Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp's Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.51% in Q2 2026, up 1.26 percentage points from 10.25% a year earlier and up 0.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Cathay General Bancorp came in at 10.91%, up 0.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +1.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.25% in FY2024 (-3.35 pp), 13.59% in FY2023 (-1.07 pp), 14.66% in FY2022 (+2.39 pp) and 12.26% in FY2021 (+2.55 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 2.89 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 4.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CATY's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 11.24% (Q1 2026), 10.81% (Q4 2025) and 10.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 17.62% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 11.19% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 17.50% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 15.89% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 13.15% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 12.67% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 3.98 Bn | 3.88 Bn | - | 11.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.96% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();