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Cathay General Bancorp CATY R2K

Financial Services · Banks - Regional · United States
https://www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com
Company Profile ↓
$61.39
+28.13% 1Y
Mkt Cap$4.12B
P/E12.66
P/B1.37
Div. Yield2.36%
52W High$63.28
52W Low$43.56
Book Value$44.59
EPS (TTM)$4.85

Company Overview

Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It offers savings accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits, and acceptance of checking, savings, demand deposits, time deposits, real estate, and consumer loans. The company also provides loan products, such as commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, and installment loans to individuals for household and other consumer expenditures. In addition, it offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, foreign currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, overdraft, cash checking, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services. The company was formerly known as Cathay Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Cathay General Bancorp in November 2003. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Why Investors Should Care

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 12.7, below the sector median of 13.3.

Healthy Margins

Maintains a net profit margin of 43.2%.

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 2.36%.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $53.79M (+2.9% YoY); net profit $315.12M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +14.1%, earnings +31.6%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 8.6%, profit CAGR 6.6%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:8.65%
1 Year:14.10%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:6.61%
1 Year:31.60%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+28.13%
6 Months:+23.31%
3 Months:+15.34%
1 Month:+2.47%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 90% of range
$43.56 $63.28
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)55.63 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+2.47%
3M+15.34%
6M+23.31%
1Y+28.13%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 12.66 is below the sector median of 13.30 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Excellent profit margin of 43.2%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
12.66
Industry PE
13.30
Forward P/E
10.41
PEG Ratio
1.33
Book Value
$44.59
Price to Book
1.37
P/S
5.31
EV/EBITDA
-
Dividend Yield
2.36%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
8.65%
Profit 5Y
6.61%
Revenue (YoY)
14.10%
Earnings (YoY)
31.60%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-
ROE
11.36%
ROA
1.41%
Profit Margin
43.21%
Op Margin
61.51%
Gross Margin
0.00%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$1.29
EPS (TTM)
$4.85

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
-
Current Ratio
-
Debt
$176.76M
Total Assets
$24.05B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
4.61%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
75.09%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$4.12B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$769.55M
EBITDA
-
Free Cash Flow
$363.66M
Operating Cash Flow
$367.96M
Shares Outstanding
67.04M
Gross Margin
0.00%
Payout Ratio
28.87%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Financial Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 CATY Cathay General Bancorp R2K 61.39 12.66 $4.12B 2.36% - 11.36% 8.65% 6.61%
2 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. SPX 342.89 16.42 $918.78B 1.87% - 16.47% 5.35% 7.56%
3 BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. SPX 491.09 14.61 $686.70B 0.00% - 10.50% 4.18% 9.44%
4 V Visa Inc. SPX 356.02 31.01 $590.89B 0.83% 37.15% 60.35% 14.33% 13.04%
5 MA Mastercard Incorporated SPX 538.02 31.10 $471.86B 0.71% 60.19% - 12.29% 19.21%
6 BAC Bank of America Corporation SPX 60.62 15.04 $430.20B 2.00% - 10.64% 6.00% 3.49%
7 MS Morgan Stanley SPX 227.67 20.62 $359.10B 1.87% - 16.39% 3.76% 9.66%
8 GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. SPX 1,140.00 20.83 $336.31B 1.69% - 14.55% - 2.21%
9 WFC Wells Fargo & Company SPX 85.29 13.18 $261.00B 2.11% - 12.03% 4.02% 15.98%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Revenue --------6.66M6.00M6.50M-6.87M7.01M6.93M-7.11M8.09M7.59M-8.56M7.07M8.32M-9.16M9.97M9.44M10.83M10.51M11.03M9.96M10.57M11.79M11.93M12.87M13.83M13.09M12.30M14.55M14.55M
Net Income 35.98M45.20M38.48M41.45M46.16M34.83M46.09M48.02M48.94M51.41M49.75M25.94M63.82M73.66M69.76M64.65M66.68M72.24M72.83M67.38M46.85M54.32M56.79M70.89M73.38M77.20M72.40M75.03M88.98M99.03M96.01M93.22M82.37M71.44M66.83M67.51M69.51M77.45M77.65M86.89M
Diluted EPS 0.450.560.470.510.570.440.580.600.610.640.610.320.780.900.850.800.830.900.910.840.590.680.710.890.920.970.930.991.181.331.321.281.130.980.920.940.981.101.131.29

