East West Bancorp vs Western Alliance Bancorporation
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The short version
- Western Alliance Bancorporation is the larger business, with $3.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.9B for East West Bancorp.
- Investors pay more for each dollar of East West Bancorpβs earnings: a P/E of 12.6x against 8.6x for Western Alliance Bancorporation.
| Latest fiscal year | EWBC Β· FY25 | WAL Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $18.2B | $8.3B |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $3.5B |
| Free cash flow | β | β |
| Net income | $1.3B | $969M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 12.2% | 12.1% |
| 5-year growth | 12.7% | 23.4% |
| Share count change | β0.6% | 0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β |
| Net margin | 45.2% | 27.4% |
| FCF margin | β | β |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | 15.9% | 13.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $450M | $68.1M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 12.6x | 8.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Revenue
FY16
EWBC $1.2B
WAL $700M
FY17
EWBC $1.4B
WAL $830M
FY18
EWBC $1.6B
WAL $959M
FY19
EWBC $1.7B
WAL $1.1B
FY20
EWBC $1.6B
WAL $1.2B
FY21
EWBC $1.8B
WAL $2.0B
FY22
EWBC $2.3B
WAL $2.5B
FY23
EWBC $2.6B
WAL $2.6B
FY24
EWBC $2.6B
WAL $3.2B
FY25
EWBC $2.9B
WAL $3.5B
EWBC
WAL
Operating margin
FY16
EWBC β
WAL β
FY17
EWBC β
WAL β
FY18
EWBC β
WAL β
FY19
EWBC β
WAL β
FY20
EWBC β
WAL β
FY21
EWBC β
WAL β
FY22
EWBC β
WAL β
FY23
EWBC β
WAL β
FY24
EWBC β
WAL β
FY25
EWBC β
WAL β
EWBC
WAL
Free cash flow
FY16
EWBC β
WAL β
FY17
EWBC β
WAL β
FY18
EWBC β
WAL β
FY19
EWBC β
WAL β
FY20
EWBC β
WAL β
FY21
EWBC β
WAL β
FY22
EWBC β
WAL β
FY23
EWBC β
WAL β
FY24
EWBC β
WAL β
FY25
EWBC β
WAL β
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WAL
Return on capital
FY16
EWBC β
WAL β
FY17
EWBC β
WAL β
FY18
EWBC β
WAL β
FY19
EWBC β
WAL β
FY20
EWBC β
WAL β
FY21
EWBC β
WAL β
FY22
EWBC β
WAL β
FY23
EWBC β
WAL β
FY24
EWBC β
WAL β
FY25
EWBC β
WAL β
EWBC
WAL
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.