# Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) — Dividends

CATY · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/caty/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.48 |
| Forward yield | 2.46% |
| Growth streak | — |

Cathay General Bancorp pays a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 28, 2026 and was paid on September 8, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.48 per share, a yield of about 2.46% at a share price of $60.14.

For most of the record the rate stayed level. The table shows $0.34 per share for seventeen payments in a row, from November 2021 through December 2025. Payments by calendar year were $1.36 in each of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The rate then rose to $0.38 with the payment that went ex-dividend in February 2026, an increase of four cents or about 11.8%. That is the only change in the table, and the source does not give a growth streak. The three payments of 2026 so far have all been $0.38.

Payments have gone ex-dividend in late February, late May, late August and late November or early December, and been paid about ten days later. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in late November or early December 2026 and be paid around mid-December. The one raise in the table came with the February payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 | $0.38 |
| May 28, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Mar 9, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | $0.34 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 8, 2025 | $0.34 |
| May 29, 2025 | Jun 9, 2025 | $0.34 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | $0.34 |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 9, 2024 | $0.34 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024 | $0.34 |
| May 30, 2024 | Jun 10, 2024 | $0.34 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Mar 11, 2024 | $0.34 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | $0.34 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 | $0.34 |
| May 26, 2023 | Jun 9, 2023 | $0.34 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Mar 9, 2023 | $0.34 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | $0.34 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Sep 9, 2022 | $0.34 |
| May 26, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | $0.34 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | $0.34 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Dec 9, 2021 | $0.34 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) pay a dividend?

Yes. Cathay General Bancorp pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.38 per share.

### What is CATY's dividend yield?

Cathay General Bancorp paid $1.48 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.46% at the last price of $60.15. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is CATY's most recent ex-dividend date?

Cathay General Bancorp's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 28, 2026, payable on Sep 8, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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