The Cato Corporation(CATO)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CATO•NYSE

$2.95

$53M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorConsumer Cyclical IndustryApparel Retail Sub-IndustryMall-Based Specialty Apparel Retailers

AboutThe 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. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 1,311 stores in 32 states. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers who agree to make periodic payments. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Show more

Revenue$650M-8.2%
EBITDA-$17M-140.5%
Net Income-$19M+17.7%
EPS (Diluted)-0.97+17.1%
Gross Margin31.32%-5.2%
EBITDA Margin-2.66%-162.0%
Operating Margin-4.17%-73.1%
Net Margin-2.86%+10.3%
ROE-10.49%+2.7%
ROIC-6.67%-83.2%
Debt/Equity0.90+12.9%
Interest Coverage-459.24+5.8%

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CATO Key Insights

The Cato Corporation (CATO) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Trading at only 0.3x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.4x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 2/9
✗Negative free cash flow
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

CATO Price & Volume

The Cato Corporation (CATO) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CATO Growth Metrics

The Cato Corporation (CATO) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-4.09%

5 Years-4.67%

3 Years-5.47%

TTM-1.01%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM64.24%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM64.52%

Return on Capital

10 Years3.59%

5 Years-4.18%

3 Years-5.25%

Last Year-9.63%

Company	Market Cap	Stock Price	P/E Ratio (TTM)	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	Return on Equity (ROE)	FCF Yield	Debt / Equity
PLCEThe Children's Place, Inc.Direct Competitor	66.73M	3.01	-0.66	-13.49%	-4.01%
DXLGDestination XL Group, Inc.Direct Competitor	36.67M	0.67	-1.02	-6.85%	-1.73%	-5.46%	5.07%
CURVTorrid Holdings Inc.Direct Competitor	162.53M	1.55	-22.14	-9.39%	-0.7%
CTRNCiti Trends, Inc.Direct Competitor	400.21M	46.82	-9.02	0.69%	-2.05%	-14.8%		1.95
RCUSArcus Biosciences, Inc.Direct Competitor	2.62B	26.06	-7.92	-4.26%	-156.36%	-68.97%		0.16
TJXThe TJX Companies, Inc.Product Competitor	172.01B	154.96	31.75	7.12%	9.1%	53.92%	2.82%	2.20
ROSTRoss Stores, Inc.Product Competitor	74.78B	227.42	34.41	7.67%	9.43%	36.25%	2.95%	0.80
BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.Product Competitor	19.79B	312.71	32.88	8.86%	5.28%	29.69%	0.87%	1.03

Compare CATO vs Peers

The Cato Corporation (CATO) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs PLCE

Most directly comparable listed peer for CATO.

Scale Benchmark

vs TJX

Larger-name benchmark to compare CATO against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs PLCE, DXLG, CURV, CTRN

