P/E ratio for East West Bancorp (EWBC)

P/E ratio history for East West Bancorp from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Cathay General Bancorp CATY	8.48	-7.03%	🇺🇸 USA
First Republic Bank FRC	0.4189	-95.41%	🇺🇸 USA
Bank of Marin Bancorp BMRC	10.2	11.33%	🇺🇸 USA
SVB Financial Group SIVB	4.14	-54.57%	🇺🇸 USA
TriCo Bancshares TCBK	11.4	24.85%	🇺🇸 USA
Pacific Premier Bancorp PPBI	9.88	8.37%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.