EAST WEST BANCORP INC

Note 8 — Goodwill

Total goodwill was $466 million as of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company’s goodwill impairment test is performed annually, as of December 31, or more frequently as events occur or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. Based on the Company’s annual goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2024, there wasno impairment. Additional information pertaining to the Company’s accounting policy for goodwill is summarized in Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Significant Accounting Policies — Goodwillto the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K. The Company performed an analysis of goodwill during the third quarter of 2025 using a qualitative assessment to determine if it was more likely than not that the carrying values of each reporting unit exceeded their estimated fair values. The results of this analysis indicated thatno impairment of goodwill existed as of September 30, 2025.

As of September 30, 2025, the Company held an equity method investment totaling $108 million, of which $101 million was comprised of equity method goodwill.