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The Cato Corporation

$2.37 -$0.63 (-21.00%)
NYSE · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$2.41
Day Range
$2.3$2.37
Year Range
$2.3$4.73
Market Cap
43.12M
AVG Volume
113.08K
Trailing/Forward PE
-7.9/6.77
PEG ratio
0.1
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-19
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0250M500M750M1B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Revenue (USD) by year
PeriodRevenue (USD)
2025653.81M
2024649.81M
2023708.06M
2022759.26M
2021769.27M
2020575.11M
2019825.33M
2018829.66M
2017849.98M
2016956.57M
Net Income (USD)
-50M-25M025M50M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Net Income (USD) by year
PeriodNet Income (USD)
2025-6.42M
2024-18.8M
2023-22.58M
202225K
202134.98M
2020-45.39M
201934.67M
201829.69M
20178.41M
201647M
Operating Income (USD)
-100M-50M050M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Operating Income (USD) by year
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
2025-14.19M
2024-27.94M
2023-18.87M
2022-4.13M
202136.83M
2020-65.55M
201937.14M
201828.06M
201710.86M
201642.07M
EBITDA (USD)
-100M-50M050M100M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO EBITDA (USD) by year
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
20252.49M
2024-6.3M
2023-3.93M
202212.85M
202151.32M
2020-57.94M
201960.69M
201849.51M
201735.62M
201667.52M
Cash Flows (USD)
-50M050M100M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Cash Flows (USD) by year
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
2025-5.22M
2024-27.62M
2023-12.05M
2022-6.06M
202155.68M
2020-44.67M
201945.09M
201855.89M
201724.89M
201644.83M
EPS (USD)
-3-2-10122016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO EPS (USD) by year
PeriodEPS (USD)
2025-0.29
2024-0.97
2023-1.11
20220
20211.62
2020-2.11
20191.46
20181.23
20170.31
20161.68
Expenses (USD)
0100M200M300M400MSG&ACapex2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Expenses (USD) by year
PeriodExpenses (USD)
2025230.22M
2024239.36M
2023265.27M
2022262.08M
2021271.13M
2020206.75M
2019272.11M
2018266.96M
2017277.51M
2016317.09M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0100M200M300MCashShort Term Debt2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Cash & Debt (USD) by year
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
202576.32M
202477.7M
2023102.95M
2022128.66M
2021165.76M
2020143.93M
2019212.21M
2018207.31M
2017196.88M
2016248.47M
Debt ratios
-10010203020182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Debt ratios by year
PeriodDebt ratios
202514.5
20241.26
202321.77
20220.69
20210.18
20200.71
2019-0.01
2018-0.76
Margins
0%10%20%30%40%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Margins by year
PeriodMargins
202532.47%
202431.32%
202333.03%
