Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) recorded Net Margin of 41.48% in Q2 2026, up 2.09 percentage points from 39.39% a year earlier and up 1.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cathay General Bancorp's Net Margin came in at 39.89% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 38.53%, down 0.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has declined for four straight years, though with a five-year change of +0.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Net Margin came in at 39.19% in FY2024 (-4.53 pp), 43.72% in FY2023 (-1.90 pp), 45.62% in FY2022 (-0.11 pp) and 45.73% in FY2021 (+7.26 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.20 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 5.45 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 8.12 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 40.45% (Q1 2026), 40.62% (Q4 2025) and 36.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 29.77% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 21.83% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 38.08% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 23.36% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 32.48% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 27.42% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 26.08% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 246.71% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 37.37% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 37.37% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 47.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 41.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.98% |
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Cathay General Bancorp Net Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();