Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp's EBT Margin was 53.42% in Q2 2026, up 4.45 percentage points from 48.97% a year earlier and up 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cathay General Bancorp's EBT Margin was 50.07% through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 47.71%, up 4.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +5.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 43.52% in FY2024 (-6.31 pp), 49.82% in FY2023 (-9.95 pp), 59.78% in FY2022 (+1.24 pp) and 58.53% in FY2021 (+15.84 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 14.31 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 16.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CATY's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 51.18% (Q1 2026), 50.92% (Q4 2025) and 44.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 40.13% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 29.93% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 51.73% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 31.85% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 41.80% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 37.49% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 32.46% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 70.61% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 48.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 48.17% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 53.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 51.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 48.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 46.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 46.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 55.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 54.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 56.24% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();