Hope Bancorp, Inc. (HOPE) Key Metrics
HOPE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.72B
- Enterprise value
- $1.71B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.0 10-yr median 11.6
- Forward P/E
- 9.7
- PEG ratio
- 1.24
- Price / sales
- 3.2 10-yr median 2.7
- Price / book
- 0.8 10-yr median 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- — 10-yr median 3.8
- Dividend yield
- 4.17% $0.56 a year
- Beta
- 0.85
HOPE key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsHOPE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
HOPE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
HOPE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
HOPE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
HOPE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
HOPE valuation history
HOPE returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
HOPE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
HOPE cash returned to shareholders
HOPE price vs earnings per share
HOPE key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.41B | $1.49B | $1.45B | $1.54B | $1.81B | $1.35B | $1.89B | $1.56B | $2.48B | $2.27B |
| Enterprise value | −$825.7M | $1.42B | −$663.0M | $311.4M | −$535.8M | −$702.4M | $429.6M | $347.4M | $1.54B | $1.08B |
| P/E ratio | 24.1 | 14.9 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 17.8 | 19.9 |
| Price / sales | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Price / book | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 9.3 | 13.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 19.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.6 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 17.4 |
| EV / sales | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 10.7 | — | 0.7 | — | — | 1.9 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 13.3 | — | 0.7 | — | — | 2.4 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Earnings yield | 4.1% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 14.1% | 11.3% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 12.1% | 5.6% | 5.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 10.7% | 7.2% | 31.7% | 30.9% | 17.5% | 11.9% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 7.6% | 5.1% |
| Dividend yield | 5.0% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 14.2% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $10.96 | $12.29 | $12.08 | $12.81 | $14.71 | $10.91 | $14.86 | $11.86 | $18.25 | $21.89 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $7.52 | $8.26 | $9.09 | $5.18 | $4.48 | $4.15 | $4.03 | $4.13 | $4.70 | $4.55 |
| Earnings per share | $0.45 | $0.82 | $1.11 | $1.81 | $1.66 | $0.90 | $1.35 | $1.44 | $1.03 | $1.10 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.28 | $0.96 | $3.94 | $4.03 | $2.63 | $1.34 | $1.45 | $1.67 | $1.50 | $1.26 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.18 | $0.88 | $3.83 | $3.95 | $2.57 | $1.30 | $1.40 | $1.61 | $1.39 | $1.12 |
| Cash per share | $20.45 | $3.78 | $33.84 | $20.58 | $24.22 | $21.51 | $19.26 | $17.70 | $16.70 | $19.69 |
| Book value per share | $17.73 | $17.62 | $17.62 | $16.76 | $17.00 | $16.58 | $16.05 | $14.42 | $14.21 | $17.94 |
| Tangible book value per share | $13.30 | $13.77 | $13.73 | $12.86 | $13.16 | $12.75 | $12.29 | $10.80 | $10.67 | $13.26 |
| Dividends per share | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.54 | $0.50 | $0.41 |
| Capex per share | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.11 | $0.08 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.11 | $0.14 |
| Debt per share | $3.07 | $3.24 | $16.25 | $10.36 | $5.16 | $4.93 | $7.79 | $8.47 | $9.79 | $8.25 |
| Shares outstanding | 128.8M | 121.1M | 120.4M | 120.5M | 123.1M | 123.9M | 126.9M | 132.0M | 135.7M | 103.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +6.3% | +0.6% | −0.1% | −2.2% | −0.6% | −2.4% | −3.8% | −2.7% | +31.1% | +30.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.6% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 10.6% | 9.9% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 6.1% | 9.6% | 33.8% | 119.9% | — | — | 27.0% | 37.0% | 16.8% | 26.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.6% | 10.7% | 42.1% | 76.4% | 57.4% | 31.3% | 34.7% | 39.1% | 29.6% | 24.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.81 | 1.17 | 3.54 | 2.22 | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 1.46 | 1.15 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $395.9M | $392.6M | $1.96B | $1.25B | $635.4M | $610.8M | $988.0M | $1.12B | $1.33B | $854.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.63B | $458.2M | $4.07B | $2.48B | $2.98B | $2.66B | $2.44B | $2.34B | $2.27B | $2.04B |
| Net debt | −$2.24B | −$65.6M | −$2.12B | −$1.23B | −$2.35B | −$2.05B | −$1.46B | −$1.22B | −$937.2M | −$1.18B |
| Debt / equity | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.46 |
| Debt / assets | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −14.82 | −0.49 | −11.90 | −2.71 | −7.79 | −13.29 | −6.43 | −2.91 | −3.76 | −6.24 |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 707.95 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Quick ratio | 0.72 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 795.75 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Interest coverage | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Working capital | −$1.05B | −$13.91B | −$10.79B | −$13.23B | $3.02B | −$11.62B | −$10.09B | −$9.82B | −$8.64B | −$8.59B |