CATO Income Statement

The Cato Corporation (CATO) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Jan'17	Jan'18	Jan'19	Jan'20	Jan'21	Jan'22	Jan'23	Jan'24	Jan'25	TTM
Sales/Revenue	956.57M	849.98M	829.66M	825.34M	575.11M	769.27M	759.26M	708.06M	649.81M	660.06M
Revenue Growth %	-5.39%	-11.14%	-2.39%	-0.52%	-30.32%	33.76%	-1.3%	-6.74%	-8.23%	-1.01%
Cost of Goods Sold	624.7M	572.7M	539M	524.39M	447.87M	465.42M	520.74M	474.18M	446.26M	447.4M
COGS % of Revenue	65.31%	67.38%	64.97%	63.54%	77.88%	60.5%	68.59%	66.97%	68.68%	-
Gross Profit	331.87M▲ 0%	277.28M▼ 16.4%	290.67M▲ 4.8%	300.94M▲ 3.5%	127.24M▼ 57.7%	303.85M▲ 138.8%	238.52M▼ 21.5%	233.88M▼ 1.9%	203.55M▼ 13.0%	212.66M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %	34.69%	32.62%	35.03%	36.46%	22.12%	39.5%	31.41%	33.03%	31.32%	32.22%
Gross Profit Growth %	-10.7%	-16.45%	4.83%	3.54%	-57.72%	138.8%	-21.5%	-1.95%	-12.97%	-
Operating Expenses	276.06M	258.61M	260.96M	263.63M	192.79M	266.05M	241.68M	250.93M	230.64M	228.35M
OpEx % of Revenue	28.86%	30.42%	31.45%	31.94%	33.52%	34.59%	31.83%	35.44%	35.49%	-
Selling, General & Admin	276.06M	258.61M	260.96M	263.63M	192.79M	266.05M	241.68M	250.93M	230.64M	228.35M
SG&A % of Revenue	28.86%	30.42%	31.45%	31.94%	33.52%	34.59%	31.83%	35.44%	35.49%	-
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income	55.81M▲ 0%	18.67M▼ 66.5%	29.7M▲ 59.1%	37.32M▲ 25.6%	-65.55M▼ 275.6%	37.8M▲ 157.7%	-3.16M▼ 108.4%	-17.06M▼ 439.6%	-27.09M▼ 58.9%	-15.69M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %	5.83%	2.2%	3.58%	4.52%	-11.4%	4.91%	-0.42%	-2.41%	-4.17%	-2.38%
Operating Income Growth %	-42.96%	-66.54%	59.07%	25.63%	-275.65%	157.66%	-108.36%	-439.59%	-58.86%	-
EBITDA	78.53M	38.32M	46.17M	52.8M	-50.87M	50.15M	7.92M	-7.18M	-17.28M	-5.45M
EBITDA Margin %	8.21%	4.51%	5.56%	6.4%	-8.84%	6.52%	1.04%	-1.01%	-2.66%	-0.83%
