Cathay General Bancorp Dividend

Q: What is the Cathay General Bancorp Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Cathay General Bancorp dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.23% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.11%. The payout ratio of Cathay General Bancorp in relation to the last financial year is 29.96%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 30.56%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Cathay General Bancorp dividend safe?

Cathay General Bancorp has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average Cathay General Bancorp Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 1.86% . The average for the last 10 years is 9.28% .

$61.13

1.09%

Nasdaq, Sep 24, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US1491501045

Symbol

CATY

Reports

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Cathay General Bancorp Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2027

Dividend Analysis of the Cathay General Bancorp Stock

Current dividend yield	2.43 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	7.99 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.51 %
Payout 3Y	8.11 %

When does Cathay General Bancorp pay a dividend?

The Cathay General Bancorp stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Cathay General Bancorp stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and December . Dividends from Cathay General Bancorp are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.38 $0.38	Aug 28 2026 Aug 28 2026 Sep 08 2026 Aug 28 26 Sep 08 26	Sep 08 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.38 $0.38	May 28 2026 May 28 2026 Jun 09 2026 May 28 26 Jun 09 26	Jun 09 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.38 $0.38	Feb 26 2026 Feb 26 2026 Mar 09 2026 Feb 26 26 Mar 09 26	Mar 09 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.34 $0.34	Dec 01 2025 Dec 01 2025 Dec 11 2025 Dec 01 25 Dec 11 25	Dec 11 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.34 $0.34	Aug 28 2025 Aug 28 2025 Sep 08 2025 Aug 28 25 Sep 08 25	Sep 08 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.34 $0.34	May 29 2025 May 29 2025 Jun 09 2025 May 29 25 Jun 09 25	Jun 09 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.34 $0.34	Feb 27 2025 Feb 27 2025 Mar 10 2025 Feb 27 25 Mar 10 25	Mar 10 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.34 $0.34	Nov 27 2024 Nov 27 2024 Dec 09 2024 Nov 27 24 Dec 09 24	Dec 09 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.34 $0.34	Aug 29 2024 Aug 29 2024 Sep 09 2024 Aug 29 24 Sep 09 24	Sep 09 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.34 $0.34	May 30 2024 May 30 2024 Jun 10 2024 May 30 24 Jun 10 24	Jun 10 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.34 $0.34	Feb 27 2024 Feb 27 2024 Mar 11 2024 Feb 27 24 Mar 11 24	Mar 11 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.34 $0.34	Nov 28 2023 Nov 28 2023 Dec 11 2023 Nov 28 23 Dec 11 23	Dec 11 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.34 $0.34	Aug 29 2023 Aug 29 2023 Sep 11 2023 Aug 29 23 Sep 11 23	Sep 11 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.34 $0.34	May 26 2023 May 26 2023 Jun 09 2023 May 26 23 Jun 09 23	Jun 09 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.34 $0.34	Feb 24 2023 Feb 24 2023 Mar 09 2023 Feb 24 23 Mar 09 23	Mar 09 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Nov 28 2022 Nov 28 2022 Dec 09 2022 Nov 28 22 Dec 09 22	Dec 09 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Aug 29 2022 Aug 29 2022 Sep 09 2022 Aug 29 22 Sep 09 22	Sep 09 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	May 26 2022 May 26 2022 Jun 06 2022 May 26 22 Jun 06 22	Jun 06 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Feb 24 2022 Feb 24 2022 Mar 07 2022 Feb 24 22 Mar 07 22	Mar 07 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.34 $0.34	Nov 26 2021 Nov 26 2021 Dec 09 2021 Nov 26 21 Dec 09 21	Dec 09 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.31 $0.31	Aug 27 2021 Aug 27 2021 Sep 09 2021 Aug 27 21 Sep 09 21	Sep 09 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.31 $0.31	May 27 2021 May 27 2021 Jun 07 2021 May 27 21 Jun 07 21	Jun 07 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.31 $0.31	Feb 26 2021 Feb 26 2021 Mar 11 2021 Feb 26 21 Mar 11 21	Mar 11 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.31 $0.31	Nov 30 2020 Nov 30 2020 Dec 11 2020 Nov 30 20 Dec 11 20	Dec 11 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.31 $0.31	Aug 31 2020 Aug 31 2020 Sep 11 2020 Aug 31 20 Sep 11 20	Sep 11 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.31 $0.31	Jun 01 2020 Jun 01 2020 Jun 12 2020 Jun 01 20 Jun 12 20	Jun 12 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.31 $0.31	Feb 28 2020 Feb 28 2020 