CATY 8-K SEC Filing Analysis

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Executive Summary

Cathay General Bancorp reported Q1 2026 earnings of $1.29 per share, missing consensus of $1.33 by 3% and down from $1.33 in Q4 2025. Net interest margin expanded to 3.43% but loan growth was minimal. The bank completed a $150M buyback and announced a new $150M program pending regulatory approval.

Actionable Insight

Monitor next quarter for loan growth and credit quality trends as the miss was driven by lower-than-expected loan growth despite margin expansion. The announced buyback is positive but pending regulatory approval.

Key Facts

Q1 2026 EPS of $1.29 missed consensus of $1.33 by 3%
Net income of $86.9M down 4% from $90.5M in Q4 2025
Net interest margin increased to 3.43% from 3.36%
Total loans increased by only 0.14% to $20.17B
Completed $150M share buyback, announced new $150M program pending regulatory approval

Financial Impact

EPS miss of $0.04, net income down $3.6M

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Risk Factors

Loan growth is slowing despite margin expansion
New buyback program is subject to regulatory approval

Market Snapshot

Exchange

Nasdaq

Sector

State Commercial Banks

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

Document	Accession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)	0001437749-26-013036
Document: caty20260422_8k.htm	0001437749-26-013036
Document: 0001437749-26-013036-index-headers.html	0001437749-26-013036
Document: 0001437749-26-013036-index.html	0001437749-26-013036
Document: 0001437749-26-013036.txt	0001437749-26-013036
8-K Data (Synthetic)	0001437749-26-013036

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Apr 28, 2026 6w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$55.73 $58.11	▲ +4.27%	▼ −1.20%	$58.39 (+4.77%)
Apr 22, 2026 6w ago	8-K BEARISH ★ 6/10	$55.25 $57.20	▼ −3.53%	▲ +1.11%	$58.39 (−5.68%)

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