Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp's FCF Margin came in at 105.04% for Q2 2026, up 73.16 percentage points from 31.89% a year earlier and up 60.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp reported FCF Margin of 61.37%, up 18.65 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 44.46%, down 0.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -8.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 44.61% in FY2024 (-2.47 pp), 47.08% in FY2023 (-11.62 pp), 58.69% in FY2022 (+8.02 pp) and 50.68% in FY2021 (-2.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q3 2012.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.62 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 73.16 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 35.47 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CATY's FCF Margin at 44.70% (Q1 2026), 24.51% (Q4 2025) and 71.27% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 66.09% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | -21.69% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | -230.94% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 189.34% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 19.57% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 40.54% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 31.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 105.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 44.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 71.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 51.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 46.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 58.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 47.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 90.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 47.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.70% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();