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Corporate Overview Eastern Bankshares, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, which we sometimes refer to as the Company, is a bank holding company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts that was incorporated under Massachusetts law in 2020. We are the sole shareholder of Eastern Bank, which we sometimes refer to as the Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered bank founded in 1818.
$23.00
$0.46 (-1.96%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
65.79% net margin is above average for a financial institution, suggesting strong underwriting or fee income alongside controlled credit costs.
Revenue grew 19.1% YoY. However, net income declined 26%, rising credit provisions or expenses may be eating into the top line.
Net income declined 26% YoY, profitability momentum has weakened.
12.8x earnings. In line with financial-sector norms. The question is whether the current credit environment supports sustained earnings at this level.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$140M
▲ +19.1% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$371M
▼ -26.2% YoY
Net Margin
264.89%
P/E
12.8x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$30.63B
Equity
$4.29B
Total Debt
$97M
Cash & Equiv.
$552M
5Y CAGR: +3.0%
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At a P/E of 12.8 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 14.5, Eastern Bankshares (EBC) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $65.62 per share, so at $23.00 the stock looks undervalued (185.3% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Eastern Bankshares scores 84/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a high-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $65.62 per share for EBC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $49.21. At today's $23.00, that puts the stock about 185.3% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Eastern Bankshares scores 84 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a high-quality business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Eastern Bankshares pays a regular dividend of about $0.49 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 29.8% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. Eastern Bankshares has grown the dividend at roughly 19.7% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For EBC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. EBC currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 84/100 on quality (high-quality). It also yields about 2.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.