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CATY Financials Cathay General Bancorp

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 10.8% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (6.6% vs 10.8% per year).
  • Free cash flow has grown 3.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (0.0% vs 10.8% per year).

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 3 consecutive years, consuming 29.8% of earnings and 25.8% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has declined 1.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $180M $361M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 486% 972% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
0% 7% 15% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $232M $464M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $593M $1B 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B -$148M $2B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $54M $315M 0.0% 0.0% 10.8% 1.3% $364M $119M —
2024 $52M $286M 0.0% 0.0% 10.1% 1.2% $326M $119M —
2023 $44M $354M 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% 1.5% $381M $119M —
2023 — $189M — — 7.3% 0.8% — $119M —
2022 $42M $361M 0.0% 0.0% 14.6% 1.6% $464M $119M —
2021 $39M $298M 0.0% 0.0% 12.2% 1.4% $331M $119M —
2020 $32M $229M 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 1.2% $314M $119M —
2019 $31M $279M 0.0% 0.0% 12.2% 1.5% $428M $145M —
2018 $28M $272M 0.0% 0.0% 12.8% 1.6% $330M $189M $600M
2017 $26M $176M 0.0% 0.0% 8.9% 1.1% $246M $194M $535M
2016 $25M $175M 0.0% 0.0% 9.6% 1.2% $231M $119M $1.2B
2015 — $161M — — 9.2% 1.2% $173M $119M $717M
2014 — $138M — — 8.6% 1.2% $145M $119M $177M
2013 — $123M — — 8.4% 1.1% $109M $121M $154M
2012 — $117M — — 7.2% 1.1% $161M $171M $145M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced CATY against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 7.9 15.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 40.9 81.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 2.6 5.2 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is CATY growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Cathay General Bancorp's revenue has grown 10.8% per year, and net income grown 6.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does CATY have?

As of FY2025, Cathay General Bancorp reported $119M of total debt against — of cash.

What is CATY's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin —, and net margin 585.8%.

What is CATY's P/E ratio?

Cathay General Bancorp's P/E (TTM) is 12.67 as of the 2026-11-04 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CATY stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 14.0× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.