EBITDA Growth %	-35%	-51.2%	20.49%	14.37%	-196.33%	198.6%	-84.21%	-190.73%	-140.47%	67.55%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	22.72M	19.64M	16.46M	15.48M	14.68M	12.36M	11.08M	9.87M	9.82M	10.24M
EBIT	49.11M	15.97M	33.05M	43.24M	-72.62M	39.04M	1.86M	-13.77M	-16.05M	-9.3M
Net Interest Income	2.13M	2.32M	3.8M	4.92M	2.51M	1.25M	1.79M	3.88M	4.96M	-473K
Interest Income	2.31M	2.43M	3.89M	4.95M	2.7M	1.32M	1.88M	3.92M	5.02M	4.78M
Interest Expense	176K	114K	96K	29K	187K	72K	87K	35K	59K	5.25M
Other Income/Expense	-6.7M	-2.7M	3.35M	5.89M	-7.26M	1.17M	4.93M	3.25M	10.98M	6.39M
Pretax Income	49.11M▲ 0%	15.97M▼ 67.5%	33.05M▲ 106.9%	43.21M▲ 30.7%	-72.81M▼ 268.5%	38.97M▲ 153.5%	1.77M▼ 95.5%	-13.8M▼ 879.7%	-16.11M▼ 16.8%	-9.3M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %	5.13%	1.88%	3.98%	5.24%	-12.66%	5.07%	0.23%	-1.95%	-2.48%	-1.41%
Income Tax	1.9M	7.43M	2.59M	7.31M	-25.32M	2.12M	1.74M	10.14M	1.94M	-198K
Effective Tax Rate %	3.87%	46.53%	7.84%	16.92%	34.78%	5.44%	98.36%	-73.47%	-12.06%	2.13%
Net Income	46.26M▲ 0%	8.37M▼ 81.9%	29.6M▲ 253.7%	34.62M▲ 17.0%	-45.39M▼ 231.1%	34.91M▲ 176.9%	41K▼ 99.9%	-22.59M▼ 55207.3%	-18.61M▲ 17.7%	-9.61M▲ 0%
Net Margin %	4.84%	0.98%	3.57%	4.19%	-7.89%	4.54%	0.01%	-3.19%	-2.86%	-1.46%
Net Income Growth %	-29.32%	-81.91%	253.72%	16.95%	-231.11%	176.91%	-99.88%	-55207.32%	17.66%	64.24%
Net Income (Continuing)	47.21M	8.54M	30.46M	35.9M	-47.48M	36.84M	29K	-23.94M	-18.06M	-9.1M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	1.72▲ 0%	0.34▼ 80.2%	1.23▲ 261.8%	1.46▲ 18.7%	-2.11▼ 244.5%	1.65▲ 178.2%	0.00▼ 99.9%	-1.17▼ 78100.0%	-0.97▲ 17.1%	-0.52▲ 0%
EPS Growth %	-28.03%	-80.23%	261.76%	18.7%	-244.52%	178.2%	-99.91%	-	17.09%	64.52%
EPS (Basic)	1.72	0.34	1.27	1.46	-2.11	1.65	0.00	-1.17	-0.97	-
Diluted Shares Outstanding	27.45M	25.12M	24.77M	23.74M	22.54M	21.11M	19.93M	19.39M	19.25M	18.53M
Basic Shares Outstanding	26.84M	24.91M	24M	23.74M	22.54M	21.11M	19.93M	19.39M	19.25M	18.53M
Dividend Payout Ratio	76.6%	403.1%	110.06%	94.15%	-	28.57%	35046.34%	-	-	-

