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Cato Corp

CATO NYSE Retail-Women's Clothing Stores Financials FY2016–FY2025

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

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Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$654M
0.6% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
−1.9%
2.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
−$5.9M
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
−$5.2M
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$44.3M
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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On −$0.30 EPS (TTM)

What Cato Corp does

No business description yet.

Legal name
CATO CORP
Fiscal year ends
January 31, 2026
Latest annual report
10-K · Mar 25, 2026
Accession · CIK
0001562762-26-000041
0000018255

Revenue and margins

Cato Corp had $654M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 0.6% on the year before.

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Gross Operating Net FCF
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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was −$5.2M in fiscal 2025, −0.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Cato Corp returned $1.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 2.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cato Corp can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $166M$129M$103M$77.7M$73.6M
Interest coverage 541.2x−41.1x−511.4x−446.9x−110.1x
Current ratio 1.5x1.4x1.3x1.2x1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x0.8x0.8x0.6x0.7x
Total assets $634M$553M$487M$452M$421M
Total liabilities $380M$327M$294M$290M$264M
Shareholders' equity $254M$227M$192M$162M$157M
Net debt (− = net cash) —————

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕
Return on assets rose — ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets — — — — — — — — — —
Current ratio rose — ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose — ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets — ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓
F-score — / 36 / 87 / 85 / 82 / 87 / 85 / 85 / 82 / 86 / 8
Accruals ratio −4.1%−4.9%−5.9%−3.0%−2.6%−3.7%−2.2%−4.7%0.4%−1.0%
Altman Z'' —6.416.693.861.842.962.191.610.931.20

10 years of figures

Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $957M $850M $830M $825M $575M $769M $759M $708M $650M $654M
Gross profit $355M $297M $307M $316M $142M $316M $250M $244M $213M $222M
Operating income — $16.0M $33.1M $43.2M −$72.8M $39.0M −$3.6M −$17.9M −$26.4M −$12.7M
Interest expense $0.2M $0.1M $0.1M $0.0M $0.2M $0.1M $0.1M $0.0M $0.1M $0.1M
Pretax income $49.1M $16.0M $33.1M $43.2M −$72.8M $39.0M $1.8M −$13.8M −$16.1M −$7.5M
Income tax $1.9M $7.4M $2.6M $7.3M −$25.3M $2.1M $1.7M $10.1M $1.9M −$1.6M
Net income $47.2M $8.5M $30.5M $35.9M −$47.5M $36.8M $0.0M −$23.9M −$18.1M −$5.9M
Net income to common $46.3M $8.4M $29.6M $34.6M −$45.4M $34.9M $0.0M −$22.6M −$18.6M −$5.9M
Diluted EPS $1.72 $0.34 $1.23 $1.46 −$2.01 $1.65 $0.00 −$1.17 −$0.97 −$0.31
Diluted shares 0.03B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $72.1M $36.0M $60.2M $53.4M −$30.7M $59.8M $13.4M $0.5M −$19.7M −$1.5M
Capital expenditure $27.3M $11.1M $4.4M $8.3M $14.0M $4.1M $19.4M $12.5M $7.9M $3.8M
Free cash flow $44.8M $24.9M $55.9M $45.1M −$44.7M $55.7M −$6.1M −$12.1M −$27.6M −$5.2M
Depreciation and amortization $22.7M $19.6M $16.5M $15.5M $14.7M $12.4M $11.1M $9.9M $9.8M $10.0M
Stock-based compensation $4.2M $4.2M $4.9M $4.7M $4.1M $4.1M $2.6M $4.2M $2.3M $1.7M
Share buybacks $42.6M $38.9M $13.3M $9.6M $19.7M $22.0M $15.2M $2.6M $3.9M $1.0M
Dividends paid $35.4M $33.7M $32.6M $32.6M $7.9M $10.0M $14.4M $14.0M $10.5M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $78.0M $72.6M $45.9M $42.2M $27.6M $32.0M $29.6M $16.5M $14.4M $1.0M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $251M $197M $207M $212M $144M $166M $129M $103M $77.7M $73.6M
Current assets $444M $372M $371M $363M $291M $356M $278M $243M $223M $193M
Current liabilities $172M $139M $141M $199M $182M $244M $203M $188M $188M $156M
Inventory $146M $122M $120M $115M $84.1M $125M $112M $98.6M $111M $83.7M
Property and equipment, net $126M $109M $94.3M $88.7M $72.6M $63.1M $70.4M $64.0M $60.3M $53.7M
Total assets $606M $516M $498M $685M $591M $634M $553M $487M $452M $421M
Total liabilities $222M $190M $181M $368M $345M $380M $327M $294M $290M $264M
Preferred stock $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Shareholders' equity $384M $326M $317M $317M $246M $254M $227M $192M $162M $157M
Margins
Gross margin 37.1% 34.9% 37.0% 38.3% 24.7% 41.1% 32.9% 34.4% 32.8% 34.0%
Operating margin — 1.9% 4.0% 5.2% −12.7% 5.1% −0.5% −2.5% −4.1% −1.9%
EBITDA margin — 4.2% 6.0% 7.1% −10.1% 6.7% 1.0% −1.1% −2.5% −0.4%
Net margin 4.9% 1.0% 3.7% 4.3% −8.3% 4.8% 0.0% −3.4% −2.8% −0.9%
FCF margin 4.7% 2.9% 6.7% 5.5% −7.8% 7.2% −0.8% −1.7% −4.3% −0.8%
Returns
Return on capital employed — 4.2% 9.3% 8.9% −17.8% 10.0% −1.0% −6.0% −10.0% −4.8%
Return on equity 12.3% 2.4% 9.5% 11.3% −16.9% 14.7% 0.0% −11.4% −10.2% −3.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 1.5% 6.0% 6.1% −7.4% 6.0% 0.0% −4.6% −3.8% −1.4%
Return on tangible equity 12.0% 2.6% 9.3% 10.9% −18.4% 13.7% 0.0% −11.7% −11.5% −3.8%
Growth
Revenue growth — −11.1% −2.4% −0.5% −30.3% 33.8% −1.3% −6.7% −8.2% 0.6%
Net income growth — −81.9% 256.7% 17.8% −232.3% — −99.9% −82,655.2% — —
EPS growth — −80.2% 261.8% 18.7% −237.7% — −100.0% — — —
FCF growth — −44.5% 124.5% −19.3% −199.1% — −110.9% — — —
Share count change — −7.2% −3.7% −1.1% −5.1% −6.3% −5.6% −2.7% −0.7% −2.4%
Financial health
Interest coverage — 140.1x 344.3x 1,489.9x −389.3x 541.2x −41.1x −511.4x −446.9x −110.1x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.7x 2.6x 1.8x 1.6x 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.8x 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.9% 1.3% 0.5% 1.0% 2.4% 0.5% 2.6% 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
Payouts / FCF 174.0% 291.7% 82.2% 93.6% — 57.5% — — — —
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — 6.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 6.0
Altman Z'' — 6.4 6.7 3.9 1.8 3.0 2.2 1.6 0.9 1.2
Accruals ratio −4.1% −4.9% −5.9% −3.0% −2.6% −3.7% −2.2% −4.7% 0.4% −1.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000018255). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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