CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CATY · State Commercial Banks · 67.0M shares · -2%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗

Net buyback after stock comp: $12M (gross $17M, SBC $5M)

Reference price $59.92 · est. market cap ~$4.0B — last insider sale, 2026-06-09 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)

Grade

B71

Cathay General Bancorp — Asian-American-focused bank with solid returns.

Strengths

ROA 76th pct, strong FCF (90th), low leverage (17th)

Risks

CRE concentration
Rate sensitivity

Notable findings

Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -2%/yr over 4y
Insider sellingInsider selling — 9 open-market sale(s) by 6 insider(s) (cluster of 6 insiders, ~$4M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗

Key metrics

Return on equity

10.8%

Return on assets

1.3%

Net-income growth

10.2%

Debt / equity

0.0×

Free cash flow

$364M

Tangible book value

$2.5B

Insider transactions · last 18 months

Date	Insider	Type	Shares	Price
2026-06-09	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	5.0K	$59.92
2026-06-08	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	10K	$58.90
2026-06-05	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	5.0K	$58.37
2026-06-04	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	10K	$58.16
2026-05-05	WU PETER	Sell	20K	$57.33
2026-04-28	Chan May K.	Sell	558	$56.00
2026-04-15	Hung Maan-Huei	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	Jelenko Jane H	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	FERNANDEZ FELIX S	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	CHUNG NELSON	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	Wang Shally	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	Sun Richard	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	Chan Lana Lai-Yan	Grant	265	—
2026-04-15	Woo Elizabeth A.	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	Kono Ann	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	WU PETER	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-15	TANG ANTHONY M	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-04-06	Liu Chang	Sell	4.8K	$50.35
2026-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Tax withheld	4.1K	$50.69
2026-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Option exercise	13K	—
2026-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Option exercise	17K	—
2026-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Tax withheld	5.6K	$50.69
2026-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Option exercise	12K	—
2026-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Tax withheld	3.6K	$50.69
2026-04-01	Liu Chang	Option exercise	15K	—
2026-04-01	Liu Chang	Tax withheld	7.8K	$50.69
2026-04-01	Liu Chang	Option exercise	20K	—
2026-04-01	Liu Chang	Tax withheld	10K	$50.69
2026-04-01	Liu Chang	Option exercise	14K	—
2026-04-01	Liu Chang	Tax withheld	7.1K	$50.69
2026-01-29	FERNANDEZ FELIX S	Sell	9.0K	$50.54
2026-01-29	Lo Thomas M.	Sell	1.0K	$50.23
2025-12-04	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	5.0K	$49.88
2025-12-02	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	5.0K	$49.00
2025-11-24	CHENG DUNSON K	Sell	7.6K	$47.81
2025-11-21	CHENG DUNSON K	Sell	10K	$47.85
2025-11-20	CHENG DUNSON K	Sell	14K	$46.24
2025-11-19	CHENG DUNSON K	Sell	1.0K	$45.75
2025-10-28	Liu Chang	Sell	5.2K	$46.24
2025-10-27	Lo Thomas M.	Sell	1.0K	$46.83
2025-09-10	Jelenko Jane H	Gift	1.0K	—
2025-06-09	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	1.2K	$44.79
2025-06-06	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	1.2K	$44.20
2025-05-15	Woo Elizabeth A.	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	Kono Ann	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	Sun Richard	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	WU PETER	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	TANG ANTHONY M	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	Hung Maan-Huei	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	Jelenko Jane H	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	FERNANDEZ FELIX S	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	CHUNG NELSON	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-15	Wang Shally	Grant	1.9K	—
2025-05-12	Lo Thomas M.	Sell	729	$45.00
2025-05-12	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	2.0K	$45.08
2025-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Option exercise	13K	—
2025-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Tax withheld	3.7K	$42.82
2025-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Option exercise	17K	—
2025-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Tax withheld	4.9K	$42.82
2025-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Option exercise	16K	—
2025-04-01	CHENG DUNSON K	Tax withheld	4.7K	$42.82
2025-04-01	CHEN HENG W	Option exercise	4.8K	—
2025-04-01	CHEN HENG W	Tax withheld	1.7K	$42.82
2025-04-01	CHEN HENG W	Option exercise	5.9K	—
2025-04-01	CHEN HENG W	Tax withheld	2.1K	$42.82
2025-04-01	CHEN HENG W	Option exercise	5.7K	—
2025-04-01	CHEN HENG W	Tax withheld	2.1K	$42.82
2025-04-01	Liu Chang	Option exercise	14K	—
2025-04-01	Liu Chang	Tax withheld	6.6K	$42.82
2025-04-01	Liu Chang	Option exercise	18K	—
2025-04-01	Liu Chang	Tax withheld	8.3K	$42.82
2025-04-01	Liu Chang	Option exercise	17K	—
2025-04-01	Liu Chang	Tax withheld	8.0K	$42.82
2025-03-17	Chan May K.	Option exercise	1.1K	—
2025-03-17	Chan May K.	Tax withheld	435	$43.98
2025-03-17	Lo Thomas M.	Option exercise	2.1K	—
2025-03-17	Lo Thomas M.	Tax withheld	764	$43.98
2025-03-07	TANG ANTHONY M	Sell	2.5K	$45.00

All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.

Notable events (8-K)

Date	Items
2026-05-22	Exec/director change	filing ↗
2026-05-19	Shareholder vote	filing ↗
2026-04-23	OtherExhibits	filing ↗
2026-04-22	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2026-02-05	Exec/director change	filing ↗
2026-01-23	Exec/director changeExhibits	filing ↗
2026-01-22	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2025-10-21	ResultsReg FDExhibits	filing ↗

Recent filings

Form	Filed	Period	Accession
8-K/A	2026-05-22	2026-02-04	0001437749-26-018263 ↗
8-K	2026-05-19	2026-05-18	0001437749-26-017795 ↗
10-Q	2026-05-08	2026-03-31	0001437749-26-015940 ↗
8-K	2026-04-23	2026-04-23	0001437749-26-013200 ↗
8-K	2026-04-22	2026-04-22	0001437749-26-013036 ↗
10-K	2026-03-02	2025-12-31	0001437749-26-006157 ↗
8-K	2026-02-05	2026-02-04	0001437749-26-003217 ↗
8-K	2026-01-23	2026-01-23	0001437749-26-001931 ↗
8-K	2026-01-22	2026-01-22	0001437749-26-001781 ↗
10-Q	2025-11-07	2025-09-30	0001437749-25-033885 ↗
8-K	2025-10-21	2025-10-21	0001437749-25-031420 ↗
10-Q	2025-08-08	2025-06-30	0001437749-25-025772 ↗