-Interest Income | 388.92M | 344.01M | 287.83M | 252.12M | 273.16M | 269.74M | 222.02M | 208.07M | 174.72M | 166.62M | 168.71M | 169.44M | -20.17M | -99M | -20.61M | -16.43M | -9.23M | 29.95M | 53.28M | 51.27M | 34.36M | 29.65M | 31.83M | 32.77M | 24.51M | 21.59M | 14.97M | 14.69M | 10M |
| Non-Interest Income % | 12.46% | 11.88% | 11.21% | 9.83% | 11.78% | 14.97% | 13.88% | 12.42% | 11.19% | 12.33% | 14.04% | 15.13% | -1.98% | -11.55% | -2.29% | -1.85% | -1.04% | 5.84% | 13.21% | 11.16% | 8.55% | 9.57% | 13.78% | 18.61% | 17.16% | 17.85% | 14.33% | 16.97% | 15.22% |
| Total Net Revenue | 3.12B | 2.9B | 2.57B | 2.56B | 2.32B | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.68B | 1.56B | 1.35B | 1.2B | 1.12B | 1.02B | 857.19M | 898.32M | 886.6M | 885.48M | 513.3M | 403.27M | 459.26M | 401.84M | 309.76M | 231M | 176.08M | 142.82M | 120.94M | 104.45M | 86.59M | 65.7M |
| Revenue Growth % | 11.09% | 12.86% | 0.08% | 10.58% | 28.74% | 12.64% | -4.58% | 7.34% | 15.5% | 12.51% | 7.27% | 9.72% | 19.08% | -4.58% | 1.32% | 0.13% | 72.51% | 27.29% | -12.19% | 14.29% | 29.72% | 34.1% | 31.19% | 23.29% | 18.09% | 15.78% | 20.63% | 31.8% | - |
| Non-Interest Expense | 1.09B | 1.01B | 910.68M | 979.61M | 833.88M | 779.94M | 702.79M | 733.28M | 678.28M | 570.32M | 601.68M | 526.94M | 524.53M | 387.68M | 407.55M | 408.26M | 429.41M | -120.08M | 274.44M | 185M | 161.89M | 123.53M | 92.92M | 77.62M | 63.8M | 62.12M | 49.96M | 39.59M | 32.6M |
| Efficiency Ratio | 34.95% | 34.91% | 35.48% | 38.2% | 35.96% | 43.3% | 43.95% | 43.75% | 43.45% | 42.19% | 50.08% | 47.05% | 51.39% | 45.23% | 45.37% | 46.05% | 48.49% | -23.39% | 68.05% | 40.28% | 40.29% | 39.88% | 40.22% | 44.08% | 44.67% | 51.37% | 47.83% | 45.72% | 49.62% |
| Operating Income | 1.89B | 1.73B | 1.48B | 1.46B | 1.41B | 1.06B | 685.76M | 843.92M | 818.7M | 735.1M | 572.19M | 578.72M | 447.02M | 447.15M | 425.59M | 383.33M | 255.91M | 104.72M | -97.17M | 262.26M | 233.78M | 170.36M | 121.33M | 89.66M | 68.82M | 52.6M | 50.09M | 41.6M | 27.7M |
| Operating Margin % | 60.44% | 59.57% | 57.74% | 56.92% | 60.87% | 58.64% | 42.88% | 50.36% | 52.44% | 54.38% | 47.63% | 51.68% | 43.8% | 52.16% | 47.38% | 43.24% | 28.9% | 20.4% | -24.1% | 57.1% | 58.18% | 55% | 52.53% | 50.92% | 48.18% | 43.49% | 47.96% | 48.04% | 42.16% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 16.44% | 1.51% | 3.41% | 33.63% | 54.04% | -18.74% | 3.08% | 11.37% | 28.47% | -1.13% | 29.46% | -0.03% | 5.06% | 11.02% | 49.79% | 144.37% | 207.77% | -137.05% | 12.18% | 37.23% | 40.41% | 35.33% | 30.29% | 30.83% | 5% | 20.42% | 50.18% | - |
| Pretax Income | 1.89B | 1.73B | 1.48B | 1.46B | 1.41B | 1.06B | 685.76M | 843.92M | 818.7M | 735.1M | 572.19M | 578.72M | 447.02M | 447.15M | 425.59M | 383.33M | 255.91M | 104.72M | -97.17M | 262.26M | 233.78M | 170.36M | 121.33M | 89.66M | 68.82M | 52.6M | 50.09M | 41.6M | 27.7M |