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue -------25.49M25.65M27.98M31.48M32.24M39.07M42.18M43.91M52.26M53.79M
Net Income -67.39M11.56M100.15M117.44M123.14M137.83M161.11M175.10M176.04M271.88M279.13M228.86M298.30M360.64M354.12M285.98M315.12M
Diluted EPS -1.59-0.061.061.281.431.721.982.192.173.333.482.873.804.834.863.954.54

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --10.80B10.64B10.69B10.99B11.52B13.25B14.52B15.64B16.78B18.09B19.04B20.89B21.95B23.08B23.05B24.23B
Total Equity 1.30B1.31B1.43B1.51B1.62B1.46B1.60B1.75B1.83B1.97B2.12B2.29B2.42B2.45B2.47B2.74B2.85B2.93B
Cash & Equivalents 84.82M100.12M87.35M117.89M144.91M153.75M176.83M717.01M1.19B534.80M600.29M-------
Long Term Debt --171.14M171.14M171.14M121.14M119.14M119.14M119.14M194.14M189.45M119.14M119.14M119.14M119.14M119.14M119.14M119.14M
Total Liabilities --9.37B9.13B9.06B9.53B9.91B11.51B12.69B13.67B14.66B15.80B16.62B18.44B19.47B20.34B20.21B21.30B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 146.41M168.50M174.05M164.58M115.07M150.07M176.70M234.40M248.87M336.54M434.98M319.95M334.32M467.36M384.74M329.15M368.57M
Investing Cash Flow -279.58M596.60M127.05M-46.54M-311.81M-459.36M-1.18B-853.49M-903.99M-1.13B-1.38B-242.20M-859.92M-1.85B-1.48B184.03M-857.32M
Financing Cash Flow 148.48M-777.88M-270.56M-91.02M205.57M332.37M1.00B1.09B4.83M863.28M940.18M749.55M1.55B94.74M758.74M-302.47M873.64M
Capital Expenditure -12.22M-4.98M-2.89M-3.11M-6.18M-4.78M-3.52M-3.52M-3.19M-6.67M-7.13M-5.78M-3.73M-3.39M-3.40M-3.64M-4.91M
Free Cash Flow 134.19M163.53M171.16M161.47M108.89M145.29M173.18M230.88M245.69M329.87M427.85M314.18M330.59M463.97M381.34M325.52M363.66M
Share Buybacks ------59.41M54.44M042.65M36.30M23.59M167.10M141.32M16.67M84.70M180.29M
Dividends Paid --16.05M16.05M12.61M23.10M45.28M59.27M69.89M83.43M99.13M98.69M99.32M100.95M98.64M97.97M93.80M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -----------------
Operating Margin % -----------------
Net Margin % -------687.0%686.4%971.5%886.7%710.0%763.4%855.0%806.4%547.2%585.8%
ROE % -5.1%0.8%6.6%7.2%8.4%8.6%9.2%9.6%8.9%12.8%12.2%9.5%12.2%14.6%12.9%10.0%10.8%
ROCE % -----------------

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
4.61%
Institutions
75.09%
Public Float
78.73%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 14.54% 9.75M $607.64M
2 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 6.07% 4.07M $253.84M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.04% 4.05M $252.52M
4 State Street Corporation 5.16% 3.46M $215.59M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.32% 2.90M $180.66M
6 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.60% 1.74M $108.47M
7 Invesco Ltd. 2.52% 1.69M $105.21M
8 American Century Companies Inc 2.40% 1.61M $100.19M
9 T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.63% 1.10M $68.30M
10 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 1.37% 915.08K $57.06M

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CATY — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) trades at $61.39 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $43.56 to $63.28.

What is the market capitalisation of CATY?

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) has a market capitalisation of $4.12B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of CATY?

CATY trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.66. The industry average P/E is 13.30. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.37.

Does CATY pay a dividend?

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.36%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of CATY?

CATY has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.36%.

Is CATY a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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