For the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Cato Corporation reported $643.67M of revenue and -$5.59M of net income.
CATO revenue was $165.50M in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), down 6.2% from a year earlier and down 3.3% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $653.81M, up 0.6% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +2.6% over 5 years and -4.3% over 10 years. It rose in 2 of the last 10 fiscal years.
CATO net income was $1.15M in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), down 83.2% from a year earlier and down 87.7% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$5.91M, compared with -$18.06M in fiscal 2024.
CATO diluted EPS was $0.06 in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), down 82.9% from a year earlier and down 87.2% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$0.31, compared with -$0.97 in fiscal 2024.
CATO free cash flow was $13.14M in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), up 26.0% from a year earlier and up 88.3% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$5.22M, compared with -$27.62M in fiscal 2024.
| Line item | Jan 31, 2026 | Feb 1, 2025 | Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | Feb 3, 2018 | Jan 28, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $653.81M | $649.81M | $708.06M | $759.26M | $769.27M | $575.11M | $825.34M | $829.66M | $849.98M | $956.57M |
| Cost of revenue | $431.55M | $436.44M | $464.31M | $509.66M | $453.06M | $433.19M | $508.91M | $522.53M | $553.06M | $601.99M |
| Gross profit | $222.26M | $213.37M | $243.75M | $249.60M | $316.21M | $141.92M | $316.43M | $307.13M | $296.92M | $354.58M |
| Selling, general and admin | $226.35M | $231.43M | $252.74M | $242.56M | $266.95M | $206.49M | $263.77M | $262.51M | $266.30M | $289.62M |
| Operating income | -$12.66M | -$26.37M | -$17.90M | -$3.58M | $38.97M | -$72.81M | $43.21M | $33.05M | $15.97M | - |
| Interest expense | $115.0K | $59.0K | $35.0K | $87.0K | $72.0K | $187.0K | $29.0K | $96.0K | $114.0K | $176.0K |
| Pre-tax income | -$7.50M | -$16.11M | -$13.80M | $1.77M | $38.97M | -$72.81M | $43.21M | $33.05M | $15.97M | $49.11M |
| Income tax | -$1.59M | $1.94M | $10.14M | $1.74M | $2.12M | -$25.32M | $7.31M | $2.59M | $7.43M | $1.90M |
| Net income | -$5.91M | -$18.06M | -$23.94M | $29.0K | $36.84M | -$47.48M | $35.90M | $30.46M | $8.54M | $47.21M |
| EPS, basic | -$0.31 | -$0.97 | -$1.17 | $0.00 | $1.65 | -$2.01 | $1.46 | $1.23 | $0.34 | $1.72 |
| EPS, diluted | -$0.31 | -$0.97 | -$1.17 | $0.00 | $1.65 | -$2.01 | $1.46 | $1.23 | $0.34 | $1.72 |
| Diluted shares | 18.8M | 19.2M | 19.4M | 19.9M | 21.1M | 22.5M | 23.7M | 24.0M | 24.9M | 26.8M |
| Line item | Jan 31, 2026 | Feb 1, 2025 | Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | Feb 3, 2018 | Jan 28, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $16.79M | $23.08M | $27.91M | $23.79M | $23.68M | $21.02M | $14.40M | $25.21M | $81.26M | $81.26M |
| Short-term investments | $56.86M | $57.42M | $79.01M | $108.65M | $146.00M | $126.42M | $200.39M | $182.71M | $118.84M | $201.23M |
| Receivables | $25.46M | $24.54M | $29.75M | $26.50M | $55.81M | $52.74M | $26.09M | $28.14M | $28.02M | $30.34M |
| Inventory | $83.70M | $110.74M | $98.60M | $112.06M | $124.91M | $84.12M | $115.36M | $119.58M | $121.53M | $145.68M |
| Current assets | $193.27M | $223.19M | $243.06M | $277.67M | $355.67M | $290.55M | $362.80M | $370.59M | $372.48M | $443.81M |
| Total assets | $421.42M | $452.36M | $486.82M | $553.14M | $633.77M | $591.45M | $684.98M | $497.91M | $516.08M | $606.32M |
| Current liabilities | $155.89M | $188.24M | $188.01M | $202.96M | $244.13M | $181.93M | $199.30M | $141.09M | $139.08M | $171.91M |
| Total liabilities | $264.11M | $290.06M | $294.50M | $326.55M | $379.57M | $344.95M | $368.46M | $181.07M | $189.72M | $222.42M |