| Invested capital | $46.2M | $2.07B | $3.9M | $787.5M | −$254.1M | −$314,000 | $580.3M | $685.7M | $991.1M | $672.7M |
| Tangible asset value | $1.71B | $1.67B | $1.65B | $1.55B | $1.62B | $1.58B | $1.56B | $1.42B | $1.45B | $1.37B |
| Net current asset value | −$13.56B | −$14.41B | −$12.87B | −$14.61B | −$12.77B | −$12.33B | −$11.16B | −$11.04B | −$9.98B | −$9.52B |
| Graham number | $13.47 | $18.06 | $20.98 | $26.14 | $25.21 | $18.32 | $22.06 | $21.59 | $18.13 | $21.06 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$105.43 | −$119.09 | −$99.31 | −$123.74 | −$105.33 | −$101.49 | −$91.09 | −$83.66 | −$73.59 | −$91.92 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $70.7M | $67.5M | $67.1M | $67.1M | $68.7M | $69.2M | $70.9M | $71.6M | $67.7M | $42.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | $3.5M | $3.4M | $14.7M | $50.0M | $36.8M | $13.2M | $150.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 120.9% | 67.8% | 50.2% | 30.8% | 33.6% | 62.0% | 41.5% | 37.8% | 48.5% | 37.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 46.7% | 66.4% | 15.3% | 17.2% | 37.4% | 65.8% | 47.5% | 104.0% | 35.8% | 36.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 3.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 8.0% | 8.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 7.2% | 11.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.84 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.05 | 0.51 | — | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 17.6% | 18.9% | 20.6% | 33.8% | 34.5% | 34.6% | 34.4% | 32.0% | 27.0% | 27.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 19.5 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 33.5 | 32.0 | 22.5 | 20.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 428.1 | -1,164.3 | -3,666.7 | -1,002.6 | -628.0 | 19.1 | 55.3 | 116.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 63.1 | 88.0 | 64.1 | 38.3 | 83.3 | 39.1 | 52.8 | 48.8 | 45.3 | 45.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -43.6 | -67.4 | 383.5 | -1,174.1 | -3,716.5 | -1,009.7 | -658.3 | -8.8 | 26.3 | 86.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 18.72 | 17.72 | 18.68 | 12.82 | 10.90 | 11.40 | 16.23 | 17.53 | 22.44 | 22.38 |
| Payables turnover | 5.78 | 4.15 | 5.69 | 9.54 | 4.38 | 9.33 | 6.92 | 7.48 | 8.06 | 8.01 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | 19.11 | 6.60 | 3.14 |
| Asset turnover | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Average receivables | $51.7M | $56.4M | $58.6M | $48.7M | $50.6M | $45.1M | $31.5M | $31.1M | $28.4M | $21.0M |
| Average payables | $86.0M | $131.0M | $97.4M | $15.5M | $9.5M | $24.3M | $32.6M | $23.7M | $13.4M | $8.4M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $650.5M | −$470.6M | −$417.5M | −$621.8M | −$388.0M | $9.3M | $16.4M | $21.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
Computed from HOPE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
HOPE valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Hope Bancorp traded at 24.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 11.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 13.0 and the forward P/E is 9.7. Hope Bancorp earned a return on equity of 2.6% and a return on invested capital of 6.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $395.9 million of debt and $2.6 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $2.2 billion. It returned $70.7 million to shareholders: $70.7 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 47% of free cash flow. The share count rose 24.4% from 103.5M to 128.8M over 9 years.
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HOPE key metrics FAQ
What is Hope Bancorp's P/E ratio?
Hope Bancorp's trailing P/E ratio is 13.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 9.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 24.1, compared with a 10-year median of 11.6.
What is Hope Bancorp's return on equity?
Hope Bancorp's return on equity (ROE) was 2.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $58.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.2 billion.
What is Hope Bancorp's ROIC?
Hope Bancorp's return on invested capital was 6.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Hope Bancorp have?
Hope Bancorp had total debt of $395.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17 and more cash than debt.
What is Hope Bancorp's dividend yield?
Hope Bancorp's forward dividend yield is 4.17%. Hope Bancorp paid $70.7 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.55 per share), a payout ratio of 120.9%.
What is Hope Bancorp's free cash flow yield?
Hope Bancorp generated $151.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 10.7% on its market value at year-end ($1.4 billion).
What is Hope Bancorp's current ratio?
Hope Bancorp's current ratio was 0.72 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.72 times current liabilities.