Mar 12 2020 Feb 28 20 Mar 12 20	Mar 12 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.31 $0.31	Nov 29 2019 Nov 29 2019 Dec 12 2019 Nov 29 19 Dec 12 19	Dec 12 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.31 $0.31	Aug 30 2019 Aug 30 2019 Sep 13 2019 Aug 30 19 Sep 13 19	Sep 13 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.31 $0.31	May 31 2019 May 31 2019 Jun 13 2019 May 31 19 Jun 13 19	Jun 13 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.31 $0.31	Mar 01 2019 Mar 01 2019 Mar 14 2019 Mar 01 19 Mar 14 19	Mar 14 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.31 $0.31	Nov 30 2018 Nov 30 2018 Dec 13 2018 Nov 30 18 Dec 13 18	Dec 13 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.24 $0.24	Aug 31 2018 Aug 31 2018 Sep 14 2018 Aug 31 18 Sep 14 18	Sep 14 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.24 $0.24	May 31 2018 May 31 2018 Jun 11 2018 May 31 18 Jun 11 18	Jun 11 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.24 $0.24	Feb 28 2018 Feb 28 2018 Mar 12 2018 Feb 28 18 Mar 12 18	Mar 12 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.24 $0.24	Nov 30 2017 Nov 30 2017 Dec 11 2017 Nov 30 17 Dec 11 17	Dec 11 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.21 $0.21	Aug 30 2017 Aug 30 2017 Sep 11 2017 Aug 30 17 Sep 11 17	Sep 11 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.21 $0.21	May 30 2017 May 30 2017 Jun 12 2017 May 30 17 Jun 12 17	Jun 12 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.21 $0.21	Feb 27 2017 Feb 27 2017 Mar 10 2017 Feb 27 17 Mar 10 17	Mar 10 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.21 $0.21	Nov 29 2016 Nov 29 2016 Dec 12 2016 Nov 29 16 Dec 12 16	Dec 12 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.18 $0.18	Aug 30 2016 Aug 30 2016 Sep 12 2016 Aug 30 16 Sep 12 16	Sep 12 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.18 $0.18	May 27 2016 May 27 2016 Jun 13 2016 May 27 16 Jun 13 16	Jun 13 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.18 $0.18	Feb 26 2016 Feb 26 2016 Mar 11 2016 Feb 26 16 Mar 11 16	Mar 11 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.18 $0.18	Nov 30 2015 Nov 30 2015 Dec 14 2015 Nov 30 15 Dec 14 15	Dec 14 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.14 $0.14	Aug 28 2015 Aug 28 2015 Sep 11 2015 Aug 28 15 Sep 11 15	Sep 11 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.14 $0.14	May 29 2015 May 29 2015 Jun 12 2015 May 29 15 Jun 12 15	Jun 12 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1 $0.1	Feb 26 2015 Feb 26 2015 Mar 12 2015 Feb 26 15 Mar 12 15	Mar 12 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 28 2014 Nov 28 2014 Dec 12 2014 Nov 28 14 Dec 12 14	Dec 12 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.07 $0.07	Aug 28 2014 Aug 28 2014 Sep 12 2014 Aug 28 14 Sep 12 14	Sep 12 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.07 $0.07	May 29 2014 May 29 2014 Jun 12 2014 May 29 14 Jun 12 14	Jun 12 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.05 $0.05	Feb 27 2014 Feb 27 2014 Mar 13 2014 Feb 27 14 Mar 13 14	Mar 13 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.05 $0.05	Nov 27 2013 Nov 27 2013 Dec 12 2013 Nov 27 13 Dec 12 13	Dec 12 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	Aug 29 2013 Aug 29 2013 Sep 13 2013 Aug 29 13 Sep 13 13	Sep 13 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	May 30 2013 May 30 2013 Jun 13 2013 May 30 13 Jun 13 13	Jun 13 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	Feb 28 2013 Feb 28 2013 Mar 14 2013 Feb 28 13 Mar 14 13	Mar 14 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	Nov 29 2012 Nov 29 2012 Dec 13 2012 Nov 29 12 Dec 13 12	Dec 13 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	Aug 30 2012 Aug 30 2012 Sep 14 2012 Aug 30 12 Sep 14 12	Sep 14 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	May 30 2012 May 30 2012 Jun 12 2012 May 30 12 Jun 12 12	Jun 12 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	Feb 28 2012 Feb 28 2012 Mar 12 2012 Feb 28 12 Mar 12 12	Mar 12 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Dec 01 2011 Dec 01 2011 Dec 15 2011 Dec 01 11 Dec 15 11	Dec 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Aug 30 2011 Aug 30 2011 Sep 12 2011 Aug 30 11 Sep 12 11	Sep 12 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	May 27 2011 May 27 2011 Jun 10 2011 May 27 11 Jun 10 11	Jun 10 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Feb 25 2011 Feb 25 2011 Mar 10 2011 Feb 25 11 Mar 10 11	Mar 10 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Nov 29 2010 Nov 29 2010 Dec 10 2010 Nov 29 10 Dec 10 10	Dec 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Aug 30 2010 Aug 30 2010 Sep 10 2010 Aug 30 10 Sep 10 10	Sep 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	May 27 2010 May 27 2010 Jun 10 2010 May 27 10 Jun 10 