Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Cathay General Bancorp's (CATY) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 in Q1 2026, up 6.92% year-on-year from 0.25 in Q1 2025, and down 36.7% on a QoQ basis from 0.42 in Q4 2025.

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.26 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 6.92% year-over-year to 0.26 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.26, a 9.59% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.26, down 14.29% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.26, down from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for CATY reached as high as 0.42 in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.13 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.28 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 61.2% in 2022 and soared 73.62% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.25 in 2022, then soared by 56.94% to 0.39 in 2023, then fell by 27.01% to 0.28 in 2024, then soared by 48.69% to 0.42 in 2025, then plunged by 36.7% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.26 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.15 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08 -
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn - -1.36
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00 5.86
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn -
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn - -
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn - -
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn - 0.18
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - 0.19
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn - 0.36
10 Cathay General Bancorp 4.19 Bn 2.22 Bn 5.24 Mn 0.26

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.26
Dec 31, 2025 0.42
Sep 30, 2025 0.15
Jun 30, 2025 0.38
Mar 31, 2025 0.25
Dec 31, 2024 0.28
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.34
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.23
Jun 30, 2023 0.27
Mar 31, 2023 0.20
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 0.13
Jun 30, 2022 0.28
Mar 31, 2022 0.30
Dec 31, 2021 0.27
Sep 30, 2021 0.34
Jun 30, 2021 0.33