EWBC vs FITB vs UWMC Stock Comparison

East West Bancorp, Fifth Third Bancorp and UWM Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$131.41 +3.3% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.00B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.58 +2.9% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.84B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.55 +26.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$509.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fifth Third Bancorp leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Fifth Third Bancorp 4, East West Bancorp 4, UWM Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWBCFITBUWMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.00B $48.84B $509.66M FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 18.4x -13.7x EWBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 17.0x 8.2x UWMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.1% +26.1% UWMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.2% -1.0% FITB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 6.3% FITB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 10.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.9% +26.2% -73.5% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +4.0%/yr -25.6%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 24.9% 80.1% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 40/100 36/100 FITB

Percentile Scorecard

EWBCFITBUWMC

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

AxisEWBCFITBUWMC
Valuation 42 #211 of 360 12 #318 of 360 20 #136 of 169
Growth – 23 #148 of 191 16 #135 of 160
Profitability – 46 #92 of 168 32 #102 of 149
Financial Health – 50 #88 of 175 18 #130 of 158
Shareholder Returns 38 #213 of 341 72 #98 of 341 95 #8 of 136
Overall – 40 36
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEWBCFITBUWMCSPY
1 month +3.3%+2.9%+26.0% -0.2%
3 months +0.1%-7.3%-17.1% +3.9%
6 months +5.2%+6.5%-57.5% +8.2%
Year to date +16.9%+14.5%-64.6% +12.9%
1 year +27.9%+26.2%-73.5% +12.3%
3 years +149.6%+134.1%-68.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%+32.8%-32.3% +23.3%
5 years +64.0%+21.8%-77.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.4%+4.0%-25.6% +10.9%
10 years +230.2%+145.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.7%+9.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEWBCFITBUWMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%24.9%80.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%24.7%89.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.701.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.221.05-0.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-54.6%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-9.7%-74.6% -1.2%
52-week high $136.60$59.36$6.10 $779.14
52-week low $99.52$41.12$1.00 $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.

MultipleEWBCFITBUWMC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x -14.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 -2.90median 1.34 0.28median 0.32

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 monthsEWBCFITBUWMC
Revenue – $10.16B $3.58B
Net income – $2.81B -$104.96M
Free cash flow – – -$4.92B
EPS (diluted) – $2.91 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents – $4.37B $498.41M
Total debt – $22.27B $19.23B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 916.00M 337.53M
Enterprise value $18.00B -$33.39B -$1.79B

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
MetricEWBCFITBUWMC
P/E 11.9x 18.4x -14.1x
P/FCF 9.2x – -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – -0.5x
P/S 5.5x 4.8x 0.7x
P/B – 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.3x
EV/EBIT – 6.1x 17.3x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x 2.2x
EV/FCF – – -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.90 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWBCFITBUWMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.1% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 20.2% -175.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% -31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -10.3% -287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% -51.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -103.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -100.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWBCFITBUWMC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 14.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 35.4% -3.2%
Net margin – 26.2% -1.0%
FCF margin – – -137.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – -135.9%
Return on equity – 10.0% -8.1%
Return on assets – 1.1% -0.6%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 6.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 46.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWBCFITBUWMC
Debt / assets – 7.4% 33.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 6.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 10.6x
Debt / FCF – – -1.2x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.5% 94.5%
Equity / assets – 11.5% 5.5%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 0.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWBCFITBUWMC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.0% 19.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.0% 19.4%
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.

ConsensusEWBCFITBUWMC
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% +61.3% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +23.3% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWBCFITBUWMC
Held by institutions 92.0% 90.8% 17.0%
Institutions holding 648 1,303 290
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.9% +31.8%
Institutions buying 352 691 213
Institutions selling 199 406 50
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.70 4.26

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.

EWBCFITBUWMC
EWBC 1.00 0.75 0.19
FITB 0.75 1.00 0.19
UWMC 0.19 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EWBC, FITB and UWMC?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.00B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.84B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $509.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, EWBC, FITB and UWMC?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, UWM Holdings (UWMC) is cheapest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has the highest net margin (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) leads (Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: East West Bancorp (EWBC) +27.9%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.5%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.4%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EWBC, FITB and UWMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) leads on 4. 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.