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The Cato Corporation CATO

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail · United States
https://www.catofashions.com
Company Profile ↓
$2.54
-11.19% 1Y
Mkt Cap$46.10M
P/E-8.76
P/B0.28
52W High$4.72
52W Low$2.54
Book Value$8.84
EPS (TTM)$-0.29

Company Overview

The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services and layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Why Investors Should Care

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Jan 2026 Revenue of $653.81M (+0.6% YoY); net profit $-5.91M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -6.2%, earnings -83.3%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -2.3%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-2.28%
1 Year:-6.20%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-
1 Year:-83.30%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-11.19%
6 Months:-18.33%
3 Months:-21.36%
1 Month:-23.26%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 0% of range
$2.54 $4.72
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)30.99 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-23.26%
3M-21.36%
6M-18.33%
1Y-11.19%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -2.3% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 46.2% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-8.76
Industry PE
18.98
Forward P/E
1.95
PEG Ratio
1.17
Book Value
$8.84
Price to Book
0.28
P/S
0.08
EV/EBITDA
-17.09
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-2.28%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
-6.20%
Earnings (YoY)
-83.30%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-4.77%
ROE
-3.29%
ROA
-2.12%
Profit Margin
-0.87%
Op Margin
-0.59%
Gross Margin
33.44%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.47
EPS (TTM)
$-0.29

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.83
Quick Ratio
0.74
Current Ratio
1.36
Debt
$138.63M
Total Assets
$439.18M
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
13.90%
Chg in Prom Hold
-3.32%
FII / Inst Holding
32.40%
Chg in FII Hold
-5.60%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$46.10M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$643.67M
EBITDA
$-5.45M
Free Cash Flow
$2.93M
Operating Cash Flow
$5.44M
Shares Outstanding
18.15M
Gross Margin
33.44%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 CATO The Cato Corporation 2.54 -8.76 $46.10M 0.00% -4.77% -3.29% -2.28% -
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 256.97 20.66 $2.77T 0.00% 13.33% 30.56% 24.04% 32.72%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 368.16 347.32 $1.45T 0.00% 4.10% 4.67% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K 313.70 21.97 $312.98B 3.08% 28.75% 104.30% 4.06% 6.35%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH 112.66 25.43 $280.03B 0.93% 4.16% 6.36% 5.62% 12.49%
6 TM Toyota Motor Corporation 191.45 8.46 $226.71B 3.23% 5.24% 12.40% 10.91% 16.22%
7 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K 255.81 20.80 $181.02B 2.99% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
8 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K 128.92 23.87 $142.42B 1.52% 21.26% 62.17% 6.84% 8.48%
9 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K 180.30 20.03 $139.71B 0.87% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2015Aug 2015Oct 2015Jan 2016Apr 2016Jul 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017Oct 2017Feb 2018May 2018Aug 2018Nov 2018Feb 2019May 2019Aug 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 2020Aug 2020Oct 2020Jan 2021May 2021Jul 2021Oct 2021Apr 2022Jul 2022Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023May 2024Aug 2024Nov 2024May 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025May 2026
Revenue 283.90M251.27M225.47M250.46M287.97M238.89M209.26M220.45M239.74M206.96M190.27M213.01M238.30M208.92M190.01M192.44M230.35M212.58M191.52M190.88M100.73M168.17M150.79M155.42M213.09M207.75M172.21M206.72M196.86M176.63M192.05M182.87M158.26M177.10M168.63M146.17M170.24M176.51M155.40M171.10M
Gross Profit 121.38M96.79M85.20M91.24M124.00M89.83M75.64M65.12M93.96M65.70M65.81M71.45M96.01M79.12M67.00M65.00M94.27M82.21M72.90M67.05M17.14M35.43M41.39M47.97M----------------
Operating Income 47.99M24.95M9.36M-50.18M17.98M3.37M-26.58M-2.13M-136.00K-26.58M7.50M2.51M-25.57M14.00M6.04M--37.53M-11.05M-13.33M-23.79M18.55M2.89M11.70M3.42M-9.11M6.57M2.46M-10.35M6.13M-623.00K-16.97M3.44M5.52M-8.16M8.96M
Net Income 31.08M15.59M8.32M11.85M35.87M15.89M8.26M-12.81M22.23M-881.00K2.69M-15.51M23.41M6.48M3.80M-3.23M21.25M11.87M5.99M-3.21M-28.42M-7.17M-3.62M-8.27M20.71M13.99M8.60M9.75M-2.27M-4.45M4.43M1.13M-6.08M10.97M95.00K-15.07M3.31M6.83M-5.19M9.31M
Diluted EPS 1.110.560.300.421.290.570.30-0.480.85-0.030.11-0.620.940.260.16-0.130.870.480.24-0.13-1.19-0.30-0.15-0.370.920.620.390.46-0.11-0.210.220.06-0.300.540.01-0.790.170.35-0.280.47

