CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 4 points to 51% and revenue grew 17%. At 12x earnings, it's trading above its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
CATY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CATY's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CATY.
CATY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $42.03 | -36% |
| Fair | 11x | $58.42 | -10% |
| Forward | 11x | $65.27 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $65.49 | +0.3% |
| Current | 12x | $65.27 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CATY's PE is in its expensive range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
CATY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CATY, with profitability improving.
CATY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.09 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.42 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.12 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.85 | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.54 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.32 | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.13 | -0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.95 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.95 | -19% |
CATY earned $5.42 per share over the past year, up 25% from the year before.
CATY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $254.6M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $222.3M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $214.8M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $222.8M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $210.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $196.6M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $187.8M | +7.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $186.5M | -9.1% |
CATY's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $255M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 48% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 53% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 51% | +5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 51% | +4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 45% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 49% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 46% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 47% | +1.2 points |
CATY's operating margin was 48% last quarter, up 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CATY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $80.7M | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $233.5M | +272% |
| Q1 2026 | $96M | -0.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $54.6M | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | $150.1M | +88% |
| Q2 2025 | $62.7M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $96.3M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $85.8M | +34% |
CATY's free cash flow was $465M over the past year, up 18% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CATY.
CATY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -543K shares |
| 1 year | -3.2% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | -8.4% | -6.1M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -11.4M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -13.5M shares |
CATY has 67M diluted shares, down 3.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $16,000 |
| Q3 2023 | $9,000 |
| Q2 2023 | $44,000 |
| Q1 2023 | $16.7M |
| Q4 2022 | $31.5M |
| Q3 2022 | $46.3M |
| Q2 2022 | $30.6M |
| Q1 2022 | $32.9M |
CATY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CATY has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CATY.
CATY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.4 | Neutral |
CATY's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
CATY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CATY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 82 | 63 | 19 pts above |
CATY is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CATY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.5 | 4.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $62.6 | 4.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $56.9 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.3 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $45.2 | 45% above |
CATY is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% above its 200-week average.
CATY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.1 | $31.5 | -17% |
| 2021 | $31.5 | $42.3 | +34% |
| 2022 | $42.3 | $41.1 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | $41.1 | $44.6 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | $44.6 | $48.0 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | $48.0 | $50.0 | +4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.0 | $65.3 | +31% |
CATY has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 31% so far in 2026.