CATO Balance Sheet

The Cato Corporation (CATO) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Jan'17	Jan'18	Jan'19	Jan'20	Jan'21	Jan'22	Jan'23	Jan'24	Jan'25	TTM
Total Current Assets	443.81M	372.48M	371.69M	362.8M	290.55M	355.67M	277.67M	243.06M	223.19M	210.41M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	248.47M	196.88M	207.31M	212.21M	143.93M	165.76M	128.66M	102.95M	77.7M	78.97M
Cash Only	47.23M	78.05M	24.6M	11.82M	17.51M	19.76M	20M	23.94M	20.28M	22.77M
Short-Term Investments	201.23M	118.84M	182.71M	200.39M	126.42M	146M	108.65M	79.01M	57.42M	56.2M
Accounts Receivable	30.34M	28.02M	28.14M	26.09M	52.74M	55.81M	26.5M	29.75M	24.54M	26.09M
Days Sales Outstanding	11.58	12.03	12.38	11.54	33.47	26.48	12.74	15.34	13.78	14.32
Inventory	145.68M	121.53M	119.58M	115.36M	84.12M	124.91M	112.06M	98.6M	110.74M	94.06M
Days Inventory Outstanding	85.12	77.46	80.98	80.3	68.56	97.96	78.54	75.9	90.58	83.93
Other Current Assets	3.69M	3.72M	3.8M	3.9M	3.92M	3.92M	10.46M	11.76M	10.21M	11.28M
Total Non-Current Assets	162.52M	143.6M	127.32M	322.18M	300.9M	278.1M	275.47M	243.75M	229.18M	239.82M
Property, Plant & Equipment	126.39M	109.37M	94.3M	289.47M	272.37M	244.35M	244.66M	218.71M	209.2M	219.17M
Fixed Asset Turnover	7.57x	7.77x	8.80x	2.85x	2.11x	3.15x	3.10x	3.24x	3.11x	3.24x
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	835K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	1.62M	2.09M	1.8M	1.3M	1.26M	1.82M	1.92M	2.08M	1.14M	1.14M
Other Non-Current Assets	19.9M	19.57M	20M	22.77M	21.59M	22.62M	19.67M	22.97M	18.84M	79.55M
Total Assets	606.32M▲ 0%	516.08M▼ 14.9%	499.01M▼ 3.3%	684.98M▲ 37.3%	591.45M▼ 13.7%	633.77M▲ 7.2%	553.14M▼ 12.7%	486.82M▼ 12.0%	452.36M▼ 7.1%	450.23M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover	1.58x	1.65x	1.66x	1.20x	0.97x	1.21x	1.37x	1.45x	1.44x	1.48x
Asset Growth %	-5.61%	-14.88%	-3.31%	37.27%	-13.65%	7.15%	-12.72%	-11.99%	-7.08%	-12.71%
Total Current Liabilities	171.91M	139.08M	142.19M	199.3M	181.93M	244.13M	202.96M	188.01M	188.24M	152.09M
Accounts Payable	105.25M	82.61M	84.28M	68.44M	73.77M	109.55M	91.96M	87.82M	88.64M	72.53M
Days Payables Outstanding	61.49	52.65	57.07	47.64	60.12	85.91	64.45	67.6	72.5	68.83
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	19.05M	13.47M	9.25M	7.76M	6.12M	6.39M	7.38M	4.74M	8.19M	37.29M
Current Ratio	2.58x	2.68x	2.61x	1.82x	1.60x	1.46x	1.37x	1.29x	1.19x	1.19x
Quick Ratio	1.73x	1.80x	1.77x	1.24x	1.13x	0.95x	0.82x	0.77x	0.60x	0.60x
Cash Conversion Cycle	35.2	36.84	36.29	44.2	41.91	38.53	26.83	23.64	31.86	29.42
Total Non-Current Liabilities	50.51M	50.64M	39.98M	169.16M	163.02M	135.44M	123.59M	106.49M	139.91M	130.5M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	147.18M	143.31M	117.52M	107.41M	92.01M	88.34M	362.15M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	12.29M	4.24M	4.09M	48.3M	53.76M	46.82M	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	50.51M	50.64M	39.98M	21.98M	19.7M	17.91M	16.18M	14.47M	51.57M	52.9M
Total Liabilities	222.42M	189.72M	182.17M	368.46M	344.95M	379.57M	326.55M	294.5M	290.06M	282.59M
Total Debt	0	0	0	210.33M	206.74M	184.33M	174.77M	153.12M	145.9M	159.98M
Net Debt	-47.23M	-78.05M	-24.6M	198.51M	189.23M	164.57M	154.76M	129.18M	125.62M	137.21M
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	0.66x	0.84x	0.73x	0.77x	0.80x	0.90x	0.90x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	3.98x	-	3.68x	22.07x	-	-	-29.37x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.60x	-2.04x	-0.53x	3.76x	-	3.28x	19.54x	-	-	-25.19x
Interest Coverage	317.10x	163.81x	309.42x	1286.79x	-350.52x	524.95x	-36.33x	-487.31x	-459.24x	-1.77x
Total Equity	383.9M▲ 0%	326.35M▼ 15.0%	316.84M▼ 2.9%	316.51M▼ 0.1%	246.5M▼ 22.1%	254.2M▲ 3.1%	226.59M▼ 10.9%	192.32M▼ 15.1%	162.3M▼ 15.6%	167.64M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %	-6.97%	-14.99%	-2.92%	-0.1%	-22.12%	3.12%	-10.86%	-15.12%	-15.61%	-48.93%
Book Value per Share	13.99	12.99	12.79	13.33	10.94	12.04	11.37	9.92	8.43	9.05
Total Shareholders' Equity	383.9M	326.35M	316.84M	316.51M	246.5M	254.2M	226.59M	192.32M	162.3M	167.64M
Common Stock	895K	832K	826K	820K	762K	728K	691K	694K	678K	667K
Retained Earnings	288.01M	225.89M	210.51M	203.46M	129.3M	134.21M	104.71M	64.28M	31.93M	35.89M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-214K	-321K	-77K	1.42M	1.16M	-280K	-1.24M	395K	153K	278K
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

