East West Bancorp, Inc. Dividends | Yield & Payout

Dividend history and payout analysis for East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

27 years
Metric (FY)202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999
Dividends per share (FY)$2.40$2.20$1.92$1.60$1.32$1.12$1.07$0.86$0.80$0.80$0.80$0.72$0.60$0.40$0.16$0.04$0.05$0.40$0.40$0.20$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.28$0.12$0.12$0.15
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A2.32%2.70%2.45%1.69%2.19%2.19%2.00%1.33%1.58%1.93%1.87%1.80%2.11%1.06%1.10%2.38%3.34%1.66%0.57%0.55%0.47%0.74%0.75%0.47%0.48%1.04%
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A26.47%23.64%20.25%21.62%27.87%23.01%17.90%23.10%26.83%30.06%29.96%29.42%22.80%12.51%17.99%38.70%-67.25%15.27%8.35%9.88%12.93%16.31%12.89%7.17%7.62%9.64%

Dividend Payout History

100 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-11-17November 03, 252025-11-03$0.60
2025-08-15August 04, 252025-08-04$0.60
2025-05-16May 02, 252025-05-02$0.60
2025-02-17February 03, 252025-02-03$0.60
2024-11-15November 04, 242024-11-04$0.55
2024-08-16August 02, 242024-08-02$0.55
2024-05-17May 02, 242024-05-03$0.55
2024-02-15February 01, 242024-02-02$0.55
2023-11-15October 31, 232023-11-01$0.48
2023-08-15July 31, 232023-08-01$0.48
2023-05-15April 28, 232023-05-01$0.48
2023-02-21February 03, 232023-02-06$0.48
2022-11-15October 31, 222022-11-01$0.40
2022-08-15July 29, 222022-08-01$0.40
2022-05-16April 29, 222022-05-02$0.40
2022-02-22February 04, 222022-02-07$0.40
2021-11-15October 29, 212021-11-01$0.33
2021-08-16July 30, 212021-08-02$0.33
2021-05-17April 30, 212021-05-03$0.33
2021-02-23February 08, 212021-02-09$0.33
2020-11-16October 30, 202020-11-02$0.28
2020-08-17August 03, 202020-08-04$0.28
2020-05-15May 01, 202020-05-04$0.28
2020-02-14January 31, 202020-02-03$0.28
2019-11-15October 31, 192019-11-01$0.28
2019-08-15July 31, 192019-08-01$0.28
2019-05-15April 30, 192019-05-01$0.28
2019-02-15February 01, 192019-02-04$0.23
2018-11-15October 31, 182018-11-01$0.23
2018-08-15July 31, 182018-08-01$0.23
2018-05-15April 30, 182018-05-01$0.20
2018-02-15February 02, 182018-02-05$0.20
2017-11-15October 31, 172017-11-01$0.20
2017-08-15July 28, 172017-08-01$0.20
2017-05-15April 27, 172017-05-01$0.20
2017-02-15January 30, 172017-02-01$0.20
2016-11-15October 28, 162016-11-01$0.20
2016-08-15July 28, 162016-08-01$0.20
2016-05-16May 02, 162016-05-04$0.20
2016-02-16January 28, 162016-02-01$0.20
2015-11-16October 29, 152015-11-02$0.20
2015-08-17July 30, 152015-08-03$0.20
2015-05-15April 29, 152015-05-01$0.20
2015-02-17January 29, 152015-02-02$0.20
2014-11-17October 30, 142014-11-03$0.18
2014-08-15July 30, 142014-08-01$0.18
2014-05-19April 30, 142014-05-02$0.18
2014-02-18January 30, 142014-02-03$0.18
2013-11-15October 29, 132013-10-31$0.15
2013-08-15July 29, 132013-07-31$0.15
2013-05-13April 24, 132013-04-26$0.15
2013-02-22February 06, 132013-02-08$0.15
2012-11-23November 07, 122012-11-09$0.10
2012-08-24August 08, 122012-08-10$0.10
2012-05-24May 08, 122012-05-10$0.10
2012-02-24February 08, 122012-02-10$0.10
2011-11-24November 08, 112011-11-10$0.05
2011-08-24August 08, 112011-08-10$0.05
2011-05-24May 06, 112011-05-10$0.05
2011-02-24February 08, 112011-02-10$0.01
2010-11-24November 08, 102010-11-10$0.01
2010-08-24August 06, 102010-08-10$0.01
2010-05-24May 06, 102010-05-10$0.01
2010-02-24February 08, 102010-02-10$0.01
2009-11-24November 06, 092009-11-10$0.01
2009-08-26August 10, 092009-08-12$0.01
2009-05-26May 14, 092009-05-18$0.01
2009-02-24February 06, 092009-02-10$0.02
2008-11-24November 06, 082008-11-10$0.10
2008-08-19August 04, 082008-08-06$0.10
2008-05-14April 28, 082008-04-30$0.10
2008-02-20February 04, 082008-02-06$0.10
2007-11-14October 30, 072007-11-01$0.10
2007-08-22August 07, 072007-08-09$0.10
2007-05-15April 27, 072007-05-01$0.10
2007-02-22February 06, 072007-02-08$0.10
2006-11-14October 30, 062006-11-01$0.05
2006-08-23August 07, 062006-08-09$0.05
2006-05-16May 01, 062006-05-03$0.05
2006-02-22February 06, 062006-02-08$0.05
2005-11-14October 28, 052005-11-01$0.05
2005-08-16August 02, 052005-08-04$0.05
2005-05-16April 29, 052005-05-03$0.05
2005-02-22February 03, 052005-02-07$0.05
2004-11-10October 25, 042004-10-27$0.05
2004-08-11July 26, 042004-07-28$0.05
2004-05-12April 26, 042004-04-28$0.10
2004-02-11January 26, 042004-01-28$0.10
2003-11-13October 28, 032003-10-30$0.10
2003-08-14July 29, 032003-07-31$0.10
2003-05-15April 29, 032003-05-01$0.10
2003-02-10January 23, 032003-01-27$0.10
2002-11-14October 29, 022002-10-31$0.07
2002-08-14July 29, 022002-07-31$0.07
2002-05-15April 29, 022002-05-01$0.07
2002-02-22February 06, 022002-02-08$0.07
2001-11-14October 29, 012001-10-31$0.03
2001-08-14July 27, 012001-07-31$0.03
2001-05-16May 02, 012001-05-04$0.03
2001-02-14January 30, 012001-02-01$0.03

Frequently Asked Questions

What is East West Bancorp, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much East West Bancorp, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has East West Bancorp, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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