EWBC vs RF vs FITB Stock Comparison

East West Bancorp, Regions Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp 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
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.51 +3.2% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.27B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
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
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 4, Fifth Third Bancorp 3, East West Bancorp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWBCRFFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.00B $24.27B $48.84B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 11.3x 18.4x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 10.2x 17.0x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% +17.1% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.2% 26.2% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 12.9% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.9% +17.6% +26.2% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +3.7%/yr +4.0%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 23.3% 24.9% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 39/100 40/100 FITB

Percentile Scorecard

EWBCRFFITB

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

AxisEWBCRFFITB
Valuation 42 #211 of 360 24 #275 of 360 12 #318 of 360
Growth – 10 #173 of 191 23 #148 of 191
Profitability – 49 #87 of 168 46 #92 of 168
Financial Health – 49 #90 of 175 50 #88 of 175
Shareholder Returns 38 #213 of 341 64 #123 of 341 72 #98 of 341
Overall – 39 40
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEWBCRFFITBSPY
1 month +3.3%+3.2%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +0.1%-8.8%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +5.2%+0.6%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +16.9%+5.2%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year +27.9%+17.6%+26.2% +12.3%
3 years +149.6%+103.5%+134.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%+26.7%+32.8% +23.3%
5 years +64.0%+20.1%+21.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.4%+3.7%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +230.2%+163.0%+145.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.7%+10.2%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEWBCRFFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%23.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%25.6%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.660.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.751.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-44.9%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-12.0%-9.7% -1.2%
52-week high $136.60$32.40$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $99.52$24.07$41.12 $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.

MultipleEWBCRFFITB
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.9x 14.6xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 5.19median 1.34 -2.90median 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 monthsEWBCRFFITB
Revenue – $7.62B $10.16B
Net income – $2.23B $2.81B
Free cash flow – $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) – $2.51 $2.91
Cash & equivalents – – $4.37B
Total debt – $7.63B $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 857.00M 916.00M
Enterprise value $18.00B $24.27B -$33.39B

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
MetricEWBCRFFITB
P/E 11.9x 11.3x 18.4x
P/FCF 9.2x 14.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x –
P/S 5.5x 3.2x 4.8x
P/B – 1.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 1.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 6.5x –
EV/EBIT – 6.7x 6.1x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 4.6x
EV/FCF – 19.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.19 -2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWBCRFFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.5% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 15.6% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWBCRFFITB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.4% 35.4%
Net margin – 28.2% 26.2%
FCF margin – 21.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% –
Return on equity – 11.8% 10.0%
Return on assets – 1.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWBCRFFITB
Debt / assets – 4.7% 7.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets – 11.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWBCRFFITB
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.9% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 8.6% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusEWBCRFFITB
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% -4.3% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +16.2% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWBCRFFITB
Held by institutions 92.0% 84.8% 90.8%
Institutions holding 648 1,104 1,303
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.9% +3.9%
Institutions buying 352 558 691
Institutions selling 199 347 406
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.61 1.70

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.

EWBCRFFITB
EWBC 1.00 0.77 0.75
RF 0.77 1.00 0.88
FITB 0.75 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EWBC, RF and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.00B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.27B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $48.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, EWBC, RF and FITB?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: East West Bancorp (EWBC) +27.9%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.6%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.2%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.4%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.0%/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%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%. East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 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%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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