202231.41%
202139.5%
202022.12%
201936.46%
201835.03%
201732.62%
201635.29%
Return on Capital
-20%-10%0%10%20%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Return on Capital by year
PeriodReturn on Capital
2025-4.08%
2024-11.59%
2023-11.74%
20220.01%
202113.76%
2020-18.41%
201910.96%
20189.37%
20172.58%
201612.24%
Shares Outstanding
010M20M30M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Shares Outstanding by year
PeriodShares Outstanding
202519.75M
202418.99M
202320.57M
202219.93M
202120.57M
202022.54M
201924.47M
201824.45M
201725.01M
201626.69M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.52015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CATO Dividends (USD) by year
PeriodDividends (USD)
20240.51
20230.68
20220.68
20210.45
20200.33
20191.32
20181.32
20171.32
20161.29
20151.2
Employee Count
05K10K15K2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CATO Employee Count by year
PeriodEmployee Count
20266.7K
20257K
20247.3K
20237.6K
20227.5K
20217.4K
202010.06K
201910.35K
201810.5K
201710.2K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
0510152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
20257.97
20248.55
20239.35
202211.37
202112.36
202010.94
201912.93
201812.96
201713.05
201614.39
Total Assets (USD)
0200M400M600M800M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CATO Total Assets (USD) by year
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
2025421.42M
2024452.36M
2023486.82M
2022553.14M
2021633.77M
2020591.45M
2019684.98M
2018499.01M
2017516.08M
2016606.32M
PE Ratio
02000400060008000med 10.89May 20Aug 21Nov 21Mar 22Jun 22Oct 22May 23
CATO PE Ratio by year
PeriodPE Ratio
May 236665.52
May 236561.87
May 236641.6
Apr 236577.82
Apr 236705.39
Apr 236785.12
Apr 236817.01
Mar 237048.23
Mar 236928.63
Nov 2222.61
Nov 2225.31
Nov 2226.19
Oct 2226.35
Oct 2224.07
Oct 2221.88
Oct 2221.13
Sep 2221.1
Sep 2221.24
Sep 2221.33
Sep 2221.48
Sep 2223.07
Aug 2224.73
Aug 2210.02
Aug 2210.63
Aug 229.83
Jul 2210.19
Jul 2210.62
Jul 229.78
Jul 229.69
Jul 229.34
Jun 2210.02
Jun 229.52
Jun 229.33
Jun 2210.08
May 2210.9
May 227.13
May 228.11
May 228.01
Apr 227.97
Apr 228.27
Apr 228.51
Apr 228.45
Apr 228.57
Mar 228.78
Mar 229.83
Mar 2210.54
Mar 2210.88
Feb 2210.9
Feb 2210.95
Feb 2210.45
Feb 2210.5
Jan 2210.18
Jan 2210.01
Jan 2210.52
Jan 2210.77
Dec 2110.82
Dec 2110.67
Dec 2110.04
Dec 2110.67
Dec 2110.5
Nov 2110.49
Nov 219.59
Nov 2118.81
Nov 2119.03
Oct 2117.32
Oct 2116.99
Oct 2116.75
Oct 2116.57
Oct 2116.9
Sep 2116.99
Sep 2116.87
Sep 2115.75
Sep 2116.62
Aug 2117.78
Aug 21222.5
Aug 21214.12
Aug 21216.57
Jul 21212.83
Jul 21204.06
Jul 21204.57
Jul 21213.73
Jul 21228.95
Jun 21220.95
Jun 21207.93
Jun 21212.96
Jun 21206.12
May 21199.41
May 206.85
May 207.2
May 207.15
May 207.66
May 208.03
Apr 206.8
Apr 207.56
Apr 207.67
Apr 206.24
Mar 208.5
