CATO · Cato Corp
Income-statement, balance-sheet and cash-flow figures extracted from the company's SEC filings — 10-K annual and 10-Q quarterly reports — and standardised for comparison across periods.
Chart any reported metric, KPI or segment over time — the full statement history lives here
| Line Item | TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 | FY2014 | FY2013 | FY2012 | FY2011 | FY2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $654.67M | $653.81M | $649.81M | $708.06M | $759.26M | $769.27M | $575.11M | $825.34M | $829.66M | $849.98M | $956.57M | $1.01B | $986.91M | $920.03M | $944.05M | $931.46M | $924.69M | $884M | |
| $428.57M | $431.55M | $436.44M | $464.31M | $509.66M | $453.07M | $433.19M | $508.91M | $522.54M | $553.06M | $601.99M | $616.48M | $600.57M | $571.25M | $581.96M | $574.18M | $563.26M | $554.06M | |
| $226.1M | $222.26M | $213.37M | $243.75M | $249.6M | $316.21M | $141.92M | $316.43M | $307.13M | $296.92M | $354.58M | $394.61M | $386.35M | $348.79M | $362.09M | $357.28M | $361.42M | $329.95M | |
| — | 33.99% | 32.84% | 34.42% | 32.87% | 41.1% | 24.68% | 38.34% | 37.02% | 34.93% | 37.07% | 39.03% | 39.15% | 37.91% | 38.35% | 38.36% | 39.09% | 37.32% | |
| $224.95M | $226.35M | $231.43M | $252.74M | $242.56M | $266.95M | $206.49M | $263.77M | $262.51M | $266.3M | $289.62M | $275.71M | $276.23M | $245.87M | $244.33M | $238.98M | $250.76M | $245.44M | |
| $9.66M | $9.99M | $9.82M | $9.87M | $11.08M | $12.36M | $14.68M | $15.49M | $16.46M | $19.64M | $22.72M | $22.96M | $22.03M | $21.83M | $22.46M | $21.83M | $21.82M | $21.83M | |
| $656.58M | $661.31M | $665.92M | $721.86M | $757.49M | $730.31M | $647.92M | $782.13M | $796.61M | $834.01M | $907.46M | $911.96M | $895.44M | $835.75M | $845.08M | $831.19M | $831.91M | $817.08M | |
| -$7.15M | -$12.66M | -$26.37M | -$17.9M | -$3.58M | $38.97M | -$72.81M | $43.21M | $33.05M | $15.97M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | -1.94% | -4.06% | -2.53% | -0.47% | 5.07% | -12.66% | 5.24% | 3.98% | 1.88% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $2.51M | -$2.68M | -$16.55M | -$8.03M | $7.5M | $51.32M | -$58.13M | $58.69M | $49.51M | $35.62M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | $115K | $59K | $35K | $87K | $72K | $187K | $29K | $96K | $114K | $176K | $264K | $57K | $75K | $116K | $21K | $37K | $66K | |
| $3.75M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.78M | $3.82M | $3.97M | $4.31M | |
| -$1.91M | -$7.5M | -$16.11M | -$13.8M | $1.77M | $38.97M | -$72.81M | $43.21M | $33.05M | $15.97M | $49.11M | $99.13M | $91.47M | $84.29M | $98.97M | $100.27M | $92.77M | $66.92M | |
| -$2M | -$1.59M | $1.94M | $10.14M | $1.74M | $2.12M | -$25.32M | $7.31M | $2.59M | $7.43M | $1.9M | $32.29M | $30.97M | $29.96M | $37.3M | $35.44M | $33.92M | $21.94M | |
| $91K | -$5.91M | -$18.06M | -$23.94M | $29K | $36.84M | -$47.48M | $35.9M | $30.46M | $8.54M | $47.21M | $66.84M | $60.5M | $54.32M | $61.67M | $64.83M | $58.85M | $44.99M | |
| — | -0.9% | -2.78% | -3.38% | 0% | 4.79% | -8.26% | 4.35% | 3.67% | 1% | 4.94% | 6.61% | 6.13% | 5.9% | 6.53% | 6.96% | 6.36% | 5.09% | |
| -$144K | -$5.91M | -$18.61M | -$22.59M | $41K | $34.91M | -$45.39M | $34.62M | $29.6M | $8.37M | $46.26M | $65.44M | $59.32M | $53.44M | $60.77M | $63.82M | $57.86M | — | |
