CATO — CATO CORP

NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · Specialty Retail · CIK 18255 ·
Last close
$3.07
Market Cap
$54.99M
52W High
$3.73
52W Low
$2.59
ADV30
72,667
Next earnings
2026-08-20
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.

Quarterly Fundamentals

Revenues vs Net Income (last 4 Q)

Assets vs Liabilities (last 4 Q)

PeriodRevenuesGrossProfit OpIncomeNetIncomeAssets CashLiabilities
Jan 2026 151,659,000 45,410,000 -13,721,000 -10,861,000 421,419,000 16,788,000 264,105,000
Oct 2025 155,402,000 50,885,000 -8,533,000 -5,189,000 450,232,000 22,769,000 282,588,000
Jul 2025 176,509,000 65,042,000 5,146,000 6,832,000 436,886,000 34,225,000 264,705,000
Apr 2025 170,242,000 60,924,000 3,035,000 3,309,000 440,806,000 31,346,000 275,889,000

Cashflow TTM (yfinance, fills SEC gap)

Operating CF
$-1,461,000
Investing CF
$-1,303,000
Financing CF
$-851,000
CapEx
$-3,763,000
Dividends Paid
$0
Buybacks
$-995,000
EPS Diluted TTM
$-0.31
As of
2026-05-10

Balance + Analyst (yfinance extras)

Retained Earnings
$25,026,000
Inventory
$83,696,000
Receivables
$25,462,000
ST Investments
$56,859,000
EBIT TTM
$-7,386,000
Pretax Income TTM
$-7,500,000
Interest Exp TTM
Analysts

Yahoo Snapshot (yfinance, live)

Total Revenue
$654,673,984
EBITDA
$1,159,500
Free Cash Flow
$-3,406,875
Enterprise Value
$129,021,936
Total Cash
$80,970,000
Total Debt
$145,027,008
Shares Out
17,910,433
Trailing EPS
$-0.31
Book Value
$8.35
ROE
0.1%
ROA
-1.2%
Div Yield

Annual Trend (SEC EDGAR, last 4y)

Revenues vs Net Income (last 4y)

FY endRevenuesOpIncome NetIncomeAssetsLiabilities EquityOCF
Jan 2026 653,812,000 -14,072,000 -5,909,000 421,419,000 264,105,000 -1,461,000
Jan 2025 649,806,000 -27,881,000 -18,057,000 452,361,000 290,065,000 -19,745,000
Jan 2024 708,059,000 -18,867,000 -23,941,000 486,817,000 294,496,000 477,000
Jan 2023 759,260,000 -2,614,000 29,000 553,140,000 326,547,000 13,370,000

TTM Snapshot

Revenues TTM
$745,411,000
NetIncome TTM
$26,876,000
OpCashFlow TTM
$0
Assets (Latest)
$633,766,000
Forward EPS
$1.30

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News headlines (Yahoo Finance, 1h cache)

CATO REPORTS 1Q EARNINGS
2026-05-21 11:00 · Yahoo
Cato Gains 24% in the Past Year: Should You Buy the Stock?
2026-05-04 17:38 · Yahoo
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights NVIDIA, Apple, Coca-Cola, Universal Health Realty Income Trust and The Cato
2026-04-17 09:23 · Yahoo
Top Stock Reports for NVIDIA, Apple & Coca-Cola
2026-04-16 20:56 · Yahoo
Cato (NYSE:CATO) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans
2026-04-03 18:35 · Yahoo
Cato Incurs Q4 Loss, Narrows Year Over Year on Margin Gains
2026-03-25 16:41 · Yahoo
Cato: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
2026-03-19 11:21 · Yahoo
CATO REPORTS 4Q AND FULL YEAR LOSS
2026-03-19 11:00 · Yahoo
ALX Oncology Holdings Leads Our Selection Of 3 Promising Penny Stocks
2026-01-12 18:05 · Yahoo
Cato's Q3 Loss Narrows Year Over Year as Same-Store Sales Drive Growth
2025-11-26 17:36 · Yahoo

Recent Insider Activity

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