---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001069157-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWBC"
cik: "0001069157"
company_name: "EAST WEST BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:03:18.800619+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# East West Bancorp Q1 2026: Net income $358M, EPS $2.57 (+23% YoY), record loans $58.1B

## Summary
- Net income $358M, diluted EPS $2.57, both up 23% YoY; total revenue $774M (+12% YoY).
- Record loans of $58.1B, deposits of $68.9B; book value per share $65.70 (+14% YoY).
- Fee income up 12% YoY on strength in wealth management and deposit account fees.
- Credit quality stable; net charge-offs low and allowance for loan losses at 1.44%.
- ROATCE 16.92%, ROAA 1.79%; strong capital position with TCE ratio 10.35%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001069157-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWBC
- cik: 0001069157
- company_name: EAST WEST BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915726000016/0001069157-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915726000016/ewbc-20260421.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  EAST WEST BANCORP INC reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $774, net income $358 million, or $2.57 per diluted share, EPS $2.57.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $774
  - Net income: $358 million, or $2.57 per diluted share
  - EPS: $2.57
  - Result: reported results
  source text: HIGHLIGHTS Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 % Change ($ in millions, except per share data) March 31, 2026 Dec. 31, 2025 March 31, 2025 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr Total Revenue $774 $758 $692 2 % 12 % Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income 2 493 497 440 (1) 12 Net Income 358 356 290 — 23 Diluted Earnings per Share $2.57 $2.55 $2.08 1 23 Book Value per Share $65.70
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915726000016/0001069157-26-000016-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.