Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.45% for Q3 2026, up 0.18 percentage points from 1.28% a year earlier and up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cathay General Bancorp posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.33%, up 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.24% in FY2024 (-0.33 pp), 1.57% in FY2023 (-0.11 pp), 1.68% in FY2022 (+0.19 pp) and 1.49% in FY2021 (+0.26 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 0.30 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 0.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.43% (Q2 2026), 1.38% (Q1 2026) and 1.30% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 1.31% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | 1,525.80% |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 0.82% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 1.23% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.52% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 1.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.45% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.46% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();