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CATO vs FL

Side-by-side comparison of Cato Corporation (CATO) and Foot Locker Inc. (FL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CATO and FL operate in Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • FL is the larger of the two at $4.46B, about 12.5x CATO ($355.7M).
  • Over the past year, CATO is up 25.5% and FL is up 85.0% - FL leads by 59.5 points.
  • CATO has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while FL has been quiet.
  • FL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for CATO).
PerformanceCATO-14.35%FL+85.05%
2025-12-12+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricCATOFL
Company
Cato Corporation
Foot Locker Inc.
Price
$2.92+2.27%
$24.02-0.37%
Market cap
$355.7M
$4.46B
1M return
+5.60%
-5.02%
1Y return
+25.54%
+85.05%
Industry
Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores
Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
1
0
Recent ratings
0
25
CATO

Cato Corporation

The 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 30, 2021, the company operated 1,330 stores in 33 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.

FL

Foot Locker Inc.

Foot Locker, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an athletic footwear and apparel retailer. The company engages in the retail of athletic footwear, apparel, accessories, equipment, and team licensed merchandise under the Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Eastbay, Footaction, Runners Point, and Sidestep brand names. As of January 30, 2021, it operated through 2,998 retail stores in 27 countries across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia; and 127 franchised Foot Locker stores located in the Middle East, as well as through various e-commerce sites and mobile apps. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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