EWBC vs RF vs UWMC Stock Comparison

East West Bancorp, Regions Financial and UWM Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$131.28 +3.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.26B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.41 +4.3% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.62B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.51 +20.8% 1M -74.1% 1Y
Market cap
$511.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Regions Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Regions Financial 6, East West Bancorp 3, UWM Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWBCRFUWMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.26B $24.62B $511.35M RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 11.4x -13.8x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 10.1x 7.9x UWMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% +26.1% UWMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.2% -1.0% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 6.3% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 10.6x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +17.1% -74.1% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +3.7%/yr -26.0%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 23.3% 80.2% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 39/100 35/100 RF

Percentile Scorecard

EWBCRFUWMC

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

AxisEWBCRFUWMC
Valuation 40 #217 of 361 22 #281 of 361 20 #136 of 169
Growth – 9 #157 of 172 16 #137 of 162
Profitability – 47 #80 of 149 30 #105 of 149
Financial Health – 54 #74 of 158 17 #132 of 158
Shareholder Returns 37 #214 of 338 64 #122 of 338 94 #9 of 136
Overall – 39 35
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RF 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

PeriodEWBCRFUWMCSPY
1 month +3.6%+4.3%+20.8% +0.9%
3 months +0.8%-8.1%-24.1% +5.9%
6 months +5.3%+1.4%-56.5% +8.5%
Year to date +16.8%+4.8%-65.5% +13.3%
1 year +30.3%+17.1%-74.1% +12.4%
3 years +149.4%+102.8%-69.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.6%+26.6%-32.9% +23.5%
5 years +65.2%+20.0%-77.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.6%+3.7%-26.0% +11.0%
10 years +233.5%+166.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.8%+10.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEWBCRFUWMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%23.3%80.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%25.5%89.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.651.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.330.73-0.92 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-44.9%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-12.3%-75.2% -0.9%
52-week high $136.60$32.40$6.10 $779.14
52-week low $99.52$24.07$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.

MultipleEWBCRFUWMC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x -13.7xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 6.5xmedian 5.1x 15.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.8x 14.5xmedian 10.8x -0.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 5.17median 1.32 0.27median 0.34

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 monthsEWBCRFUWMC
Revenue – $7.62B $3.58B
Net income – $2.23B -$104.96M
Free cash flow – $1.67B -$4.92B
EPS (diluted) – $2.51 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents – – $498.41M
Total debt – $7.63B $19.23B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 857.00M 337.53M
Enterprise value $18.26B $24.62B -$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
MetricEWBCRFUWMC
P/E 11.9x 11.3x -13.7x
P/FCF 9.2x 14.5x -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x -0.5x
P/S 5.5x 3.2x 0.7x
P/B – 1.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book – 1.3x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 6.5x 15.2x
EV/EBIT – 6.6x 17.1x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF – 19.1x -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.9x -1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.17 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWBCRFUWMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.5% -175.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% -31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 15.6% -287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% -51.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.7% -103.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% -18.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% -100.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% -18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWBCRFUWMC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.2% 14.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.4% -3.2%
Net margin – 28.2% -1.0%
FCF margin – 21.9% -137.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% -135.9%
Return on equity – 11.8% -8.1%
Return on assets – 1.4% -0.6%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 6.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 46.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWBCRFUWMC
Debt / assets – 4.7% 33.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 6.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 10.6x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x -1.2x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.3% 94.5%
Equity / assets – 11.7% 5.5%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 0.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWBCRFUWMC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.9% 19.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 8.6% 19.9%
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.

ConsensusEWBCRFUWMC
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% -4.3% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +16.2% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWBCRFUWMC
Held by institutions 92.0% 84.8% 17.0%
Institutions holding 648 1,105 290
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.9% +31.8%
Institutions buying 352 559 213
Institutions selling 199 347 50
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.61 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.

EWBCRFUWMC
EWBC 1.00 0.77 0.19
RF 0.77 1.00 0.23
UWMC 0.19 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EWBC, RF and UWMC?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.26B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.62B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $511.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, EWBC, RF and UWMC?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.4x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, UWM Holdings (UWMC) is cheapest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.1x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.9x). 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: Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, 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) +30.3%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -74.1%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.6%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.0%/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%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 0.00%. East West Bancorp (EWBC) and UWM Holdings (UWMC) 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%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EWBC, RF 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, Regions Financial (RF) leads on 6. 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.