Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 24.72% in Q2 2026, down 0.36 percentage points from 25.08% a year earlier and down 0.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cathay General Bancorp reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 25.45%, down 2.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +12.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 27.45% in FY2024 (+2.94 pp), 24.51% in FY2023 (+8.60 pp), 15.90% in FY2022 (+2.55 pp) and 13.35% in FY2021 (+0.84 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from 13.47% in Q1 2022 to 29.21% in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.35 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 10.65 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 4.52 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 25.25% (Q1 2026), 24.69% (Q4 2025) and 24.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 3.60% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 12.95% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 11.83% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 49.27% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 6.60% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 3.32% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 3.69% |
| 10 | Cathay General Bancorp | 4.32 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 23.97% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.97% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.45% |
API Access
Cathay General Bancorp Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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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();