CATO · Cato Corp
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Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong SellIllustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| same-store sales | 3% | first quarter ended May 2, 2026 | — |
| stores | 1,065 | As of May 2, 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Apparel Retail — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CATO
this stock
Cato Corp
|
$58.28M | -5.5% | +0.6% | — | 2.0% |
|
IDEXF
Industria de Diseno Textil Inditex SA / ADR
|
$212.86B | +0.7% | — | — | 0.0% |
|
TJX
Tjx Companies Inc /De/
|
$155.24B | -8.5% | +6.0% | 27.3 | 1.8% |
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ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
|
$76.68B | +32.7% | +7.7% | 33.4 | 3.0% |
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BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
|
$20.55B | +13.0% | +8.8% | 33.6 | 4.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATO | -14.1% | -11.5% | -2.7% | -14.6% | -5.5% |
| SPY | -1.4% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | -12.8% | -15.2% | -14.2% | -17.1% | -17.8% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.