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Jan 2026
Revenue 924.68M931.46M944.05M920.03M986.91M1.01B956.57M849.98M829.66M825.34M575.11M769.27M759.26M708.06M649.81M653.81M
Operating Income -------15.97M33.05M43.21M-72.81M38.97M-3.58M-17.90M-26.37M-12.66M
Net Income 58.85M64.83M61.67M54.32M60.50M66.84M47.21M8.54M30.46M35.90M-47.48M36.84M29.00K-23.94M-18.06M-5.91M
Diluted EPS 2.002.212.111.862.152.391.720.341.231.46-2.011.650.00-1.17-0.97-0.31

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2010Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Jan 2026
Total Assets --551.09M532.65M596.92M608.28M642.34M606.32M516.08M497.91M684.98M591.45M633.77M553.14M486.82M452.36M421.42M
Total Equity --366.68M345.23M391.11M380.20M412.67M383.90M326.35M316.84M316.51M246.50M254.20M226.59M192.32M162.30M157.31M
Cash & Equivalents 50.38M48.63M34.89M31.07M93.95M70.23M67.06M49.62M78.05M24.60M11.82M17.51M19.76M20.00M23.94M20.28M16.79M
Current Liabilities --156.99M159.60M177.13M193.90M179.44M171.91M139.08M141.09M199.30M181.93M244.13M202.96M188.01M188.24M155.89M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026
Operating Cash Flow 79.48M81.34M79.31M92.96M117.46M93.85M72.13M35.99M60.24M53.40M-30.71M-13.37M477.00K477.00K-19.75M-19.75M-1.46M
Investing Cash Flow -55.66M-59.69M3.17M-32.93M-27.69M-81.77M-15.43M67.69M-71.14M-22.63M64.51M-16.02M19.78M19.78M28.96M28.96M-1.30M
Financing Cash Flow -25.57M-35.39M-86.31M-11.67M-75.25M-38.98M-77.31M-72.03M-45.16M-41.57M-27.18M--29.28M-16.13M-16.13M-14.05M-14.05M-851.00K
Capital Expenditure -19.56M-35.89M-45.17M-31.54M-28.90M-26.53M-27.30M-11.10M-4.35M-8.31M-13.96M--19.43M-12.53M-12.53M-7.87M-7.87M-3.76M
Free Cash Flow 59.92M45.45M34.13M61.42M88.56M67.32M44.83M24.89M55.89M45.09M-44.67M--6.06M-12.05M-12.05M-27.62M-27.62M-5.22M
Net Change in Cash ------------115.00K4.12M--4.83M--3.62M
Share Buybacks 5.86M10.62M367.00K6.43M42.13M6.15M42.56M38.88M13.34M9.61M19.65M22.03M15.22M-2.56M-3.88M995.00K
Dividends Paid 21.22M25.71M87.22M5.85M33.89M33.57M35.43M33.73M32.58M32.59M7.91M9.97M14.37M-13.95M-10.52M0

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Jan 2026
Gross Margin % ----------------
Operating Margin % -------1.9%4.0%5.2%-12.7%5.1%-0.5%-2.5%-4.1%-1.9%
Net Margin % 6.4%7.0%6.5%5.9%6.1%6.6%4.9%1.0%3.7%4.3%-8.3%4.8%0.0%-3.4%-2.8%-0.9%
ROE % -17.7%17.9%13.9%15.9%16.2%12.3%2.6%9.6%11.3%-19.3%14.5%0.0%-12.4%-11.1%-3.8%
ROCE % -------4.2%9.3%8.9%-17.8%10.0%-1.0%-6.0%-10.0%-4.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
13.90%
Institutions
32.40%
Public Float
37.62%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Aldebaran Capital, LLC 6.45% 1.17M $2.94M
2 Peapod Lane Capital LLC 4.29% 778.94K $1.96M
3 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.92% 711.70K $1.79M
4 Renaissance Technologies, LLC 3.10% 561.95K $1.41M
5 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 2.58% 468.53K $1.18M
6 Blackrock Inc. 2.24% 406.41K $1.02M
7 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 1.62% 294.90K $740.21K
8 Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 1.24% 224.77K $564.16K
9 Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC 0.86% 155.79K $391.04K
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 0.85% 154.38K $387.49K

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CATO — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of The Cato Corporation (CATO)?

As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, The Cato Corporation (CATO) trades at $2.54 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $2.54 to $4.72.

What is the market capitalisation of CATO?

The Cato Corporation (CATO) has a market capitalisation of $46.10M on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of CATO?

CATO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -8.76. The industry average P/E is 18.98. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.28.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of CATO?

CATO has a return on equity (ROE) of -3.29%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -4.77%.

Is CATO a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of The Cato Corporation (CATO), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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