P/E ratio for Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

P/E ratio history for Cathay General Bancorp from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
East West Bancorp EWBC	9.85	10.85%	🇺🇸 USA
Bank of Marin Bancorp BMRC	11.0	23.54%	🇺🇸 USA
Pacific Premier Bancorp PPBI	10.7	20.96%	🇺🇸 USA
First Republic Bank FRC	0.4189	-95.29%	🇺🇸 USA
CVB Financial CVBF	11.6	30.40%	🇺🇸 USA
Sierra Bancorp BSRR	12.2	36.98%	🇺🇸 USA
Central Valley Community Bancorp CVCY	8.54	-3.91%	🇺🇸 USA
Heritage Commerce HTBK	8.90	0.16%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.