Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) reported EPS (Basic) of $1.42 for Q3 2026, up 25.7% from $1.13 a year earlier and up 3.2% from the prior quarter.
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp's EPS (Basic) came in at $5.44, up 22.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.55, up 14.8% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Basic) came in at $3.97 in FY2024 (-18.7%), $4.88 in FY2023 (+0.6%), $4.85 in FY2022 (+27.3%) and $3.81 in FY2021 (+32.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 17.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Basic) in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 45.6%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 28.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.38 (Q2 2026), $1.30 (Q1 2026) and $1.31 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 5.58 |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | 1.50 |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.93 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 2.03 |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 3.07 |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 3.07 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 17.30 |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1.89 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 2.15 |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 1.43 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.43 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.38 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.30 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.98 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.14 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.96 |
Cathay General Bancorp EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();