EWBC vs HBAN vs TFC Stock Comparison

East West Bancorp, Huntington Bancshares and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$132.95 +5.9% 1M +33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.12B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$49.28 +6.1% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$59.21B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Truist Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Truist Financial 4, East West Bancorp 4, Huntington Bancshares 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWBCHBANTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.12B $31.78B $59.21B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 13.7x 12.2x EWBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 12.7x 11.5x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.6% -3.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.4% 25.1% TFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.9% 10.2% HBAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 4.1x HBAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.2% +5.3% +12.2% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +0.3%/yr -4.9%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 25.9% 23.4% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 34/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

EWBCHBANTFC

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

AxisEWBCHBANTFC
Valuation 42 #210 of 361 46 #197 of 361 43 #206 of 361
Growth – 36 #99 of 153 19 #124 of 153
Profitability – 40 #77 of 128 39 #79 of 128
Financial Health – 35 #92 of 140 22 #109 of 140
Shareholder Returns 37 #211 of 335 64 #122 of 335 45 #184 of 335
Overall – 44 34
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEWBCHBANTFCSPY
1 month +5.9%+4.6%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months +1.6%-6.5%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months +5.1%-4.7%-4.3% +7.1%
Year to date +18.3%-8.0%+0.1% +12.8%
1 year +33.2%+5.3%+12.2% +11.9%
3 years +146.5%+67.1%+74.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.1%+18.7%+20.5% +22.8%
5 years +67.3%+1.5%-22.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+0.3%-4.9% +10.9%
10 years +237.8%+51.2%+25.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+4.2%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEWBCHBANTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%25.9%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%28.6%26.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.770.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.460.210.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-47.4%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-17.1%-11.7% -1.2%
52-week high $136.60$19.27$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $99.52$15.02$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.

MultipleEWBCHBANTFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.2x 13.9xmedian 12.2x 12.2xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 6.2xmedian 5.3x 7.7xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.8x 11.0xmedian 10.8x 9.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 -1.52median 1.34 -795.40median 1.34

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 monthsEWBCHBANTFC
Revenue – $10.38B $19.41B
Net income – $2.51B $5.19B
Free cash flow – $2.92B $6.06B
EPS (diluted) – $1.14 $3.97
Total debt – $23.41B $65.79B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 2.05B 1.23B
Enterprise value $18.12B $26.69B $59.21B

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
MetricEWBCHBANTFC
P/E 11.9x 13.9x 12.2x
P/FCF 9.2x 11.0x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.6x 9.7x
P/S 5.5x 3.1x 3.0x
P/B – 1.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book – 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 7.7x
EV/EBIT – 6.8x 8.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.2x 6.4x
EV/FCF – 18.5x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.2x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.52 -795.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.6% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.8% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -20.1% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.4% 54.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.1% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 84.1% 83.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 29.5% 30.7%
Net margin – 22.4% 25.1%
FCF margin – 28.1% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 31.2%
Return on equity – 7.7% 8.3%
Return on assets – 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.9% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANTFC
Debt / assets – 8.1% 11.9%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 4.1x
Debt / FCF – 8.0x 10.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.8% 88.9%
Equity / assets – 11.2% 11.1%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANTFC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.8% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 7.3%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 5.1% 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.1% 49.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.8% 42.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% -4.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -2.4%

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.

ConsensusEWBCHBANTFC
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% +48.4% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +12.5% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWBCHBANTFC
Held by institutions 92.0% 86.7% 76.7%
Institutions holding 649 1,151 1,689
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 352 575 800
Institutions selling 200 380 657
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.51 1.22

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.

EWBCHBANTFC
EWBC 1.00 0.75 0.76
HBAN 0.75 1.00 0.80
TFC 0.76 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EWBC, HBAN and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.12B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.78B, Truist Financial (TFC) $59.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, EWBC, HBAN and TFC?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.6x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.5x). 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: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%). On return on invested capital, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: East West Bancorp (EWBC) +33.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +5.3%, Truist Financial (TFC) +12.2%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.8%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.3%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.00%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Truist Financial (TFC) 0.04%. 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 (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EWBC, HBAN 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, Truist Financial (TFC) 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.