Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.30
- Estimate
- $1.45
- Surprise
- -10.5%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.8/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) missed the $1.45 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.30 — a large 10.5% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Hold at 5.8/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Cathay General Q3 EPS $1.43 Misses $1.45 Estimate, Sales $230.545M Beat $227.419M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-21
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CATY Hold at 5.8/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -10.5% surprise compares with a +1.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: commercial real estate and construction loans
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Target reached (-6.7% upside)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $60.63
- Stop
- $58.39
At 11.8× trailing and 10.1× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-22 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CATY at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Market cap
- $4.04B
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 11.8
- 52-week range
- $44.57–$65.26
- Off 52-week high
- 7.1%
- RSI (14)
- 54
- Volume vs avg
- 0.98×
- Score today
- 5.8/10