Mar 207.82
Mar 208.84
Mar 209.79
Free Cash Flow Yield
-80%-60%-40%-20%0%20%med -22.35%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
CATO Free Cash Flow Yield by year
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 263.58%
Sep 263.52%
Sep 263.26%
Aug 263.2%
Aug 26-1.89%
Aug 26-1.62%
Aug 26-1.66%
Jul 26-1.61%
Jul 26-1.67%
Jul 26-1.72%
Jul 26-1.59%
Jul 26-1.64%
Jun 26-1.65%
Jun 26-1.67%
Jun 26-1.72%
Jun 26-1.73%
May 26-1.7%
May 26-8.07%
May 26-9%
May 26-9.15%
May 26-9.25%
Apr 26-9.15%
Apr 26-9.48%
Apr 26-8.94%
Apr 26-9.52%
Mar 26-9.65%
Mar 26-13.79%
Mar 26-13.47%
Mar 26-13.21%
Feb 26-13.43%
Feb 26-12.99%
Feb 26-13.16%
Feb 26-13.34%
Jan 26-13.25%
Jan 26-12.59%
Jan 26-11.71%
Jan 26-11.45%
Jan 26-13.47%
Dec 25-13.12%
Dec 25-13.12%
Dec 25-11.89%
Dec 25-11.65%
Nov 25-11.55%
Nov 25-30.26%
Nov 25-27.7%
Nov 25-26.8%
Oct 25-25.54%
Oct 25-23.03%
Oct 25-25.28%
Oct 25-22.92%
Oct 25-21.47%
Sep 25-23.09%
Sep 25-22.45%
Sep 25-21.29%
Sep 25-22.25%
Aug 25-23.93%
Aug 25-39.36%
Aug 25-51.65%
Aug 25-51.1%
Aug 25-52.2%
Jul 25-47.91%
Jul 25-51.65%
Jul 25-46.68%
Jul 25-49.2%
Jun 25-52.77%
Jun 25-52.58%
Jun 25-48.39%
Jun 25-56.89%
May 25-56.89%
May 25-50.32%
May 25-51.76%
May 25-57.03%
May 25-58.64%
Apr 25-60.6%
Apr 25-59.36%
Apr 25-59.85%
Apr 25-51.57%
Mar 25-45.3%
Mar 25-49.19%
Mar 25-57.38%
Mar 25-62.83%
Feb 25-56.08%
Feb 25-52.65%
Feb 25-49.75%
Feb 25-50.48%
Jan 25-51.39%
Jan 25-47.82%
Jan 25-45.54%
Jan 25-49.33%
Jan 25-44.95%
Dec 24-43.8%
Dec 24-44.14%
Dec 24-51.39%
Dec 24-50.48%
Nov 24-53.97%
Nov 24-33.02%
Nov 24-20.7%
Nov 24-19.33%
Nov 24-18.93%
Oct 24-20.45%
Price to Sales
0.050.080.10.120.150.17med 0.09Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
CATO Price to Sales by year
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.07
Sep 260.07
Sep 260.08
Aug 260.08
Aug 260.09
Aug 260.1
Aug 260.1
Jul 260.1
Jul 260.1
Jul 260.1
Jul 260.1
Jul 260.1
Jun 260.1
Jun 260.1
Jun 260.1
Jun 260.1
May 260.1
May 260.1
May 260.09
May 260.09
May 260.09
Apr 260.09
Apr 260.08
Apr 260.09
Apr 260.08
Mar 260.08
Mar 260.08
Mar 260.08
Mar 260.09
Feb 260.08
Feb 260.09
Feb 260.09
Feb 260.09
Jan 260.09
Jan 260.09
Jan 260.1
Jan 260.1
Jan 260.08
Dec 250.09
Dec 250.09
Dec 250.1
Dec 250.1
Nov 250.1
Nov 250.09
Nov 250.1
Nov 250.11
Oct 250.11
Oct 250.12
Oct 250.11
Oct 250.12
Oct 250.13
Sep 250.12
Sep 250.13
Sep 250.13
Sep 250.13
Aug 250.12
Aug 250.11
Aug 250.08
Aug 250.08
Aug 250.08
Jul 250.09
Jul 250.08
Jul 250.09
Jul 250.09
Jun 250.08
Jun 250.08
Jun 250.09
Jun 250.07
May 250.07
May 250.08
May 250.08
May 250.07
May 250.07
Apr 250.07
Apr 250.07
Apr 250.07
Apr 250.08
Mar 250.11
Mar 250.1
Mar 250.09
Mar 250.08
Feb 250.09
Feb 250.09
Feb 250.1
Feb 250.1
Jan 250.1
Jan 250.1
Jan 250.11
Jan 250.1
Jan 250.11
Dec 240.11
Dec 240.11
Dec 240.1
Dec 240.1
Nov 240.09
Nov 240.09
Nov 240.15
Nov 240.16
Nov 240.16
Oct 240.15
EV/EBITDA
050100150200med 30.62Jun 23Oct 23Jan 24Jul 24Jan 26May 26Aug 26
CATO EV/EBITDA by year
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Aug 2615.38
Aug 2616.6
Aug 2616.37
Jul 2616.65
Jul 2616.35
Jul 2616.12
Jul 2616.78
Jul 2616.48
Jun 2616.45
Jun 2616.35
Jun 2616.09
Jun 2616.04
May 2616.19
May 2655.85
May 2653.15
May 2652.75
May 2652.51
Apr 2652.75
Apr 2651.96
Apr 2653.31
Apr 2651.88
Mar 2651.56
Mar 26143.03
Mar 26144.4
Mar 26145.58
Feb 26144.6
Feb 26146.56
Feb 26145.77
Feb 26144.99
Jan 26145.38
Jan 26148.52
Jan 26153.22
Jan 26154.78
Jan 26144.4
Dec 25145.97
Dec 25145.97
Dec 25152.24
Dec 25153.61
Nov 25154.2
Aug 24157.54
Aug 24157.06
Aug 24156.1
Aug 24161.85
Jul 24164.25
Jul 24164.01
Jul 24171.93
Jul 24164.49
Jun 24172.89
Jun 24185.84
Jun 24170.97
Jun 24185.84
May 24183.92
Mar 2425.37
Mar 2428.06
Mar 2429.32
Mar 2428.89
Feb 2428.41
Feb 2431.06
Feb 2431.01
Feb 2430.75
Jan 2430.97
Jan 2432.1
Jan 2431.36
Jan 2431.45
Dec 2331.88
Dec 2331.79
Dec 2331.01
Dec 2330.49
Dec 2331.84
Nov 2330.1
Nov 2323.08
Nov 2323.21
Nov 2323.65
Oct 2323.01
Oct 2323.91
Oct 2323.91
Oct 2324.61
Sep 2325.22
Sep 2326.21
Sep 2324.48
Sep 2324.77
Sep 2325.34
Aug 2325.54
Aug 2324.64
Aug 2324.67
Aug 2325.9
Jul 2325.83
Jul 2325.72
Jul 2325.33
Jul 2325.64
Jun 2324.96
Jun 2325.4
Jun 2324.9
Jun 2325.01
Jun 2325.64
May 2326.4
May 2316.56
May 2316.35
May 2316.51
Apr 2316.39
Price/Operating Cashflow
0100200300med 16.15Jun 22Apr 23Jul 23Nov 23Feb 24Jun 26Sep 26
CATO Price/Operating Cashflow by year
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 268.35
Sep 268.49
Sep 269.16
Aug 269.34
Aug 2621.26
Aug 2624.76
Aug 2624.1
Jul 2624.9
Jul 2624.03
Jul 2623.37
Jul 2625.27
Jul 2624.39
Jun 2624.32
Jun 2624.03
Jun 2623.3
Jun 2623.16
May 2623.59
May 24259.56
May 24228.95
May 24209.54
May 24213.42
Apr 24198.33
Apr 24217.31
Apr 24216.44
Apr 24225.5
Mar 24248.78
Mar 2419.08
Mar 2421.17
Mar 2422.15
Mar 2421.82
Feb 2421.44
Feb 2423.51
Feb 2423.47
Feb 2423.27
Jan 2423.44
Jan 2424.32
Jan 2423.74
Jan 2423.81
Dec 2324.15
Dec 2324.08
Dec 2323.47
Dec 2323.07
Dec 2324.12
Nov 2322.76
Nov 237.54
Nov 237.59
Nov 237.74
Oct 237.52
Oct 237.82
Oct 237.82
Oct 238.06
Sep 238.27
Sep 238.6
Sep 238.02
Sep 238.12
Sep 238.31
Aug 238.37
Aug 236.35
Aug 236.36
Aug 236.74
Jul 236.72
Jul 236.68
Jul 236.56
Jul 236.66
Jun 236.45
Jun 236.59
Jun 236.43
Jun 236.47
Jun 236.66
May 236.89
May 2312.46
May 2312.27
May 2312.42
Apr 2312.3
Apr 2312.54
Apr 2312.69
Apr 2312.75
Mar 2313.18
Mar 2312.96
Aug 2216.86
Aug 2217.87
Aug 2216.54
Jul 2217.13
Jul 2217.86
Jul 2216.44
Jul 2216.29
Jul 2215.71
Jun 2216.84
Jun 2216.01
Jun 2215.69
Jun 2216.95
May 2218.33
May 224.17
May 224.75
May 224.69
Apr 224.66
Apr 224.84
Apr 224.98
Apr 224.95
Apr 225.02
Price to Book
0.20.30.40.50.6med 0.36Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