| Pretax Margin % | 60.44% | 59.57% | 57.74% | 56.92% | 60.87% | 58.64% | 42.88% | 50.36% | 52.44% | 54.38% | 47.63% | 51.68% | 43.8% | 52.16% | 47.38% | 43.24% | 28.9% | 20.4% | -24.1% | 57.1% | 58.18% | 55% | 52.53% | 50.92% | 48.18% | 43.49% | 47.96% | 48.04% | 42.16% |
| Income Tax | 426.65M | 400.27M | 316.27M | 298.61M | 283.57M | 183.4M | 117.97M | 169.88M | 115M | 229.48M | 140.51M | 194.04M | 101.14M | 153.82M | 143.94M | 138.1M | 91.34M | 22.71M | -47.48M | 101.09M | 90.41M | 61.98M | 43.31M | 30.67M | 20.11M | 13.73M | 14.63M | 13.6M | 9.7M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 22.61% | 23.2% | 21.34% | 20.46% | 20.09% | 17.36% | 17.2% | 20.13% | 14.05% | 31.22% | 24.56% | 33.53% | 22.63% | 34.4% | 33.82% | 36.03% | 35.69% | 21.69% | 48.87% | 38.55% | 38.67% | 36.38% | 35.7% | 34.2% | 29.23% | 26.1% | 29.2% | 32.69% | 35.02% |
| Net Income | 1.46B | 1.33B | 1.17B | 1.16B | 1.13B | 872.98M | 567.8M | 674.03M | 703.7M | 505.62M | 431.68M | 384.68M | 345.88M | 293.32M | 281.65M | 245.23M | 164.56M | 76.64M | -49.68M | 161.17M | 143.37M | 108.38M | 78.02M | 58.99M | 49.49M | 38.78M | 35.47M | 28M | 18M |
| Net Margin % | 46.77% | 45.75% | 45.41% | 45.28% | 48.64% | 48.46% | 35.5% | 40.22% | 45.07% | 37.41% | 35.93% | 34.35% | 33.89% | 34.22% | 31.35% | 27.66% | 18.58% | 14.93% | -12.32% | 35.09% | 35.68% | 34.99% | 33.78% | 33.5% | 34.65% | 32.07% | 33.95% | 32.34% | 27.4% |
| Net Income Growth % | 15.68% | 13.69% | 0.38% | 2.93% | 29.22% | 53.75% | -15.76% | -4.22% | 39.17% | 17.13% | 12.22% | 11.22% | 17.92% | 4.14% | 14.85% | 49.02% | 114.72% | 254.26% | -130.83% | 12.41% | 32.28% | 38.91% | 32.26% | 19.2% | 27.6% | 9.35% | 26.67% | 55.56% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 1.46B | 1.33B | 1.17B | 1.16B | 1.13B | 872.98M | 567.8M | 674.03M | 703.7M | 505.62M | 431.68M | 384.68M | 345.88M | 293.32M | 281.65M | 245.23M | 164.56M | 82.01M | -49.68M | 161.17M | 143.37M | 108.38M | 78.02M | 58.99M | 48.7M | 38.87M | 35.47M | 28M | 18M |
| EPS (Diluted) | 10.54 | 9.52 | 8.33 | 8.18 | 7.92 | 6.10 | 3.97 | 4.61 | 4.81 | 3.47 | 2.97 | 2.66 | 2.38 | 2.10 | 1.89 | 1.60 | 0.83 | 0.33 | -0.94 | 2.60 | 2.35 | 1.97 | 1.49 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.38 |
| EPS Growth % | 15.88% | 14.29% | 1.83% | 3.28% | 29.84% | 53.65% | -13.88% | -4.16% | 38.62% | 16.84% | 11.65% | 11.76% | 13.33% | 11.11% | 18.13% | 92.77% | 151.52% | 135.11% | -136.15% | 10.64% | 19.29% | 32.21% | 25.21% | 19% | 23.46% | 5.19% | 26.23% | 60.53% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 9.58 | 8.39 | 8.23 | 7.98 | 6.16 | 3.99 | 4.63 | 4.86 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.67 | 2.39 | 2.11 | 1.92 | 1.62 | 0.88 | 0.35 | -0.94 | 2.63 | 2.40 | 2.03 | 1.54 | 1.22 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 138.46M | 139.1M | 139.96M | 141.9M | 142.49M | 143.14M | 142.99M | 146.18M | 146.17M | 145.91M | 145.35M | 144.51M | 143.56M | 139.57M | 147.18M | 153.47M | 147.1M | 84.55M | 62.67M | 62.09M | 60.91M | 55.03M | 52.3M | 49.37M | 49.26M | 48.11M | 46.34M | 45.79M | 47.55M |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EWBC stock.
