BMA vs EWBC vs TFC Stock Comparison

Macro Bank, East West Bancorp and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMA Macro Bank Inc.
$61.59 -10.4% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.88B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$131.77 +3.6% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.92 +2.7% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.51B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

East West Bancorp leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (East West Bancorp 3, Macro Bank 2, Truist Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMAEWBCTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.88B $18.07B $59.51B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 11.9x 12.2x EWBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 11.5x 11.4x BMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.2% +28.5% +10.7% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr +10.7%/yr -4.9%/yr BMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 22.8% 23.4% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 61/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

BMAEWBCTFC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBMAEWBCTFC
Valuation 21 #286 of 362 43 #206 of 362 85 #54 of 362
Growth – – 7 #205 of 221
Profitability – – –
Financial Health – – –
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 342 35 #224 of 342 89 #37 of 342
Overall – – 61
  • BMA ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBMAEWBCTFCSPY
1 month -10.4%+3.6%+2.7% -0.8%
3 months -33.1%+1.4%-6.1% +3.5%
6 months -16.9%+5.4%-4.5% +7.0%
Year to date -31.7%+17.2%-0.6% +12.2%
1 year +7.2%+28.5%+10.7% +13.0%
3 years +217.0%+150.3%+77.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +46.9%+35.8%+21.0% +23.1%
5 years +268.8%+66.4%-22.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.8%+10.7%-4.9% +11.0%
10 years -20.0%+232.8%+25.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.2%+12.8%+2.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBMAEWBCTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%22.8%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%23.0%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.730.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.141.250.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-55.5%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.2%-3.5%-12.3% -1.8%
52-week high $104.70$136.60$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $61.59$99.52$43.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBMAEWBCTFC
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 12.1x 11.9xmedian 12.1x 12.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 11.0x 9.2xmedian 11.0x 9.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 —median 1.36 -34.36median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBMAEWBCTFC
Net income – – $5.19B
EPS (diluted) – – $3.93
Cash & equivalents $2.10B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.27B 138.30M 1.24B
Enterprise value -$17.76M $18.07B $59.51B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBMAEWBCTFC
P/E 39.5x 11.9x 12.3x
P/FCF 19.5x 9.2x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 1.9x 5.5x 2.7x
P/B 1.4x – 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -34.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMAEWBCTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMAEWBCTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – 8.3%
Return on assets – – 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMAEWBCTFC
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 89.5% 88.9%
Equity / assets 22.5% – 11.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMAEWBCTFC
Dividend yield 6.3% 2.3% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 2.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBMAEWBCTFC
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.46FY2026 $11.43FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +159.5%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.5% -2.4% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.8% +22.9% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMAEWBCTFC
Held by institutions 9.3% 92.0% 76.7%
Institutions holding 94 648 1,687
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 51 352 798
Institutions selling 27 199 657
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.77 1.21

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BMAEWBCTFC
BMA 1.00 0.23 0.23
EWBC 0.23 1.00 0.76
TFC 0.23 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMA, EWBC and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macro Bank (BMA) $7.88B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.07B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMA, EWBC and TFC?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macro Bank (BMA) 39.5x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macro Bank (BMA) is cheapest (Macro Bank (BMA) 7.3x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: Macro Bank (BMA) +7.2%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +28.5%, Truist Financial (TFC) +10.7%. Over five years, Macro Bank (BMA) compounded fastest (Macro Bank (BMA) +29.8%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.7%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (Macro Bank (BMA) 50.8%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMA, EWBC and TFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.