FMBM vs MTB vs EWBC Stock Comparison

F&M Bank, M&T Bank and East West Bancorp Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FMBM F&M Bank Corp
$46.00 +14.7% 1M +70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$159.74M
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.23M
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$224.64 +2.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$31.93B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$134.06 +5.7% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.75B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

F&M Bank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (F&M Bank 5, East West Bancorp 4, M&T Bank 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFMBMMTBEWBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $159.74M $31.93B $17.75B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 11.1x 12.3x FMBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.0x 11.7x MTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +5.8% +13.7% FMBM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 28.8% 46.6% EWBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 22.4% EWBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x -0.6x EWBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% MTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.2% +24.2% +34.1% FMBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr +7.7%/yr +10.0%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.5% 21.5% 22.8% FMBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 49/100 66/100 FMBM

Percentile Scorecard

FMBMMTBEWBC

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

AxisFMBMMTBEWBC
Valuation 93 #27 of 360 47 #191 of 360 41 #213 of 360
Growth 97 #11 of 344 18 #283 of 344 53 #161 of 344
Profitability – 71 #100 of 345 96 #14 of 345
Financial Health – 41 #201 of 339 66 #117 of 339
Shareholder Returns 25 #264 of 352 68 #113 of 352 73 #96 of 352
Overall 72 49 66
  • FMBM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MTB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFMBMMTBEWBCSPY
1 month +14.7%+2.9%+5.7% -1.0%
3 months +13.6%-10.8%+0.6% -0.4%
6 months +39.0%+3.3%+7.1% +4.5%
Year to date +60.0%+11.5%+19.3% +12.4%
1 year +70.2%+24.2%+34.1% +13.6%
3 years +166.7%+83.3%+126.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +38.7%+22.4%+31.4% +20.8%
5 years +60.8%+44.8%+61.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.0%+7.7%+10.0% +10.4%
10 years +74.9%+84.4%+246.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.8%+6.3%+13.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFMBMMTBEWBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.5%21.5%22.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 12.6%21.7%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.570.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.261.121.50 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-43.1%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.6%-1.9% -1.6%
52-week high $46.00$254.11$136.60 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$180.90$99.52 $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.

MultipleFMBMMTBEWBC
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.7x 11.4xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.5x 3.3xmedian 3.5x 5.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x 4.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 9.0xmedian 11.0x 9.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.33 3.48median 1.33 2.35median 1.33

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 monthsFMBMMTBEWBC
Revenue $59.23M $9.96B $3.10B
Net income $14.41M $3.03B $1.45B
Free cash flow – $3.60B $1.86B
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $19.58 $10.46
Cash & equivalents – – $5.09B
Total debt – $18.18B $3.04B
Shares (diluted) 3.58M 146.76M 138.30M
Enterprise value $159.74M $31.93B -$661.21M

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
MetricFMBMMTBEWBC
P/E 11.3x 11.4x 12.7x
P/FCF – 9.0x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 9.3x
P/S 2.8x 3.3x 5.9x
P/B – 1.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 4.5x 6.9x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF – 14.1x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.3x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 3.48 2.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMBMMTBEWBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 5.8% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -12.5% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 12.3% 21.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 0.6% 4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.0% 23.1% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 3.3% 5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.7% 36.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.4% 29.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMBMMTBEWBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.1% 119.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 28.5% 39.4% 59.9%
Net margin 24.3% 28.8% 46.6%
FCF margin – 36.1% 60.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 38.2% 63.7%
Return on equity – 10.8% 15.9%
Return on assets – 1.4% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 22.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFMBMMTBEWBC
Debt / assets – 8.3% 3.6%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – 5.1x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets – 87.3% 89.1%
Equity / assets – 12.7% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMBMMTBEWBC
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.7% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 7.9% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 10.6% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.9% 26.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.2% 20.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 15.6%

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.

ConsensusFMBMMTBEWBC
Forward P/E – 11.0xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $20.48FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.5%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -0.4% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.60BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.4%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.7% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMBMMTBEWBC
Held by institutions – 90.2% 92.0%
Institutions holding – 1,150 650
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.4% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 524 352
Institutions selling – 392 200
Buyers to sellers – 1.34 1.76

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.

FMBMMTBEWBC
FMBM 1.00 0.08 0.10
MTB 0.08 1.00 0.76
EWBC 0.10 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMBM, MTB and EWBC?

M&T Bank (MTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: F&M Bank (FMBM) $159.74M, M&T Bank (MTB) $31.93B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $17.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, FMBM, MTB and EWBC?

F&M Bank (FMBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F&M Bank (FMBM) 11.1x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.1x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, M&T Bank (MTB) is cheapest (M&T Bank (MTB) 11.0x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

F&M Bank (FMBM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: F&M Bank (FMBM) +21.8%, M&T Bank (MTB) +5.8%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) has the highest net margin (F&M Bank (FMBM) 24.3%, M&T Bank (MTB) 28.8%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads (M&T Bank (MTB) 12.1%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year F&M Bank (FMBM) returned the most: F&M Bank (FMBM) +70.2%, M&T Bank (MTB) +24.2%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +34.1%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (F&M Bank (FMBM) +10.0%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +7.7%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

M&T Bank (MTB) has the highest dividend yield: F&M Bank (FMBM) 0.00%, M&T Bank (MTB) 0.03%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 0.02%. F&M Bank (FMBM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F&M Bank (FMBM) has been the steadiest (F&M Bank (FMBM) 16.5%, M&T Bank (MTB) 21.5%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FMBM, MTB and EWBC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, F&M Bank (FMBM) 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.