East West Bancorp Inc. drawdown: 9.3% below the all-time high
East West Bancorp Inc. is 9.3% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −9.3%
- 90.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $136.6
- Aug 14, 2026
- Time below the high
- 47 days
- since Aug 14, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −92.5%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 10.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 23, 2026
- 5 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 7, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1999#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2004 | Mar 9, 2009 | −92.5% | 4.2 yrs | May 14, 2015 | 10.4 yrs |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Apr 3, 2020 | −68.8% | 1.8 yrs | Feb 24, 2021 | 2.7 yrs |
| Feb 16, 2022 | May 4, 2023 | −55.5% | 15 mo | Oct 17, 2024 | 2.7 yrs |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −40.0% | 8 mo | Nov 14, 2016 | 17 mo |
| Dec 27, 2000 | Apr 4, 2001 | −36.7% | 3 mo | Jun 29, 2001 | 6 mo |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −36.1% | 4 mo | Dec 10, 2025 | 12 mo |
| Nov 17, 1999 | Dec 17, 1999 | −29.3% | 30 days | Jun 8, 2000 | 7 mo |
| Jun 29, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | −25.6% | 3 mo | Feb 1, 2002 | 7 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 1999: how far East West Bancorp Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is East West Bancorp Inc. from its all-time high?
- East West Bancorp Inc. is currently 9.3% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest East West Bancorp Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1999) took East West Bancorp Inc. 92.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from EWBC; no free deep history exists for East West Bancorp Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.