10	Jun 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Feb 25 2010 Feb 25 2010 Mar 10 2010 Feb 25 10 Mar 10 10	Mar 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.01 $0.01	Nov 24 2009 Nov 24 2009 Dec 08 2009 Nov 24 09 Dec 08 09	Dec 08 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.01 $0.01	Aug 06 2009 Aug 06 2009 Aug 20 2009 Aug 06 09 Aug 20 09	Aug 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.08 $0.08	Apr 30 2009 Apr 30 2009 May 14 2009 Apr 30 09 May 14 09	May 14 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.105 $0.11	Jan 12 2009 Jan 12 2009 Jan 21 2009 Jan 12 09 Jan 21 09	Jan 21 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.105 $0.11	Oct 09 2008 Oct 09 2008 Oct 21 2008 Oct 09 08 Oct 21 08	Oct 21 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.105 $0.11	Jul 09 2008 Jul 09 2008 Jul 22 2008 Jul 09 08 Jul 22 08	Jul 22 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.105 $0.11	Apr 09 2008 Apr 09 2008 Apr 22 2008 Apr 09 08 Apr 22 08	Apr 22 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.105 $0.11	Jan 10 2008 Jan 10 2008 Jan 23 2008 Jan 10 08 Jan 23 08	Jan 23 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.105 $0.11	Oct 10 2007 Oct 10 2007 Oct 23 2007 Oct 10 07 Oct 23 07	Oct 23 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.105 $0.11	Jul 11 2007 Jul 11 2007 Jul 24 2007 Jul 11 07 Jul 24 07	Jul 24 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.105 $0.11	Apr 11 2007 Apr 11 2007 Apr 24 2007 Apr 11 07 Apr 24 07	Apr 24 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.09 $0.09	Jan 10 2007 Jan 10 2007 Jan 23 2007 Jan 10 07 Jan 23 07	Jan 23 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.09 $0.09	Oct 11 2006 Oct 11 2006 Oct 24 2006 Oct 11 06 Oct 24 06	Oct 24 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.09 $0.09	Jul 12 2006 Jul 12 2006 Jul 25 2006 Jul 12 06 Jul 25 06	Jul 25 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.09 $0.09	Apr 11 2006 Apr 11 2006 Apr 25 2006 Apr 11 06 Apr 25 06	Apr 25 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.09 $0.09	Jan 11 2006 Jan 11 2006 Jan 24 2006 Jan 11 06 Jan 24 06	Jan 24 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Oct 12 2005 Oct 12 2005 Oct 25 2005 Oct 12 05 Oct 25 05	Oct 25 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Jul 08 2005 Jul 08 2005 Jul 20 2005 Jul 08 05 Jul 20 05	Jul 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Apr 13 2005 Apr 13 2005 Apr 26 2005 Apr 13 05 Apr 26 05	Apr 26 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Jan 12 2005 Jan 12 2005 Jan 25 2005 Jan 12 05 Jan 25 05	Jan 25 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.09 $0.09	Oct 08 2004 Oct 08 2004 Oct 22 2004 Oct 08 04 Oct 22 04	Oct 22 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.07 $0.07	Jul 08 2004 Jul 08 2004 Jul 20 2004 Jul 08 04 Jul 20 04	Jul 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.07 $0.07	Apr 07 2004 Apr 07 2004 Apr 20 2004 Apr 07 04 Apr 20 04	Apr 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.07 $0.07	Jan 08 2004 Jan 08 2004 Jan 21 2004 Jan 08 04 Jan 21 04	Jan 21 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.07 $0.07	Sep 11 2003 Sep 11 2003 Sep 29 2003 Sep 11 03 Sep 29 03	Sep 29 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.07 $0.07	Jul 09 2003 Jul 09 2003 Jul 22 2003 Jul 09 03 Jul 22 03	Jul 22 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.07 $0.07	Apr 09 2003 Apr 09 2003 Apr 22 2003 Apr 09 03 Apr 22 03	Apr 22 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.07 $0.07	Jan 09 2003 Jan 09 2003 Jan 22 2003 Jan 09 03 Jan 22 03	Jan 22 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.07 $0.07	Oct 09 2002 Oct 09 2002 Oct 22 2002 Oct 09 02 Oct 22 02	Oct 22 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.07 $0.07	Jul 10 2002 Jul 10 2002 Jul 23 2002 Jul 10 02 Jul 23 02	Jul 23 2002	- -
2002	$0.07 $0.07	Apr 17 2002 Apr 17 2002 May 09 2002 Apr 17 02 May 09 02	May 09 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.07 $0.07	Mar 27 2002 Mar 27 2002 Apr 16 2002 Mar 27 02 Apr 16 02	Apr 16 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0625 $0.06	Jan 09 2002 Jan 09 2002 Jan 23 2002 Jan 09 02 Jan 23 02	Jan 23 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0625 $0.06	Oct 10 2001 Oct 10 2001 Oct 23 2001 Oct 10 01 Oct 23 01	Oct 23 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0625 $0.06	Jul 11 2001 Jul 11 2001 Jul 24 2001 Jul 11 01 Jul 24 01	Jul 24 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0625 $0.06	Apr 10 2001 Apr 10 2001 Apr 24 2001 Apr 10 01 Apr 24 01	Apr 24 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0625 $0.06	Jan 10 2001 Jan 10 2001 Jan 22 2001 Jan 10 01 Jan 22 01	Jan 22 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Cathay General Bancorp pay?

