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Commercial lending strength and expanding margins suggest the bank's profitability gains may have more runway ahead.
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) is back in focus after Q3 2026 results showed higher net interest income and revenue than analysts expected, while specific problem loans lifted credit costs and partially offset that operational strength.
Cathay General Bancorp has rewarded shareholders with a strong multi year run, and the latest move higher now puts sharper focus on whether that price can still be explained by the bank's earnings power.
Shares of regional bank Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) jumped 5.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue above consensus estimates, supported by record net interest income.
Cathay General Bancorp came into this Q3 2026 report with a stock that had been grinding higher, then the latest numbers lit a fire under it. The shares jumped 5.95% to US$64.24 in the first full trading reaction, which is a strong move for a regional bank.
Moby summary of Cathay General Bancorp's Q3 2026 earnings call
Regional bank Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 22.8% year on year to $254.6 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.30 per share was 10.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Record net interest income and expanded margins drove sequential earnings growth.
Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $95.2 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, as record net interest income, loan growth and margin expansion helped offset higher credit costs and operating expenses.
Cathay (CATY) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -0.69% and +11.58%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Although the revenue and EPS for Cathay (CATY) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $95.The bank, based in Los Angeles, said it had earnings of $1.