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- Ticker
- CATY
- Price
- 53.80
- Stock movement up
- +0.47 (0.88%)
- Company name
- Cathay General Bancorp
- Exchange
- (NASDAQ ,
- Currency
- USD )
- Sector
- Financial Services >Banks - Regional
- Market cap
- 3.62B
- Ent value
- 24.77B
- Price/Sales
- 2.61
- Price/Book
- 1.24
- Div yield
- 2.53%
- Div growth
- 1.86%
- Growth years
- 1
- FCF payout
- 23.22%
- Trailing P/E
- 11.47
- Forward P/E
- 9.41
- PEG
- 1.43
- EPS growth
- 10.07%
- 1 year return (CAGR)
- 15.48%
- 3 year return (CAGR)
- 7.14%
- 5 year return (CAGR)
- 7.46%
- 10 year return (CAGR)
- 7.14%
Last updated: 2026-02-20
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DIVIDENDS
Dividend yield - 5y
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Dividend yield data
| Dividend per share | 1.36 |
| Dividend yield | 2.53% |
| Payout frequency | Quarterly |
| Maximum yield | 4.85% |
| Average yield | 3.26% |
| Minimum yield | 2.51% |
| Discount to avg yield | -28.94% |
| Upside potential | -22.44% |
| Yield as % of max yield | 52.12% |
Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y
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Yield distribution data
| Dividend yield | 2.53% |
| Current yield distribution | 99.60% |
| Yield at 100% (Min) | 2.51% |
| Yield at 90% | 2.81% |
| Yield at 80% | 2.92% |
| Yield at 50% (Median) | 3.17% |
| Yield at 20% | 3.60% |
| Yield at 10% | 3.88% |
| Yield at 0% (Max) | 4.85% |
Dividend per share
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Dividend per share data
| Years of growth | 1 years |
| CCC status | - |
| Dividend per share | 1.36 |
| Payout frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-div date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.63 |
| EPS (1y forward) | 5.72 |
| EPS growth (5y) | 10.07% |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | 8.00% |
Dividend growth
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Dividend growth data
| CATY | S&P500 | |
| DGR MR | 9.68% | -13.74% |
| DGR TTM | - | 6.60% |
| DGR 3 years | - | 7.31% |
| DGR 5 years | 1.86% | 4.69% |
| DGR 10 years | 9.28% | 6.30% |
| DGR 15 years | 26.50% | 8.16% |
| Time since last change announced | 1557 days |
| EPS growth (5y) | 10.07% |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | 8.00% |
Payout ratio
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Payout ratio data
| EPS coverage | FCF coverage | |
| TTM | 22.51% | 23.22% |
| Average | - | - |
| Forward | 23.78% | - |
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VALUATION
Valuation Ratios
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Valuation Ratios data
| Trailing P/E | 11.47 |
| Price to OCF | 11.53 |
| Price to FCF | 11.83 |
| Price to EBITDA | 11.23 |
| EV to EBITDA | 76.97 |
Valuation (Sales/Book Value)
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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
| Price to Sales | 2.61 |
| Price to Book | 1.24 |
| EV to Sales | 17.89 |
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FINANCIALS
Per share
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Per share data
| Current share count | 67.20M |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.63 |
| FCF per share (TTM) | 4.49 |
Income statement
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Income statement data
| Revenue (TTM) | 1.38B |
| Gross profit (TTM) | 762.46M |
| Operating income (TTM) | 407.40M |
| Net income (TTM) | 315.12M |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.63 |
| EPS (1y forward) | 5.72 |
Margins
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Margins data
| Gross margin (TTM) | 55.06% |
| Operating margin (TTM) | 29.42% |
| Profit margin (TTM) | 22.76% |
Balance Sheet
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Balance Sheet data
| Cash | 146.32M |
| Net receivables | 96.99M |
| Total current assets | 1.90B |
| Goodwill | 375.70M |
| Intangible assets | 2.68M |
| Property, plant and equipment | 0.00 |
| Total assets | 24.23B |
| Accounts payable | 0.00 |
| Short/Current long term debt | 208.92M |
| Total current liabilities | 9.68B |
| Total liabilities | 21.30B |
| Shareholder's equity | 2.93B |
| Net tangible assets | 0.00 |
Cash flow
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Cash flow data
| Operating cash flow (TTM) | 313.51M |
| Capital expenditures (TTM) | 4.46M |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | 305.59M |
| Dividends paid (TTM) | 70.94M |
Financial returns
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Financial returns data
| Return on Equity | 10.77% |
| Return on Assets | 1.30% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.77% |
| Cash Return on Invested Capital | 10.45% |
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STOCK INFORMATION
Stock chart
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Stock price data
| Open | 53.30 |
| Daily high | 54.23 |
| Daily low | 53.28 |
| Daily Volume | 317K |
| All-time high | 54.22 |
| 1y analyst estimate | 54.80 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.63 |
| Dividend per share | 1.36 |
| Ex-div date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Next earnings date | - |
Downside potential
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Downside potential data
| CATY | S&P500 | |
| Current price drop from All-time high | -0.77% | -1.82% |
| Highest price drop | -81.83% | -56.47% |
| Date of highest drop | 18 Dec 2009 | 9 Mar 2009 |
| Avg drop from high | -25.70% | -10.84% |
| Avg time to new high | 38 days | 12 days |
| Max time to new high | 3075 days | 1805 days |
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COMPANY DETAILS
Marketcap
3.62B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
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, and time deposits. The company also provides loan products, such as 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, forward currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, collection, 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. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Employees
1266
SEC filings
CEO
Pin Tai
Country
USA
City
Los Angeles
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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