EWBC vs HBAN vs WTFC Stock Comparison

East West Bancorp, Huntington Bancshares and Wintrust Financial 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
3 wins
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp
$150.79 +3.2% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.08B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Wintrust Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wintrust Financial 5, East West Bancorp 3, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWBCHBANWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.00B $31.71B $10.08B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 13.6x 11.9x WTFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 12.5x 12.0x EWBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.6% +331.4% WTFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.4% 29.6% WTFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.9% +0.4% +14.8% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr -0.3%/yr +10.8%/yr WTFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 26.0% 23.3% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 72/100 WTFC

Percentile Scorecard

EWBCHBANWTFC

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

AxisEWBCHBANWTFC
Valuation 42 #211 of 360 48 #189 of 360 87 #48 of 360
Growth – 38 #119 of 191 88 #23 of 191
Profitability – 42 #98 of 168 98 #4 of 168
Financial Health – 27 #128 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 38 #213 of 341 65 #120 of 341 15 #289 of 341
Overall – 44 72
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WTFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEWBCHBANWTFCSPY
1 month +3.3%+0.4%+3.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.1%-9.2%-6.4% +3.9%
6 months +5.2%-5.1%+0.2% +8.2%
Year to date +16.9%-9.5%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +27.9%+0.4%+14.8% +12.3%
3 years +149.6%+66.4%+106.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%+18.5%+27.4% +23.3%
5 years +64.0%-1.3%+67.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.4%-0.3%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +230.2%+46.1%+179.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.7%+3.9%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEWBCHBANWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%26.0%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%28.7%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.780.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.020.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-47.4%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-18.5%-9.7% -1.2%
52-week high $136.60$19.27$166.90 $779.14
52-week low $99.52$15.02$123.45 $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.

MultipleEWBCHBANWTFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 13.7xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x 3.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x 6.2xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 -1.50median 1.34 1.33median 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 monthsEWBCHBANWTFC
Revenue – $10.38B $2.86B
Net income – $2.51B $900.36M
Free cash flow – $2.92B $1.64B
EPS (diluted) – $1.14 $12.42
Total debt – $23.41B –
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 2.05B 68.29M
Enterprise value $18.00B $26.62B $10.08B

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
MetricEWBCHBANWTFC
P/E 11.9x 13.7x 12.0x
P/FCF 9.2x 10.8x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.5x 6.2x
P/S 5.5x 3.1x 3.6x
P/B – 1.0x –
P/Tangible book – 1.0x –
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x 3.6x
EV/EBIT – 6.7x 3.8x
EV/Revenue – 5.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 18.4x 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.0x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.50 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.6% 331.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.8% 21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -20.1% 18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.4% 87.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.1% 95.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANWTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 84.1% 98.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 29.5% 42.5%
Net margin – 22.4% 29.6%
FCF margin – 28.1% 57.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 57.4%
Return on equity – 7.7% –
Return on assets – 0.9% –
Return on invested capital – 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANWTFC
Debt / assets – 8.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF – 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.8% –
Equity / assets – 11.2% –
Interest coverage – 1.6x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWBCHBANWTFC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.9% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 5.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusEWBCHBANWTFC
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $12.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% +48.4% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $2.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +12.5% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWBCHBANWTFC
Held by institutions 92.0% 86.7% 96.2%
Institutions holding 648 1,149 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 352 572 316
Institutions selling 199 380 168
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.51 1.88

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.

EWBCHBANWTFC
EWBC 1.00 0.75 0.83
HBAN 0.75 1.00 0.78
WTFC 0.83 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EWBC, HBAN and WTFC?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.00B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.71B, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) $10.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, EWBC, HBAN and WTFC?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, East West Bancorp (EWBC) is cheapest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +331.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 29.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: East West Bancorp (EWBC) +27.9%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +14.8%. Over five years, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) compounded fastest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.4%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.00%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 0.00%. East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 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) 22.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wintrust Financial (WTFC) leads on 5. 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.