East West Bancorp (EWBC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

East West Bancorp's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $280.3 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 11.17% year-over-year to $280.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 11.49% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.0 billion, up 9.22% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses advanced to $280.3 million in Q1 2026 per EWBC's latest filing, from $261.3 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $288.3 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $189.4 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $252.0 million (2023), against an average of $245.0 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 32.98% in 2023 and slipped 13.31% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $257.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.15% to $288.3 million in 2023, then declined by 13.31% to $250.0 million in 2024, then grew by 4.54% to $261.3 million in 2025, then gained by 7.27% to $280.3 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest EWBC Operating Expenses figures stand at $280.3 million (Q1 2026), $261.3 million (Q4 2025), and $276.9 million (Q3 2025).