RF vs UWMC vs EWBC Stock Comparison

Regions Financial, UWM Holdings and East West Bancorp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.87 +7.3% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.60B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.83%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.48 +18.4% 1M -73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
20.27%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$132.95 +5.9% 1M +33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.22B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.26%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRFUWMCEWBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.60B $2.37B $18.22B RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x -13.4x 11.9x RF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 7.8x 11.6x 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 3.83% 20.27% 2.26% UWMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -73.8% +33.2% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -26.3%/yr +10.8%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 80.1% 22.7% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 35/100 — RF

Percentile Scorecard

RFUWMCEWBC

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

AxisRFUWMCEWBC
Valuation 23 #278 of 361 19 #138 of 169 42 #210 of 361
Growth 9 #139 of 153 16 #134 of 159 –
Profitability 49 #66 of 128 31 #101 of 146 –
Financial Health 58 #59 of 140 17 #127 of 153 –
Shareholder Returns 64 #123 of 335 94 #9 of 135 37 #211 of 335
Overall 41 35 –
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRFUWMCEWBCSPY
1 month +7.3%+18.4%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -6.4%-20.9%+1.6% +3.7%
6 months +1.1%-58.2%+5.1% +7.1%
Year to date +6.5%-66.2%+18.3% +12.8%
1 year +19.9%-73.8%+33.2% +11.9%
3 years +103.0%-69.6%+146.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.6%-32.8%+35.1% +22.8%
5 years +21.9%-78.2%+67.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%-26.3%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +171.1%—+237.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%—+12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRFUWMCEWBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%80.1%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%89.7%22.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.470.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.921.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-89.5%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-75.7%-2.7% -1.2%
52-week high $32.40$6.10$136.60 $779.14
52-week low $24.07$1.00$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.

MultipleRFUWMCEWBC
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.2x -13.4xmedian 11.7x 11.9xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 5.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 5.3x 15.1xmedian 13.1x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 10.8x -0.5xmedian 6.5x 9.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 0.7x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.26median 1.34 0.26median 0.33 —median 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 monthsRFUWMCEWBC
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) 857.00M 337.53M 138.30M
Enterprise value $24.67B $929.08M $18.22B

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
MetricRFUWMCEWBC
P/E 11.5x -13.4x 11.9x
P/FCF 14.7x -0.5x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x -0.5x –
P/S 3.2x 0.7x 5.5x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x -0.5x –
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 15.1x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 17.0x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 19.3x -1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x -1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.26 0.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRFUWMCEWBC
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
MetricRFUWMCEWBC
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
MetricRFUWMCEWBC
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 88.3% 94.5% 89.5%
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
MetricRFUWMCEWBC
Dividend yield 3.8% 20.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 4.6% – –
Shareholder yield 8.5% 20.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusRFUWMCEWBC
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +26.3% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.33BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +37.3% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRFUWMCEWBC
Held by institutions 84.8% 17.0% 92.0%
Institutions holding 1,106 291 649
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +31.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying 560 214 352
Institutions selling 347 50 200
Buyers to sellers 1.61 4.28 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.

RFUWMCEWBC
RF 1.00 0.23 0.77
UWMC 0.23 1.00 0.19
EWBC 0.77 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RF, UWMC and EWBC?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regions Financial (RF) $24.60B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.37B, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, RF, UWMC and EWBC?

Regions Financial (RF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regions Financial (RF) 11.5x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.4x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, UWM Holdings (UWMC) is cheapest (Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.8x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.6x). 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: Regions Financial (RF) +19.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.8%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +33.2%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (Regions Financial (RF) +4.0%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.3%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) has the highest dividend yield: Regions Financial (RF) 3.83%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 20.27%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 2.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RF, UWMC 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, 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.