Cathay General Bancorp most recently paid a dividend of $0.38. Cathay General Bancorp paid a Dividend of $1.36 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $61.13 at Sep 24 2026, the current dividend yield is 2.22% (calculation: $1.36 / $61.13 = 2.22%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Cathay General Bancorp Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Cathay General Bancorp dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.23% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.11%.

The payout ratio of Cathay General Bancorp in relation to the last financial year is 29.96%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 30.56%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Cathay General Bancorp
Current dividend yield	2.22%
Dividend Yield 5Y	3.23%
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.11%
Payout 1Y	29.96%
Payout 3Y	30.56%

Is the Cathay General Bancorp dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Cathay General Bancorp dividend safe?

Cathay General Bancorp has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Cathay General Bancorp Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 1.86%. The average for the last 10 years is 9.28%.

Metric	Cathay General Bancorp
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	15 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	1.86%
Growth 10Y	9.28%

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Cathay General Bancorp Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Cathay General Bancorp stock (ISIN: US1491501045) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Cathay General Bancorp 26.33% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Cathay General Bancorp stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Cathay General Bancorp (symbol: CATY) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 11.87 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 4.68 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Cathay General Bancorp stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 11.01 according to P/E ratio and 4.49 according to P/S.

Metric	Cathay General Bancorp
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	26.33%
P/E TTM	11.87
P/S TTM	4.68
P/E forward	11.01
P/S forward	4.49

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