| USD/shares | — | -$0.31 | -$0.97 | -$1.17 | $0.00 | $1.65 | -$2.01 | $1.46 | $1.23 | $0.34 | $1.72 | $2.39 | $2.15 | $1.86 | $2.11 | $2.21 | $2.00 | $1.53 |
| USD/shares | — | -$0.31 | -$0.97 | -$1.17 | $0.00 | $1.65 | -$2.01 | $1.46 | $1.23 | $0.34 | $1.72 | $2.39 | $2.15 | $1.86 | $2.11 | $2.21 | $2.00 | $1.53 |
| shares | — | 18.79M | 19.25M | 19.39M | 19.93M | 21.11M | 22.54M | 23.74M | 24M | 24.91M | 26.84M | 27.37M | 27.6M | 28.77M | 28.8M | 28.9M | 28.99M | — |
| shares | — | 18.79M | 19.25M | 19.39M | 19.93M | 21.11M | 22.54M | 23.74M | 24M | 24.91M | 26.84M | 27.38M | 27.6M | 28.77M | 28.8M | 28.9M | 28.99M | — |
Capital Returned to Shareholders
Cash spent on share repurchases and dividends per fiscal year, as reported on the cash-flow statement. Across FY2010–FY2026: $240.34M in buybacks, $418M in dividends.
Price & Valuation
Multiples computed on the strict TTM/EV methodology — today's snapshot against peers, and each ratio recomputed as of past filing dates.
Valuation
Peer medians compare against the 18 similar-size Apparel Retail companies (of 33 listed).
Valuation over time computed as of each quarter's filing date
Revenue Breakdown
Annual revenue as the company disaggregates it in its own XBRL filings. Years a component wasn't reported show a dash.
Share mode is each component's slice of the reported components that year — issuers rarely tag every revenue dollar, so slices need not sum to total revenue.
By Segment (USD)
| Component | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reportable Segments Retail | $651,158,000 | $647,110,000 | $705,419,000 | $757,017,000 | $767,205,000 | — | — | — |
| Reportable Segments Credit | $2,654,000 | $2,696,000 | $2,640,000 | $2,243,000 | $2,066,000 | — | — | — |
| Reportable Segments Member Credit | — | — | — | — | — | $2,658,000 | $3,605,000 | $3,814,000 |
| Reportable Segments Member Retail | — | — | — | — | — | $572,453,000 | $821,730,000 | $825,850,000 |
By Product & Service (USD)
| Component | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Card | $21,400,000 | $21,800,000 | $23,500,000 | $23,300,000 | $18,700,000 |
Segment Operating Income
Annual operating income by business segment, as tagged in the company's own XBRL filings. Segments need not sum to the consolidated figure — corporate costs and eliminations are typically unallocated.
By Segment (USD)
| Component | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reportable Segments Credit | $2,185,000 | $2,228,000 | $1,745,000 | $1,133,000 | $625,000 | — | — | — |
| Reportable Segments Retail | -$14,849,000 | -$28,596,000 | -$19,643,000 | -$4,710,000 | $38,340,000 | — | — | — |
| Reportable Segments Member Credit | — | — | — | — | — | $1,166,000 | $1,821,000 | $1,902,000 |
| Reportable Segments Member Retail | — | — | — | — | — | -$73,972,000 | $41,386,000 | $31,149,000 |
Operating Margin by Segment (%)
| Component | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reportable Segments Retail | -2.3% | -4.4% | -2.8% | -0.6% | 5% | — | — | — |
| Reportable Segments Credit | 82.3% | 82.6% | 66.1% | 50.5% | 30.3% | — | — | — |
| Reportable Segments Member Credit | — | — | — | — | — | 43.9% | 50.5% | 49.9% |
| Reportable Segments Member Retail | — | — | — | — | — | -12.9% | 5% | 3.8% |