Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -7.94 | 14.25 | 1.53 | — | — | 1.89 | 3.65 | — | — | 235.19 | 2.29 | — | — | 37.79 | 9.38 | — | — | — | 7.06 | — | 11.30 |
| — | +655.9% | -58.1% | — | — | -99.2% | +59.1% | — | — | +522.3% | -75.6% | — | — | — | +32.8% | — | — | — | +93.8% | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| — | +34.0% | +22.1% | -1.4% | -45.1% | -49.2% | -49.7% | -49.3% | -2.3% | -34.4% | -34.8% | -28.2% | -36.4% | -29.3% | -37.2% | -43.9% | -37.6% | -26.1% | -2.3% | +19.6% | +133.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.87 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.37 | 1.37 |
| — | +28.8% | +21.4% | -2.3% | -38.3% | -39.8% | -42.3% | -45.8% | +10.8% | -30.1% | -30.7% | -17.3% | -38.4% | -28.5% | -35.5% | -36.0% | -26.2% | -21.9% | -0.9% | +31.5% | +152.7% | |
| P/FCF | — | 1.25 | 2.04 | — | — | 1.25 | 4.07 | — | — | 15.39 | 9.80 | — | — | 4.32 | 10.69 | — | — | 5.24 | — | — | — |
| — | -0.3% | -49.9% | — | — | -91.9% | -58.5% | — | — | +256.4% | -8.3% | — | — | -17.5% | — | — | — | +119.1% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 32.64 | 5.05 | — | — | 4.82 | 6.59 | — | — | 35.98 | 6.20 | — | — | 16.78 | 8.57 | — | — | 21.47 | 7.45 | — | 21.81 |
| — | +577.6% | -23.3% | — | — | -86.6% | +6.4% | — | — | +114.5% | -27.7% | — | — | -21.9% | +15.0% | — | — | +281.4% | +70.5% | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | 5.05 | — | — | 5.65 | 8.71 | — | — | 64.60 | 4.18 | — | — | 24.80 | 10.47 | — | — | 27.30 | 8.94 | — | 41.66 |
| — | — | -42.0% | — | — | -91.3% | +108.3% | — | — | +160.5% | -60.1% | — | — | -9.2% | +17.1% | — | — | +324.8% | +86.0% | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.5% | 32.1% | 36.5% | 28.3% | 31.2% | 35.4% | 34.3% | 27.4% | 27.7% | 33.9% | 35.3% | 30.7% | 31.5% | 34.3% | 35.2% | 30.4% | 28.3% | 31.6% | 34.7% | 36.1% | 37.6% |
| — | -9.5% | +6.6% | +3.2% | +12.6% | +4.5% | -2.9% | -10.5% | -12.2% | -1.2% | +0.3% | +0.8% | +11.4% | +8.4% | +1.4% | -15.8% | -24.8% | -26.1% | -14.4% | +26.4% | +50.3% | |
| Operating Margin | -2.2% | -0.6% | 5.0% | -9.1% | -5.5% | 2.9% | 1.8% | -9.7% | -11.9% | -0.6% | 3.3% | -7.9% | -7.5% | 0.6% | 3.0% | -3.1% | -6.4% | 0.8% | 5.5% | -3.8% | 1.4% |
| — | -120.1% | +181.9% | +6.1% | +53.9% | +589.7% | -45.6% | -23.2% | -58.7% | -196.7% | +10.9% | -153.3% | -16.4% | -21.1% | -45.9% | +18.0% | -572.7% | -91.0% | -49.7% | +22.4% | +117.4% | |
| Net Margin | -0.9% | 0.7% | 5.4% | -7.2% | -3.3% | 3.7% | 1.8% | -8.9% | -10.4% | 0.1% | 5.9% | -12.6% | -3.6% | 0.6% | 2.2% | -1.6% | -2.4% | -1.1% | 4.5% | -3.5% | 4.7% |
| — | -81.2% | +197.2% | +19.5% | +68.0% | +5880.4% | -68.9% | +29.6% | -188.6% | -89.5% | +168.9% | -701.1% | -51.8% | +153.9% | -50.9% | +54.8% | -150.5% | -117.1% | -52.0% | +30.2% | +305.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -3.7% | 0.7% | 5.7% | -6.7% | -3.1% | 3.9% | 1.9% | -8.3% | -8.2% | 0.1% | 5.4% | -10.8% | -2.6% | 0.5% | 1.9% | -1.2% | -1.8% | -0.9% | 3.6% | -2.3% | 3.0% |
| — | -82.2% | +201.6% | +19.3% | +62.8% | +7177.2% | -64.4% | +23.3% | -217.1% | -88.8% | +188.8% | -781.3% | -47.6% | +155.0% | -49.2% | +47.8% | -158.7% | -117.5% | -53.1% | +24.3% | +325.2% | |
| ROA | -1.4% | 0.3% | 2.2% | -2.5% | -1.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | -3.2% | -3.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% | -4.5% | -1.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.4% | 1.5% | -1.0% | 1.4% |
| — | -82.0% | +209.9% | +22.3% | +66.3% | +6555.2% | -67.7% | +29.4% | -201.4% | -89.2% | +179.8% | -778.4% | -50.6% | +156.4% | -47.7% | +48.8% | -155.4% | -116.7% | -54.8% | +23.4% | +336.6% | |
| ROIC | -3.7% | -0.3% | 2.3% | -3.5% | -2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | -4.2% | -4.7% | -0.3% | 1.4% | -3.3% | -2.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% | -1.1% | -2.3% | 0.3% | 2.1% | -1.3% | 0.5% |
| — | -118.3% | +174.5% | +15.8% | +52.6% | +659.8% | -41.8% | -27.8% | -64.7% | -199.3% | +20.0% | -187.8% | -22.5% | -13.4% | -43.5% | +9.9% | -617.0% | -90.8% | -48.0% | +4.9% | +122.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.50 |
| — | +9.4% | +8.2% | +6.4% | +55.0% | +19.2% | +15.0% | +12.9% | +9.2% | +3.6% | +2.0% | +3.2% | -6.3% | -4.0% | +0.5% | +6.4% | +20.9% | +16.5% | -6.7% | -13.5% | -33.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | 108.81 | 16.87 | — | — | 16.93 | 23.68 | — | — | 93.16 | 17.55 | — | — | 37.90 | 19.36 | — | — | 36.00 | 12.18 | — | 24.42 |
| — | +542.6% | -28.8% | — | — | -81.8% | +34.9% | — | — | +145.8% | -9.4% | — | — | +5.3% | +58.9% | — | — | +409.4% | +66.5% | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.24 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.42 | 1.64 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.69 |
| — | +5.5% | +4.1% | +4.6% | +1.9% | -8.2% | -8.7% | -8.3% | -4.2% | -14.7% | -7.8% | -5.5% | -3.5% | +7.3% | +1.1% | -6.1% | -13.0% | -11.7% | -11.4% | -8.8% | +1.3% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.88 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 1.27 |
| — | +12.0% | +15.7% | +17.7% | +5.4% | -13.7% | -20.6% | -22.3% | -17.6% | -20.3% | -10.1% | -5.8% | -1.7% | +12.5% | -2.0% | -13.7% | -29.3% | -31.2% | -25.2% | -16.7% | +6.5% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.61 | — | — | — | -356.60 | — | — | — | -3.88 | — | — | — | -13.34 | — |
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The Cato Corporation's current P/E is -7.9x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 7.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Cato Corporation's current operating margin is -2.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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