| Shareholders' equity | $157.31M | $162.30M | $192.32M | $226.59M | $254.20M | $246.50M | $316.51M | $316.84M | $326.35M | $383.90M |
| Line item | Jan 31, 2026 | Feb 1, 2025 | Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | Feb 3, 2018 | Jan 28, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$1.46M | -$19.75M | $477.0K | $13.37M | $59.79M | -$30.71M | $53.40M | $60.24M | $35.99M | $72.13M |
| Capital expenditures | $3.76M | $7.87M | $12.53M | $19.43M | $4.11M | $13.96M | $8.31M | $4.35M | $11.10M | $27.30M |
| Free cash flow | -$5.22M | -$27.62M | -$12.05M | -$6.06M | $55.68M | -$44.67M | $45.09M | $55.89M | $24.89M | $44.83M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.30M | $28.96M | $19.78M | $16.02M | -$25.33M | $64.51M | -$22.63M | -$71.14M | $67.69M | -$15.43M |
| Financing cash flow | -$851.0K | -$14.05M | -$16.13M | -$29.28M | -$31.80M | -$27.18M | -$41.57M | -$45.16M | -$72.03M | -$77.31M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $10.52M | $13.95M | $14.37M | $9.97M | $7.91M | $32.59M | $32.58M | $33.73M | $35.43M |
| Share repurchases | $995.0K | $3.88M | $2.56M | $15.22M | $22.03M | $19.65M | $9.61M | $13.34M | $38.88M | $42.56M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.67M | $2.28M | $4.17M | $2.61M | $4.09M | $4.09M | $4.67M | $4.94M | $4.20M | $4.20M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9.99M | $9.82M | $9.87M | $11.08M | $12.36M | $14.68M | $15.48M | $16.46M | $19.64M | $22.72M |
| Line item | Jan 31, 2026 | Feb 1, 2025 | Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | Feb 3, 2018 | Jan 28, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 0.6% | -8.2% | -6.7% | -1.3% | 33.8% | -30.3% | -0.5% | -2.4% | -11.1% | -5.4% |
| Net income growth, YoY | - | - | - | -99.9% | - | - | 17.8% | 256.7% | -81.9% | -29.4% |
| EPS growth, YoY | - | - | - | -100.0% | - | - | 18.7% | 261.8% | -80.2% | -28.0% |
| Gross margin | 34.0% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 32.9% | 41.1% | 24.7% | 38.3% | 37.0% | 34.9% | 37.1% |
| Operating margin | -1.9% | -4.1% | -2.5% | -0.5% | 5.1% | -12.7% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 1.9% | - |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -2.8% | -3.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% | -8.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | -0.8% | -4.3% | -1.7% | -0.8% | 7.2% | -7.8% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | -3.8% | -11.1% | -12.4% | 0.0% | 14.5% | -19.3% | 11.3% | 9.6% | 2.6% | 12.3% |
| Return on assets | -1.4% | -4.0% | -4.9% | 0.0% | 5.8% | -8.0% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 7.8% |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.37 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 1.82 | 2.63 | 2.68 | 2.58 |
| Line item | Aug 1, 2026 | May 2, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | May 3, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 | Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $165.50M | $171.10M | $151.66M | $155.40M | $176.51M | $170.24M | $157.91M | $146.17M | $168.63M | $177.10M | $174.88M | $158.26M |
| Cost of revenue | $110.18M | $106.34M | $106.25M | $104.52M | $111.47M | $109.32M | $111.86M | $102.95M | $109.12M | $112.50M | $118.78M | $105.83M |
| Gross profit | $55.32M | $64.76M | $45.41M | $50.88M | $65.04M | $60.92M | $46.05M | $43.22M | $59.51M | $64.59M | $56.10M | $52.42M |
| Selling, general and admin | $54.05M | $53.93M | $56.68M | $56.97M | $57.37M | $55.33M | $58.62M | $57.88M | $58.18M | $56.75M | $67.40M | $61.79M |
| Operating income | -$618.0K | $8.96M | -$13.47M | -$8.16M | $5.52M | $3.44M | -$14.90M | -$16.97M | -$623.0K | $6.13M | -$16.58M | -$10.35M |
| Pre-tax income | $1.30M | $9.83M | -$11.92M | -$6.35M | $6.54M | $4.24M | -$13.72M | -$14.75M | $738.0K | $11.62M | -$12.48M | -$10.35M |
| Income tax | $147.0K | $522.0K | -$1.06M | -$1.16M | -$293.0K | $928.0K | $330.0K | $322.0K | $643.0K | $649.0K | $10.94M | -$4.27M |
