CBSH vs EWBC vs HBAN Stock Comparison

Commerce Bancshares, East West Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$129.04 +1.5% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.77B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

East West Bancorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (East West Bancorp 7, Huntington Bancshares 3, Commerce Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBSHEWBCHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.66B $17.77B $31.47B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 12.3x 13.5x EWBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 11.3x 12.7x EWBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +13.7% +30.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 46.6% 22.4% EWBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.7% 22.4% 11.9% EWBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.6x 2.5x EWBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +28.2% +2.1% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +9.2%/yr -0.3%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 23.1% 26.1% CBSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 65/100 36/100 CBSH

Percentile Scorecard

CBSHEWBCHBAN

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

AxisCBSHEWBCHBAN
Valuation 5 #344 of 360 41 #214 of 360 38 #222 of 360
Growth 73 #94 of 344 51 #168 of 344 30 #241 of 344
Profitability 96 #16 of 345 96 #15 of 345 26 #257 of 345
Financial Health 96 #14 of 339 66 #117 of 339 22 #265 of 339
Shareholder Returns 63 #131 of 352 70 #105 of 352 62 #134 of 352
Overall 66 65 36
  • CBSH ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBSHEWBCHBANSPY
1 month +0.8%+1.5%+1.8% -5.9%
3 months -6.6%-2.2%-10.1% -4.6%
6 months +5.2%+5.8%-3.6% +0.2%
Year to date +5.5%+14.8%-10.0% +7.5%
1 year +7.9%+28.2%+2.1% +8.2%
3 years +38.5%+121.7%+48.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+30.4%+14.1% +19.0%
5 years -9.3%+55.0%-1.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.9%+9.2%-0.3% +9.4%
10 years +50.3%+233.9%+53.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.2%+12.8%+4.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCBSHEWBCHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%23.1%26.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%23.4%28.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.760.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.220.08 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-55.5%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-5.5%-19.0% -5.9%
52-week high $60.33$136.60$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $47.49$99.52$15.02 $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.

MultipleCBSHEWBCHBAN
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 12.3x 12.3xmedian 12.3x 13.6xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.4x 5.7xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 5.0x 4.2xmedian 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.6x 9.5xmedian 10.6x 10.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 1.29 2.27median 1.29 -1.49median 1.29

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 monthsCBSHEWBCHBAN
Revenue $1.92B $3.10B $10.38B
Net income $605.30M $1.45B $2.51B
Free cash flow $1.28B $1.86B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $4.20 $10.46 $1.14
Cash & equivalents – $5.09B –
Total debt $16.16M $3.04B $23.41B
Shares (diluted) 142.22M 138.30M 2.05B
Enterprise value $15.46B -$639.90M $26.38B

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
MetricCBSHEWBCHBAN
P/E 26.3x 12.3x 13.6x
P/FCF 12.2x 9.5x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 9.0x 9.4x
P/S 8.2x 5.7x 3.0x
P/B 3.7x 1.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 4.2x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 4.5x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 5.0x 5.2x
EV/FCF 12.2x 8.4x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 7.9x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 2.27 -1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBSHEWBCHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 13.7% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 6.0% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% 21.2% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 4.5% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% 21.7% -20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 459.0% 36.9% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 6.9% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 577.4% 29.5% 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 4.8% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBSHEWBCHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.0% 119.8% 84.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.5% 59.9% 29.5%
Net margin 31.1% 46.6% 22.4%
FCF margin 66.8% 60.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 63.7% 32.3%
Return on equity 14.1% 15.9% 7.7%
Return on assets 1.7% 1.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 20.7% 22.4% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBSHEWBCHBAN
Debt / assets 0.0% 3.6% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.6x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.6x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 87.9% 89.1% 88.8%
Equity / assets 12.1% 10.9% 11.2%
Interest coverage 3.1x 2.1x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBSHEWBCHBAN
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.5% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 0.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.2% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.9% 44.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.9% 37.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 21.1% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% 7.2%

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.

ConsensusCBSHEWBCHBAN
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.53FY2026 $11.44FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% -2.2% +50.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $10.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +23.3% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBSHEWBCHBAN
Held by institutions 37.7% 92.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 508 650 1,154
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +1.4% +1.4%
Institutions buying 267 351 576
Institutions selling 144 200 381
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.76 1.51

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.

CBSHEWBCHBAN
CBSH 1.00 0.70 0.70
EWBC 0.70 1.00 0.76
HBAN 0.70 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBSH, EWBC and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) $15.66B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $17.77B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBSH, EWBC and HBAN?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 26.2x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 12.3x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, East West Bancorp (EWBC) is cheapest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 12.2x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.3x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +10.4%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +13.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) has the highest net margin (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 31.1%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 46.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 20.7%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) +7.9%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +28.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +2.1%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) -1.9%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +9.2%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 0.00%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.02%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.04%. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) has been the steadiest (Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 18.5%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 23.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBSH, EWBC and HBAN?

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 7. 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.