For fiscal year 2025, East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) reported total revenue of $2.90B. This represents a 4308.9% increase compared to $65.7M in 1998.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) is profitable, generating $1.33B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 45.7%.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) reported an operating income of $1.73B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 59.6%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) generated $2.74B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 94.5%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Provision build amid CRE exposure
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Net Interest Income Compounding With Balance Sheet Scale
Based on EWBC's reported figures, net interest income rose from $553.2M in 2024Q2 to $718.9M in 2026Q3, roughly a 30 percent increase, though year-over-year growth has decelerated into single digits by the latest quarter.
The expansion appears driven by a combination of loan volume growth and asset repricing, though the reported figures do not isolate the contribution of each. The deceleration from double-digit growth in early 2025 to 6.1 percent in 2026Q3 may suggest the repricing tailwind is fading. Investors should monitor deposit betas, since rising funding costs could erode the spread gains that supported the earlier expansion.
Flat Margin Implies Scale-Driven Earnings
As reported in financial statements, EWBC's net interest margin held near 0.8 percent across most recent quarters, peaking at 0.9 percent in 2025Q3, suggesting the spread has been broadly stable rather than expanding.
A flat reported margin alongside rapidly growing net interest income implies that earnings growth is coming primarily from balance sheet scale rather than improved pricing. The 2025Q3 peak appears to have been a temporary high rather than a durable step-up. Further analysis of asset yields versus funding costs would be needed to determine whether competitive deposit pricing is capping margin upside.
Provisioning Rebuilds After Zero-Provision Quarter
According to recent SEC filings, EWBC's provision expense moved from zero in 2025Q4 to $45.0M in 2026Q3, a notable reversal from the lower provisioning levels seen in late 2025.
The return to meaningful provisioning after a quarter with none suggests reserve building in response to either loan growth or a shifting credit outlook, though the filings alone do not reveal which. Given the bank's concentration in California commercial real estate, this trend warrants close monitoring. A sustained rise in provisions would compress pre-provision earnings and could signal emerging asset quality pressure.
Fee Income Share Remains Modest
As reported in financial statements, EWBC's non-interest income reached $103.9M in 2026Q3, equal to roughly 12.6 percent of total revenue, a share that has held in a narrow band through the period.
A fee share near 12 to 13 percent indicates the franchise remains heavily reliant on net interest income, which increases sensitivity to rate-cycle shifts. The peak of 15.6 percent in 2025Q3 appears to have been driven by episodic items rather than recurring fee growth. Diversification into trade-related and wealth fees would reduce earnings volatility if it can be scaled meaningfully.
Record Revenue Masking Earnings Miss
Based on EWBC's reported Q2 2026 results, EPS of $2.63 fell short of the $2.71 consensus estimate by about 3 percent despite record net interest income, suggesting margin or expense pressure that headline growth may obscure.
Strong top-line momentum paired with an earnings shortfall raises the question of whether cost growth or credit provisioning is absorbing gains that revenue would otherwise deliver. Analysts should not assume a one-quarter miss represents a durable trend, but it warrants monitoring for a negative revision cycle. If efficiency deteriorates from the mid-30s range, the operating leverage thesis would be materially weakened.