Cathay General Bancorp drawdown: 7.7% below the all-time high (price)
Cathay General Bancorp is 7.7% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −7.7%
- 92.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $64.93
- Aug 14, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Aug 14, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −81.8%
- Dec 18, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 12.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 12, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 31, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1990: price#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2004 | Dec 18, 2009 | −81.8% | 5.0 yrs | Feb 21, 2017 | 12.2 yrs |
| Jul 24, 1992 | Jan 20, 1994 | −60.0% | 18 mo | Jun 17, 1997 | 4.9 yrs |
| Jan 23, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −58.7% | 2.2 yrs | Nov 23, 2021 | 3.8 yrs |
| Feb 16, 2022 | May 11, 2023 | −42.4% | 15 mo | Nov 6, 2024 | 2.7 yrs |
| Jun 29, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | −40.1% | 2 mo | Feb 23, 2000 | 1.7 yrs |
| May 17, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | −31.3% | 5 mo | Jul 15, 2003 | 14 mo |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 11, 2025 | −30.7% | 5 mo | Feb 6, 2026 | 14 mo |
| Feb 9, 2001 | Apr 3, 2001 | −29.9% | 53 days | Dec 17, 2001 | 10 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 1990: how far Cathay General Bancorp stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is Cathay General Bancorp from its all-time high?
- Cathay General Bancorp is currently 7.7% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Cathay General Bancorp drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1990) took Cathay General Bancorp 81.8% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 18, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CATY; no free deep history exists for Cathay General Bancorp — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.