CATO Price to Book by year
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 260.27
Sep 260.27
Sep 260.3
Aug 260.3
Aug 260.35
Aug 260.4
Aug 260.39
Jul 260.41
Jul 260.39
Jul 260.38
Jul 260.41
Jul 260.4
Jun 260.4
Jun 260.39
Jun 260.38
Jun 260.38
May 260.38
May 260.41
May 260.37
May 260.36
May 260.36
Apr 260.36
Apr 260.35
Apr 260.37
Apr 260.35
Mar 260.34
Mar 260.32
Mar 260.33
Mar 260.34
Feb 260.33
Feb 260.34
Feb 260.34
Feb 260.33
Jan 260.34
Jan 260.35
Jan 260.38
Jan 260.39
Jan 260.33
Dec 250.34
Dec 250.34
Dec 250.38
Dec 250.38
Nov 250.39
Nov 250.35
Nov 250.39
Nov 250.4
Oct 250.42
Oct 250.46
Oct 250.42
Oct 250.47
Oct 250.5
Sep 250.46
Sep 250.48
Sep 250.5
Sep 250.48
Aug 250.45
Aug 250.42
Aug 250.32
Aug 250.32
Aug 250.32
Jul 250.34
Jul 250.32
Jul 250.35
Jul 250.34
Jun 250.31
Jun 250.31
Jun 250.34
Jun 250.29
May 250.29
May 250.34
May 250.33
May 250.3
May 250.29
Apr 250.28
Apr 250.29
Apr 250.28
Apr 250.33
Mar 250.41
Mar 250.38
Mar 250.33
Mar 250.3
Feb 250.33
Feb 250.36
Feb 250.38
Feb 250.37
Jan 250.37
Jan 250.39
Jan 250.41
Jan 250.38
Jan 250.42
Dec 240.43
Dec 240.43
Dec 240.37
Dec 240.37
Nov 240.35
Nov 240.33
Nov 240.52
Nov 240.56
Nov 240.57
Oct 240.53
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Cato vs Lulus: Which Apparel Retailer Has More Upside Potential?

zacks.com · 4 Sep 2026

Cato vs Lulus: Which Apparel Retailer Has More Upside Potential?

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Cato's Q2 Earnings Down Y/Y on Lower Consumer Spending

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Cato's Q2 Earnings Down Y/Y on Lower Consumer Spending

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CATO REPORTS 2Q RESULTS

prnewswire.com · 20 Aug 2026

CATO REPORTS 2Q RESULTS

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today reported net income of $1.1 million or $0.06 per diluted share for the second quarter ended August 1, 2026, compared to net income of $6.8 million or $0.35 per diluted share for the second quarter ended August 2, 2025.

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average   – Here’s What Happened

defenseworld.net · 12 Aug 2026

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Cato Corporation (The) (NYSE: CATO - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $3.11 and traded as high as $3.35. Cato shares last traded at $3.27, with a volume of 61,565 shares traded. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Separately, Weiss

Head-To-Head Comparison: Cato (NYSE:CATO) & Rent the Runway (NASDAQ:RENT)

defenseworld.net · 30 Jul 2026

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Cato (NYSE: CATO - Get Free Report) and Rent the Runway (NASDAQ: RENT - Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Earnings and Valuation This table compares Cato

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