Does CATY pay a dividend?

Yes. Cathay General Bancorp pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.26% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.44 per share.

How much does CATY pay in dividends?

$1.44 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next CATY ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CATY. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

CATY Dividend

Cathay General Bancorp

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.26%
Annual dividend: $1.44
Payout ratio: 0.21
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $63.70
Market cap: $4.3B

Is CATY a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.26% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.21 means roughly 21% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 35 complete years, the annual total fell in 2003, 2009, 2010. The most recent reduction was in 2010.

CATY dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1991 to 2025.

Peak $1.36 in 2022Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for CATY, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
May 28, 2026	June 9, 2026	$0.3800	Quarterly
February 26, 2026	March 9, 2026	$0.3800	Quarterly
December 1, 2025	December 11, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 28, 2025	September 8, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
May 29, 2025	June 9, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
February 27, 2025	March 10, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
November 27, 2024	December 9, 2024	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 29, 2024	September 9, 2024	$0.3400	Quarterly
May 30, 2024	June 10, 2024	$0.3400	Quarterly
February 27, 2024	March 11, 2024	$0.3400	Quarterly
November 28, 2023	December 11, 2023	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 29, 2023	September 11, 2023	$0.3400	Quarterly
May 26, 2023	June 9, 2023	$0.3400	Quarterly
February 24, 2023	March 9, 2023	$0.3400	Quarterly
November 28, 2022	December 9, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 29, 2022	September 9, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
May 26, 2022	June 6, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
February 24, 2022	March 7, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
November 26, 2021	December 9, 2021	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 27, 2021	September 9, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 27, 2021	June 7, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
February 26, 2021	March 11, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
November 30, 2020	December 11, 2020	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 31, 2020	September 11, 2020	$0.3100	Quarterly
June 1, 2020	June 12, 2020	$0.3100	Quarterly
February 28, 2020	March 12, 2020	$0.3100	Quarterly
November 29, 2019	December 12, 2019	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 30, 2019	September 13, 2019	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 31, 2019	June 13, 2019	$0.3100	Quarterly
March 1, 2019	March 14, 2019	$0.3100	Quarterly
November 30, 2018	December 13, 2018	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 31, 2018	September 14, 2018	$0.2400	Quarterly
May 31, 2018	June 11, 2018	$0.2400	Quarterly
February 28, 2018	March 12, 2018	$0.2400	Quarterly
November 30, 2017	December 11, 2017	$0.2400	Quarterly
August 30, 2017	September 11, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
May 30, 2017	June 12, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
February 27, 2017	March 10, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
November 29, 2016	December 12, 2016	$0.2100	Quarterly
August 30, 2016	September 12, 2016	$0.1800	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does CATY pay a dividend?: Yes. Cathay General Bancorp pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.26% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.44 per share.
How much does CATY pay in dividends?: $1.44 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next CATY ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CATY. Dates appear here once the company declares them.