Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp's EBIT Margin came in at 110.35% for Q2 2026, down 10.69 percentage points from 121.04% a year earlier and down 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp reported EBIT Margin of 111.83%, down 14.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 117.01%, down 17.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +49.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 134.09% in FY2024 (+22.48 pp), 111.61% in FY2023 (+36.96 pp), 74.65% in FY2022 (+5.58 pp) and 69.07% in FY2021 (+1.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 42.63 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 19.03 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CATY's EBIT Margin at 111.11% (Q1 2026), 112.74% (Q4 2025) and 113.18% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 91.99% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 89.38% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 48.15% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 95.47% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 138.04% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 139.33% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 84.54% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 51.45% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 100.51% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 100.51% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 110.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 111.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 112.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 113.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 121.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 122.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 131.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 131.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 134.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 139.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 118.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 119.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 108.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 100.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 90.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 76.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 67.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 61.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 64.07% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "CATY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();