• East West Bancorp average operating margin for 2023 was 43.44%, a 22.79% decline from 2022.
• East West Bancorp average operating margin for 2022 was 56.26%, a 11.32% decline from 2021.
• East West Bancorp average operating margin for 2021 was 50.54%, a 37.97% increase from 2020.

Operating margin can be defined as operating margin measurement of what proportion of a company's revenue is left over after paying for variable costs of production such as wages, raw materials, etc.