Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2025)
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 25.67% in Q4 2025, down 4.74 percentage points from 30.41% a year earlier but up 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cathay General Bancorp reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 26.49%, down 2.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +13.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 28.51% in FY2024 (+3.06 pp), 25.44% in FY2023 (+8.84 pp), 16.60% in FY2022 (+2.62 pp) and 13.98% in FY2021 (+0.94 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from 14.12% in Q1 2022 to 30.41% in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 11.06 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 4.77 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 24.97% (Q3 2025), 26.03% (Q2 2025) and 28.79% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 883.45 Bn | 912.92 Bn | - | 32.13% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 401.52 Bn | 521.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.43 Bn | -1,998.64 Bn | - | 25.16% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.31 Bn | 330.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 299.17 Bn | -209.92 Bn | - | 42.00% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.08 Bn | 124.82 Bn | - | 11.34% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 270.70 Bn | -1,317.79 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 263.13 Bn | -3,293.98 Bn | - | 14.05% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.64 Bn | 245.78 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.07 Bn | 3.97 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.55% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.48% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.24% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CATY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();