Cathay General Bancorp reported unaudited third-quarter 2026 net income of $95.2 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, up from $92.2 million, or $1.37 per share, in the second quarter. Net interest income reached a record $211.9 million, while credit loss provisions rose to $28.6 million and non-interest expense included an $8.0 million charitable contribution and a $5.4 million contract termination fee.
Diluted EPS was $1.43 for Q3 2026, versus $1.37 in Q2 2026 and $1.13 in Q3 2025.
Net interest income was a record $211.9 million, up $11.0 million, or 5.5%, from Q2 2026; net interest margin was 3.52%.
Provision for credit losses rose to $28.6 million from $11.2 million in Q2 2026, reflecting loan growth and updated loss assumptions.
Non-interest expense rose 12.0% to $103.4 million, including an $8.0 million charitable contribution and a $5.4 million contract termination fee.
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From Cathay General Bancorp's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$53.79M
+2.9%
$4.54
+14.9%
585.8%
FY2024
$52.26M
+19.0%
$3.95
-18.7%
547.2%
FY2023
$43.91M
+4.1%
$4.86
+0.6%
806.4%
FY2022
$42.18M
+7.9%
$4.83
+27.1%
855.0%
FY2021
$39.07M
+21.2%
$3.80
+32.4%
763.4%
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For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Cathay General Bancorp reported diluted EPS of $1.43 (+26.5% year over year) on revenue of $14.25M (-2.0%).
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