Cathay General Bancorp PE ratio CATY

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 12.6×
10-year median: 11.3×
Against its 10-year history: 69th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 5.5× to 20.1×
Peer median: 14.6×

Cathay General Bancorp's PE ratio is 12.6× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $64.30 against $5.12 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 11.3×, higher than on 69% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 5.5× in May 2023 to 20.1× in Mar 2018.

The median for 10 regional banks of a similar size is 14.6×.

PE ratio over time

median 11.3×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	12.6×	10.4×	13.0×
2025	11.5×	9.4×	12.2×
2024	12.1×	7.2×	13.3×
2023	8.8×	5.5×	10.1×
2022	9.1×	8.9×	13.0×
2021	11.6×	11.2×	15.7×
2020	11.4×	5.5×	11.4×
2019	11.1×	9.6×	13.9×
2018	11.7×	11.4×	20.1×
2017	17.1×	14.3×	18.9×
2016	18.1×	13.0×	18.2×
2015	16.3×	14.1×	18.7×
2014	15.3×	14.6×	19.6×
2013	20.1×	14.7×	20.6×
2012	14.9×	13.1×	16.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Banks - Regional nearest Cathay General Bancorp's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
CATYCathay General Bancorp	12.6×
FLGFlagstar Bank, National Association	346×
FFINFirst Financial Bankshares	16.1×
FBPFirst Bancorp	11.6×
IBOCInternational Bancshares	10.0×
UCBUnited Community Banks	12.2×
SFBSServisFirst Bancshares	14.0×
CVBFCVB Financial	15.8×
INDBIndependent Bank	15.1×
TFSLTFS Financial CORP	46.1×
RNSTRenasant	12.4×
Peer median	14.6×

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.