The Cato Corporation (CATO) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 8.05M | -4.71M | -12.39M | 11.77M | 3.87M | -6.48M | -22.1M | 3.13M | 5.71M | -11.19M | -9.91M | 11.68M | 9.89M | -5.93M | 2.32M | 17.74M | -765K | -19.62M | -2.55M | 37.46M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 4.7% | -3.1% | -7.98% | 6.67% | 2.27% | -4.1% | -15.12% | 1.86% | 3.22% | -6.4% | -6.26% | 6.39% | 5.15% | -3.31% | 1.31% | 9.01% | -0.37% | -11.13% | -1.48% | 18.03% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 108.09% | 27.37% | 43.92% | 276.1% | -32.21% | 42.12% | -123.05% | -73.21% | -42.33% | -88.82% | -526.74% | -34.14% | 1393.46% | 69.79% | 191.17% | -52.64% | -101.72% | -322.43% | -111.49% | 62.11% |
| Net Income | 8.88M | -10.61M | -5.19M | 6.83M | 3.31M | -14.05M | -15.07M | 95K | 10.42M | -22.12M | -6.08M | 1.13M | 4.43M | -2.99M | -4.45M | -2.14M | 9.75M | -6.46M | 8.6M | 13.99M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.24M | 2.45M | 0 | 2.52M | 2.56M | 2.71M | 2.74M | 2.33M | 2.04M | 2.5M | 2.5M | 2.51M | 2.36M | 2.66M | 2.86M | 2.81M | 2.74M | 3M | 3.17M | 3.14M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 394K | 193K | 702K | 741K | 878K | -38K | 981K | 997K | 1.23M | 958K | 1.09M | -511K | 1.4M | 624K | 1.09M | 1.09M | 1.6M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.71M | -1.15M | 0 | -832K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.19M | 0 | 1K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 1.11M | 607K | 2.21M | -163K | 70K | 748K | -1.22M | -373K | 3.99M | 264K | 32K | 105K | 47K | 1.36M | 84K | -5.26M | 476K | 1.82M | 689K | 69K |
| Working Capital Changes | -4.18M | 2.84M | -9.41M | 2.18M | -2.27M | 3.41M | -9.28M | 201K | -3.28M | -3.52M | -6.22M | 6.71M | 2.94M | -8.04M | 4.34M | 15.43M | -14.36M | -15.88M | -16.11M | 18.66M |
| Change in Receivables | -8.64M | 796K | -154K | 451K | -2.5M | 74K | 242K | 2.88M | -1.84M | 1.21M | -1.15M | 1.13M | -1.79M | -882K | -921K | 35.22M | -4.38M | 142K | -4.84M | 3.71M |
| Change in Inventory | -8.79M | 10.37M | 3.21M | 12.16M | 1.31M | -3.58M | -11.19M | 5.34M | -2.71M | 269K | -6.15M | 14.1M | 5.24M | 4.66M | -125K | 10.98M | -2.67M | -34.68M | -18.19M | 12.81M |
| Change in Payables | 13.87M | -8.75M | -12.41M | -8.51M | -878K | 6.07M | 2.11M | -5.89M | 1.16M | -3.95M | 4.21M | -8.88M | -1.43M | -8.76M | 7.59M | -33.68M | -8.33M | 18.95M | 12.07M | 803K |
| Cash from Investing | 809K | -1.27M | 857K | -8.83M | 7.95M | 7.46M | 14.83M | -7.94M | 14.61M | 13.64M | -17.68M | 8.47M | 15.34M | 15.82M | -9.95M | -9.45M | 19.6M | 25.94M | 13.61M | -30.65M |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.07M | -871K | 0 | -1.34M | -1.02M | -1.36M | -1.71M | -1.54M | -3.26M | -2.26M | -1.8M | -2.3M | -6.17M | -5.05M | -4M | -5.94M | -4.44M | -2.31M | -665K | -571K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.62% | 0.57% | 0.34% | 0.76% | 0.6% | 0.86% | 1.17% | 0.91% | 1.84% | 1.29% | 1.14% | 1.26% | 3.21% | 2.82% | 2.26% | 3.02% | 2.15% | 1.31% | 0.39% | 0.27% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8M | 2.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24.04M | 0 | 665K | 571K |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 738K | 3K | 857K | 0 | 34K | -7K | 8.51M | 131K | 5.03M | -8K | -1.8M | -2.3M | 0 | 0 | -4M | -3.5M | 24.04M | -400K | -665K | -571K |
| Cash from Financing | -234K | 0 | 82K | -60K | -873K | -1.48M | -3.48M | -3.5M | -5.6M | -3.47M | -3.34M | -3.77M | -5.56M | -7.13M | -5.43M | -4.01M | -12.71M | -10.55M | -12.43M | -3.32M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -234K | 0 | 82K | -60K | -935K | -1.48M | -161K | 0 | -2.24M | 1K | 0 | -296K | -2.27M | -3.65M | -1.97M | -434K | -9.16M | -6.88M | -8.67M | -854K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.47M | -3.53M | -3.52M | -3.5M | -3.5M | -3.51M | -3.46M | -3.5M | -3.6M | -3.63M | -3.64M | -3.7M | -3.79M | -2.49M |
| Share Repurchases | -311K | 0 | 0 | -60K | -935K | -1.48M | -161K | 0 | -2.24M | 1K | 0 | -296K | -2.27M | -3.65M | -1.97M | -434K | -9.16M | -6.88M | -8.67M | -854K |
| Other Financing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62K | 0 | 147K | 30K | 161K | 27K | 159K | 32K | 166K | 28K | 132K | 56K | 91K | 28K | 29K | 19K |
| Net Change in Cash | 8.62M | -5.98M | -11.46M | 2.88M | 10.94M | -493K | -10.76M | -8.31M | 14.72M | -1.02M | -30.92M | 16.39M | 19.68M | 2.77M | -13.06M | 4.28M | 6.12M | -4.23M | -1.36M | 3.48M |
| Free Cash Flow | 6.98M | -5.58M | -12.93M | 10.43M | 2.85M | -7.84M | -23.81M | 1.59M | 2.44M | -13.45M | -11.71M | 9.38M | 3.73M | -10.98M | -1.68M | 11.8M | -5.21M | -21.94M | -3.21M | 36.89M |
| FCF Margin % | 4.08% | -3.68% | -8.32% | 5.91% | 1.67% | -4.97% | -16.29% | 0.94% | 1.38% | -7.69% | -7.4% | 5.13% | 1.94% | -6.13% | -0.95% | 5.99% | -2.52% | -12.45% | -1.87% | 17.76% |
| FCF Growth % | 145.07% | 28.88% | 45.72% | 555.09% | 16.52% | 41.71% | -103.35% | -83.03% | -34.36% | -22.54% | -598.69% | -20.45% | 171.57% | 49.95% | 47.82% | -68.02% | -111.84% | -197.53% | -115.49% | 98.14% |
| FCF per Share | 0.35 | -0.28 | -0.70 | 0.56 | 0.15 | -0.41 | -1.23 | 0.08 | 0.13 | -0.65 | -0.60 | 0.48 | 0.19 | -0.55 | -0.08 | 0.59 | -0.26 | -1.04 | -0.15 | 1.73 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.86x | 0.43x | 2.39x | 1.81x | 1.24x | 0.46x | 1.45x | 30.10x | 0.55x | 0.51x | 1.73x | 10.89x | 2.36x | 2.10x | -0.55x | -8.28x | -0.08x | 3.18x | -0.31x | 2.83x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |