Cathay General Bancorp

Cathay General Bancorp

CATYยทNASDAQ

$56.51

-0.28%
Financial ServicesBanks - Regional

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. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits. It also provides loan products, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, as well as installment loans to individuals for household, and other consumer expenditures. In addition, the company offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, traveler's check, safe deposit, night deposit, social security payment deposit, collection, bank-by-mail, drive-up and walk-up window, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as securities and insurance products. As of March 1, 2022, it operated 31 branches in Southern California, 16 branches in Northern California, 10 branches in New York, four branches in Washington, two branches in Illinois, and two branches in Texas, as well as one branch each in Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Jersey, and Hong Kong; and a representative office each in Beijing, Taipei, and Shanghai. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

At a Glance

Live Snapshot
Market Cap$3.79B
EPS4.5700
P/E Ratio12.37
Earnings Date07/28/2026
0.76%
Dividend Yield
9%
3Y-22.0%
5Y-
10Y+19.0%
29.32%
Dividend Payout Ratio
16%
3Y+14.0%
5Y-13.0%
10Y-28.0%
3Y-8.0%
5Y-7.0%
10Y+61.0%
Cathay General Bancorp

Cathay General Bancorp Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

CATY Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

50

Latest Dividend

$0.3800

Annual Amount

$1.7800

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
May 15, 2026
May 28, 2026Jun 9, 2026
$0.3800
$0.3800
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 26, 2026Mar 9, 2026
$0.3800
$0.3800
Quarterly+11.76%
Nov 20, 2025
Dec 1, 2025Dec 11, 2025
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 15, 2025
Aug 28, 2025Sep 8, 2025
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
May 15, 2025
May 29, 2025Jun 9, 2025
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 14, 2025
Feb 27, 2025Mar 10, 2025
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 15, 2024
Nov 27, 2024Dec 9, 2024
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 15, 2024
Aug 29, 2024Sep 9, 2024
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
May 16, 2024
May 30, 2024Jun 10, 2024
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 28, 2024Mar 11, 2024
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 16, 2023
Nov 29, 2023Dec 11, 2023
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 17, 2023
Aug 30, 2023Sep 11, 2023
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
May 18, 2023
May 30, 2023Jun 9, 2023
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 16, 2023
Feb 27, 2023Mar 9, 2023
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 17, 2022
Nov 29, 2022Dec 9, 2022
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 18, 2022
Aug 30, 2022Sep 9, 2022
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
May 16, 2022
May 27, 2022Jun 6, 2022
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 14, 2022
Feb 25, 2022Mar 7, 2022
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 29, 2021Dec 9, 2021
$0.3400
$0.3400
Quarterly+9.68%
Aug 19, 2021
Aug 30, 2021Sep 9, 2021
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
May 17, 2021
May 28, 2021Jun 7, 2021
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 18, 2021
Mar 1, 2021Mar 11, 2021
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 20, 2020
Dec 1, 2020Dec 11, 2020
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 20, 2020
Sep 1, 2020Sep 11, 2020
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
May 21, 2020
Jun 2, 2020Jun 12, 2020
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 20, 2020
Mar 2, 2020Mar 12, 2020
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 21, 2019
Dec 2, 2019Dec 12, 2019
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 15, 2019
Sep 3, 2019Sep 13, 2019
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
May 16, 2019
Jun 3, 2019Jun 13, 2019
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 21, 2019
Mar 4, 2019Mar 14, 2019
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 15, 2018
Dec 3, 2018Dec 13, 2018
$0.3100
$0.3100
Quarterly+29.17%
Aug 16, 2018
Sep 4, 2018Sep 14, 2018
$0.2400
$0.2400
Quarterly0.00%
May 17, 2018
Jun 1, 2018Jun 11, 2018
$0.2400
$0.2400
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 15, 2018
Mar 1, 2018Mar 12, 2018
$0.2400
$0.2400
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 16, 2017
Dec 1, 2017Dec 11, 2017
$0.2400
$0.2400
Quarterly+14.29%
Aug 17, 2017
Sep 1, 2017Sep 11, 2017
$0.2100
$0.2100
Quarterly0.00%
May 19, 2017
Jun 1, 2017Jun 12, 2017
$0.2100
$0.2100
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 16, 2017
Mar 1, 2017Mar 10, 2017
$0.2100
$0.2100
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 17, 2016
Dec 1, 2016Dec 12, 2016
$0.2100
$0.2100
Quarterly+16.67%
Aug 18, 2016
Sep 1, 2016Sep 12, 2016
$0.1800
$0.1800
Quarterly0.00%
May 19, 2016
Jun 1, 2016Jun 13, 2016
$0.1800
$0.1800
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 18, 2016
Mar 1, 2016Mar 11, 2016
$0.1800
$0.1800
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 19, 2015
Dec 2, 2015Dec 14, 2015
$0.1800
$0.1800
Quarterly+28.57%
Aug 20, 2015
Sep 1, 2015Sep 11, 2015
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly0.00%
May 21, 2015
Jun 2, 2015Jun 12, 2015
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly+40.00%
Feb 20, 2015
Mar 2, 2015Mar 12, 2015
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 20, 2014
Dec 2, 2014Dec 12, 2014
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly+42.86%
Aug 21, 2014
Sep 2, 2014Sep 12, 2014
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
May 23, 2014
Jun 2, 2014Jun 12, 2014
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly+40.00%
Feb 20, 2014
Mar 3, 2014Mar 13, 2014
$0.0500
$0.0500
Quarterly-
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Cathay General Bancorp Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-93.80M
2025
Net Income
315.12M
2025
Payout Ratio
29.77%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
29.77%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
25.8%

Excellent FCF coverage. Dividend is well-supported by actual cash generation with ample room for increases and business reinvestment.

Dividend Growth
+4.3%

Flat or modest dividend growth. Company maintaining dividend but not increasing aggressively. Monitor whether due to business maturity or temporary headwinds.

Sustainability
Excellent

Highly sustainable dividend with strong coverage, growing payouts, and solid cash generation. Low risk of dividend cuts.