East West Bancorp (EWBC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
East West Bancorp's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.73% in Q2 2026, up 0.18 percentage points from 1.55% a year earlier and up 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
East West Bancorp (EWBC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at East West Bancorp came in at 1.69%, up 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +0.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.60% in FY2024 (-0.14 pp), 1.74% in FY2023 (-0.07 pp), 1.81% in FY2022 (+0.26 pp) and 1.54% in FY2021 (+0.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 0.38 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 0.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EWBC's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.71% (Q1 2026), 1.66% (Q4 2025) and 1.60% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 881.30 Bn | 881.30 Bn | - | 1.31% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.90 Bn | -2,021.17 Bn | - | 0.96% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 311.39 Bn | -1,517.77 Bn | - | 0.77% |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 282.15 Bn | -226.95 Bn | - | 1.25% |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.68 Bn | -548.32 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 255.22 Bn | -3,301.89 Bn | - | 1.00% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 249.82 Bn | -82.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.52% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 249.49 Bn | 251.62 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 9 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 210.53 Bn | -465.35 Bn | - | 0.77% |
| 10 | East West Bancorp | 17.97 Bn | -435.54 Mn | - | 1.73% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.36% |
East West Bancorp Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=EWBC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "EWBC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=EWBC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();