EWBC drawdown: at its all-time high
East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC) is trading at its all-time high (as of market close, Aug 13, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1999).
- Below all-time high
- at the high
- 99.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $136.1
- Jul 16, 2026
- Time below the high
- 0 days
- since Jul 16, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −92.5%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 10.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jul 16, 2026
- 28 days ago
% 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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of EWBC, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 EWBC 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: EWBC is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 EWBC from its all-time high?
- EWBC is currently at (or within half a percent of) its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2026.
- What was the biggest EWBC drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1999) took the stock 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 closing prices since 1999 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — EWBC may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.