CATO Cash Flow Statement

The Cato Corporation (CATO) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Jan'17	Jan'18	Jan'19	Jan'20	Jan'21	Jan'22	Jan'23	Jan'24	Jan'25	TTM
Cash from Operations	72.13M	35.99M	60.24M	53.4M	-30.71M	59.79M	13.37M	477K	-19.75M	-19.75M
Operating CF Margin %	7.54%	4.23%	7.26%	6.47%	-5.34%	7.77%	1.76%	0.07%	-3.04%	-
Operating CF Growth %	-23.15%	-50.11%	67.4%	-11.37%	-157.51%	294.69%	-77.64%	-96.43%	-4239.41%	329.93%
Net Income	47.21M	8.54M	30.46M	35.9M	-47.48M	36.84M	29K	-23.94M	-18.06M	-9.61M
Depreciation & Amortization	22.72M	19.64M	16.46M	15.48M	14.68M	12.36M	11.08M	9.87M	9.82M	7.8M
Stock-Based Compensation	4.2M	4.2M	4.94M	4.67M	4.09M	4.09M	2.61M	4.17M	2.28M	1.29M
Deferred Taxes	-2.88M	1.18M	1.28M	2.12M	3.03M	-3.19M	386K	8.72M	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	17.28M	14.35M	3.68M	1.14M	11.48M	1.63M	1.9M	1.75M	-4.84M	2.86M
Working Capital Changes	-16.39M	-11.91M	3.41M	-5.91M	-16.51M	8.06M	-2.63M	-93K	-8.95M	-6.09M
Change in Receivables	5.44M	1.78M	-579K	1.52M	-26.93M	-3.5M	29.03M	-608K	1.36M	-2.13M
Change in Inventory	-4.58M	24.15M	1.95M	4.22M	31.24M	-40.78M	12.85M	13.45M	-12.14M	13.09M
Change in Payables	-8.25M	-28.78M	-7.66M	-8.63M	-16.95M	57.83M	-43.18M	-10.05M	3.46M	-15.72M
Cash from Investing	-14.65M	66.86M	-71.14M	-22.63M	64.51M	-25.33M	16.02M	19.78M	28.96M	7.44M
Capital Expenditures	-27.3M	-11.1M	-4.35M	-8.31M	-13.96M	-4.11M	-19.43M	-12.53M	-7.87M	-3.73M
CapEx % of Revenue	2.85%	1.31%	0.52%	1.01%	2.43%	0.53%	2.56%	1.77%	1.21%	-
Acquisitions	0	0	0	0	13.96M	0	-35.46M	0	0	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	492K	-682K	-291K	-1.36M	-10.75M	-400K	35.46M	-8K	13.67M	884K
Cash from Financing	-77.31M	-72.03M	-45.16M	-41.57M	-27.18M	-31.8M	-29.28M	-16.13M	-14.05M	-2.33M
Debt Issued (Net)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equity Issued (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1.91M
Dividends Paid	-35.43M	-33.73M	-32.58M	-32.59M	-7.91M	-9.97M	-14.37M	-13.95M	-10.52M	0
Share Repurchases	-42.56M	-38.88M	-13.34M	-9.61M	-19.65M	-22.03M	-15.22M	-2.56M	-3.88M	-2.47M
Other Financing	691K	579K	759K	626K	391K	204K	307K	384K	338K	62K
Net Change in Cash	-19.82M▲ 0%	30.81M▲ 255.4%	-56.05M▼ 281.9%	-10.81M▲ 80.7%	6.62M▲ 161.3%	2.65M▼ 59.9%	115K▼ 95.7%	4.12M▲ 3483.5%	-4.83M▼ 217.3%	1.87M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow	44.83M▲ 0%	24.89M▼ 44.5%	55.89M▲ 124.5%	45.09M▼ 19.3%	-44.67M▼ 199.1%	55.68M▲ 224.7%	-6.06M▼ 110.9%	-12.05M▼ 98.8%	-27.62M▼ 129.1%	-7.49M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %	4.69%	2.93%	6.74%	5.46%	-7.77%	7.24%	-0.8%	-1.7%	-4.25%	-1.13%
FCF Growth %	-33.4%	-44.48%	124.53%	-19.32%	-199.06%	224.67%	-110.89%	-98.83%	-129.09%	77.46%
FCF per Share	1.63	0.99	2.26	1.90	-1.98	2.64	-0.30	-0.62	-1.43	-1.43
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.56x	4.30x	2.04x	1.54x	0.68x	1.71x	326.10x	-0.02x	1.06x	0.78x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	6.83M	13.18M	0	4.12M	1.87M	0

CATO Key Ratios

The Cato Corporation (CATO) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.61%	2.36%	9.2%	10.93%	-16.12%	13.94%	0.02%	-10.79%	-10.49%	-5.76%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.27%	4.79%	8.24%	6.93%	-10.34%	6.64%	-0.59%	-3.64%	-6.67%	-6.67%
Gross Margin	34.69%	32.62%	35.03%	36.46%	22.12%	39.5%	31.41%	33.03%	31.32%	32.22%
Net Margin	4.84%	0.98%	3.57%	4.19%	-7.89%	4.54%	0.01%	-3.19%	-2.86%	-1.46%
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	0.66x	0.84x	0.73x	0.77x	0.80x	0.90x	0.90x
Interest Coverage	317.10x	163.81x	309.42x	1286.79x	-350.52x	524.95x	-36.33x	-487.31x	-459.24x	-1.77x
FCF Conversion	1.56x	4.30x	2.04x	1.54x	0.68x	1.71x	326.10x	-0.02x	1.06x	0.78x
Revenue Growth	-5.39%	-11.14%	-2.39%	-0.52%	-30.32%	33.76%	-1.3%	-6.74%	-8.23%	-1.01%

CATO Frequently Asked Questions

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Growth & Financials

The Cato Corporation (CATO) reported $660.1M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 38% increase from $476.6M in 1995.

The Cato Corporation (CATO) saw revenue decline by 8.2% over the past year.

The Cato Corporation (CATO) reported a net loss of $9.6M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, The Cato Corporation (CATO) pays a dividend with a yield of 18.52%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

The Cato Corporation (CATO) has a return on equity (ROE) of -10.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

The Cato Corporation (CATO) had negative free cash flow of $7.5M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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