BPOP vs RF vs EWBC Stock Comparison

Popular, Regions Financial and East West Bancorp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BPOP Popular, Inc.
$160.41 0.0% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.24B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
8 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.41B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$131.77 +3.6% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.08B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Popular leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Popular 8, Regions Financial 1, East West Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPOPRFEWBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.24B $24.41B $18.08B RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x 11.4x 11.9x BPOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 10.2x 11.5x BPOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +4.4% — BPOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% 28.2% — BPOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.6x — BPOP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.0% +16.4% +28.5% BPOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +4.1%/yr +10.7%/yr BPOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 23.4% 22.8% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 39/100 — BPOP

Percentile Scorecard

BPOPRFEWBC

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

AxisBPOPRFEWBC
Valuation 44 #203 of 362 23 #280 of 362 43 #206 of 362
Growth 45 #122 of 221 8 #203 of 221 –
Profitability 68 #64 of 200 48 #105 of 200 –
Financial Health 47 #108 of 203 48 #106 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 83 #59 of 342 66 #117 of 342 35 #224 of 342
Overall 57 39 –
  • BPOP ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPOPRFEWBCSPY
1 month 0.0%+3.5%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months -6.4%-7.0%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months +6.5%+1.2%+5.4% +7.0%
Year to date +28.8%+5.5%+17.2% +12.2%
1 year +41.0%+16.4%+28.5% +13.0%
3 years +147.4%+104.1%+150.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.3%+26.9%+35.8% +23.1%
5 years +98.9%+22.4%+66.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.8%+4.1%+10.7% +11.0%
10 years +329.4%+166.0%+232.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+10.3%+12.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBPOPRFEWBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%23.4%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%25.7%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.660.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.790.701.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-44.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-11.7%-3.5% -1.8%
52-week high $177.87$32.40$136.60 $779.14
52-week low $109.24$24.07$99.52 $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.

MultipleBPOPRFEWBC
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 11.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 11.0x 14.6xmedian 11.0x 9.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.33median 1.36 5.21median 1.36 —median 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 monthsBPOPRFEWBC
Revenue $3.35B $7.62B –
Net income $969.11M $2.23B –
Free cash flow $807.17M $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $15.14 $2.51 –
Total debt – $7.63B –
Shares (diluted) 63.92M 857.00M 138.30M
Enterprise value $10.13B $24.41B $18.08B

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
MetricBPOPRFEWBC
P/E 10.6x 11.4x 11.9x
P/FCF 12.7x 14.6x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 13.7x –
P/S 3.1x 3.2x 5.5x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.4x –
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT 5.0x 6.7x –
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.2x –
EV/FCF 14.3x 19.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 18.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.33 5.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPOPRFEWBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% 7.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -1.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 43.2% 15.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 2.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% -33.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -6.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% -30.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -6.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPOPRFEWBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 71.1% 64.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 34.1% 37.4% –
Net margin 28.9% 28.2% –
FCF margin 24.1% 21.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% 23.3% –
Return on equity 15.2% 11.8% –
Return on assets 1.2% 1.4% –
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPOPRFEWBC
Debt / assets 1.8% 4.7% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 88.3% 89.5%
Equity / assets 8.1% 11.7% –
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPOPRFEWBC
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.9% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.5% 8.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% –

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.

ConsensusBPOPRFEWBC
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.59FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% -4.3% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +16.2% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPOPRFEWBC
Held by institutions 92.5% 84.8% 92.0%
Institutions holding 475 1,105 648
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 236 559 352
Institutions selling 168 347 199
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.61 1.77

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.

BPOPRFEWBC
BPOP 1.00 0.74 0.76
RF 0.74 1.00 0.77
EWBC 0.76 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPOP, RF and EWBC?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Popular (BPOP) $10.24B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.41B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPOP, RF and EWBC?

Popular (BPOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Popular (BPOP) 10.6x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Popular (BPOP) is cheapest (Popular (BPOP) 9.7x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Popular (BPOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Popular (BPOP) +9.9%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Popular (BPOP) has the highest net margin (Popular (BPOP) 28.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Popular (BPOP) returned the most: Popular (BPOP) +41.0%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +28.5%. Over five years, Popular (BPOP) compounded fastest (Popular (BPOP) +14.8%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Popular (BPOP) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.00%. Popular (BPOP) and East West Bancorp (EWBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (Popular (BPOP) 22.9%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPOP, RF and EWBC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Popular (BPOP) leads on 8. 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.