Does EWBC pay a dividend?

Yes. East West Bancorp, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.25% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.00 per share.

How much does EWBC pay in dividends?

$3.00 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next EWBC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for EWBC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

EWBC Dividend

East West Bancorp, Inc.

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.25%
Annual dividend: $3.00
Payout ratio: 0.27
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $133.04
Market cap: $18.2B

Is EWBC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.25% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.27 means roughly 27% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 27 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009. The most recent reduction was in 2009.
Raised for 8 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

EWBC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1999 to 2025.

Peak $2.40 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for EWBC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 3, 2026	August 17, 2026	$0.8000	Quarterly
May 4, 2026	May 18, 2026	$0.8000	Quarterly
February 2, 2026	February 17, 2026	$0.8000	Quarterly
November 3, 2025	November 17, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
August 4, 2025	August 15, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 2, 2025	May 16, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
February 3, 2025	February 17, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 4, 2024	November 15, 2024	$0.5500	Quarterly
August 2, 2024	August 16, 2024	$0.5500	Quarterly
May 2, 2024	May 17, 2024	$0.5500	Quarterly
February 1, 2024	February 15, 2024	$0.5500	Quarterly
October 31, 2023	November 15, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
July 31, 2023	August 15, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
April 28, 2023	May 15, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
February 3, 2023	February 21, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
October 31, 2022	November 15, 2022	$0.4000	Quarterly
July 29, 2022	August 15, 2022	$0.4000	Quarterly
April 29, 2022	May 16, 2022	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 4, 2022	February 22, 2022	$0.4000	Quarterly
October 29, 2021	November 15, 2021	$0.3300	Quarterly
July 30, 2021	August 16, 2021	$0.3300	Quarterly
April 30, 2021	May 17, 2021	$0.3300	Quarterly
February 8, 2021	February 23, 2021	$0.3300	Quarterly
October 30, 2020	November 16, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
August 3, 2020	August 17, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
May 1, 2020	May 15, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
January 31, 2020	February 14, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
October 31, 2019	November 15, 2019	$0.2750	Quarterly
July 31, 2019	August 15, 2019	$0.2750	Quarterly
April 30, 2019	May 15, 2019	$0.2750	Quarterly
February 1, 2019	February 15, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
October 31, 2018	November 15, 2018	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 31, 2018	August 15, 2018	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 30, 2018	May 15, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 2, 2018	February 15, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
October 31, 2017	November 15, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
July 28, 2017	August 15, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
April 27, 2017	May 15, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
January 30, 2017	February 15, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
October 28, 2016	November 15, 2016	$0.2000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does EWBC pay a dividend?: Yes. East West Bancorp, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.25% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.00 per share.
How much does EWBC pay in dividends?: $3.00 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next EWBC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for EWBC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.