| Net income | $1.15M | $9.31M | -$10.86M | -$5.19M | $6.83M | $3.31M | -$14.05M | -$15.07M | $95.0K | $10.97M | -$23.42M | -$6.08M |
| EPS, basic | $0.06 | $0.47 | -$0.55 | -$0.28 | $0.35 | $0.17 | -$0.73 | -$0.79 | $0.01 | $0.54 | -$1.15 | -$0.30 |
| EPS, diluted | $0.06 | $0.47 | -$0.55 | -$0.28 | $0.35 | $0.17 | -$0.73 | -$0.79 | $0.01 | $0.54 | -$1.15 | -$0.30 |
| Diluted shares | 19.0M | 18.8M | - | 18.8M | 18.8M | 18.7M | - | 19.3M | 19.3M | 19.4M | - | 19.4M |
| Line item | Aug 1, 2026 | May 2, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | May 3, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 | Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $35.12M | $25.41M | $16.79M | $22.77M | $36.90M | $34.02M | $23.08M | $23.57M | $34.33M | $42.63M | $27.91M | $28.93M |
| Short-term investments | $58.65M | $55.56M | $56.86M | $56.20M | $56.55M | $48.61M | $57.42M | $65.99M | $73.90M | $66.25M | $79.01M | $93.55M |
| Receivables | $20.46M | $33.16M | $25.46M | $26.09M | $26.15M | $26.83M | $24.54M | $24.78M | $29.77M | $31.72M | $29.75M | $31.11M |
| Inventory | $82.49M | $92.49M | $83.70M | $94.06M | $97.27M | $109.43M | $110.74M | $107.16M | $95.97M | $101.32M | $98.60M | $98.87M |
| Current assets | $208.46M | $217.22M | $193.27M | $210.41M | $225.82M | $226.45M | $223.19M | $230.21M | $243.48M | $249.64M | $243.06M | $261.06M |
| Total assets | $423.44M | $439.18M | $421.42M | $450.23M | $436.89M | $440.81M | $452.36M | $424.40M | $455.57M | $477.15M | $486.82M | $487.37M |
| Current liabilities | $153.47M | $168.22M | $155.89M | $152.09M | $175.35M | $182.52M | $188.24M | $169.53M | $173.59M | $183.80M | $188.01M | $184.22M |
| Total liabilities | $255.53M | $272.48M | $264.11M | $282.59M | $264.70M | $275.89M | $290.06M | $247.31M | $260.51M | $280.24M | $294.50M | $270.05M |
| Shareholders' equity | $167.91M | $166.71M | $157.31M | $167.64M | $172.18M | $164.92M | $162.30M | $177.10M | $195.06M | $196.91M | $192.32M | $217.32M |
| Line item | Aug 1, 2026 | May 2, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | May 3, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 | Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $14.49M | $8.05M | -$4.71M | -$12.39M | $11.77M | $3.87M | -$6.48M | -$22.10M | $3.13M | $5.71M | -$11.19M | -$9.91M |
| Capital expenditures | $1.34M | $1.07M | $871.0K | $530.0K | $1.34M | $1.02M | $1.36M | $1.71M | $1.54M | $3.26M | $2.26M | $1.80M |
| Free cash flow | $13.14M | $6.98M | -$5.58M | -$12.93M | $10.43M | $2.85M | -$7.84M | -$23.81M | $1.59M | $2.44M | -$13.45M | -$11.71M |
| Investing cash flow | -$4.67M | $809.0K | -$1.27M | $857.0K | -$8.83M | $7.95M | $7.46M | $14.83M | -$7.94M | $14.61M | $13.64M | -$17.68M |
| Financing cash flow | -$115.0K | -$234.0K | $0 | $82.0K | -$60.0K | -$873.0K | -$1.48M | -$3.48M | -$3.50M | -$5.60M | -$3.47M | -$3.34M |
| Dividends paid | - | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.47M | $3.53M | $3.52M | $3.50M | $3.50M |
| Share repurchases | $111.0K | $311.0K | $0 | $0 | $60.0K | $935.0K | $1.48M | $161.0K | $0 | $2.24M | -$1.0K | $0 |
| Stock-based compensation | $394.0K | $578.0K | $535.0K | $550.0K | $394.0K | $193.0K | $702.0K | $741.0K | $878.0K | -$38.0K | $981.0K | $997.0K |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.25M | $2.24M | $2.45M | $2.44M | $2.52M | $2.56M | $2.71M | $2.74M | $2.33M | $2.04M | $2.50M | $2.50M |
| Line item | Aug 1, 2026 | May 2, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | May 3, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 | Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | -6.2% | 0.5% | -4.0% | 6.3% | 4.7% | -3.9% | -9.7% | -7.6% | -7.8% | -7.8% | -2.3% | -10.4% |
| Net income growth, YoY | -83.2% | 181.3% | - | - | 7091.6% | -69.8% | - | - | -91.6% | 147.8% | - | - |
| EPS growth, YoY | -82.9% | 176.5% | - | - | 3400.0% | -68.5% | - | - | -83.3% | 145.5% | - | - |
| Gross margin | 33.4% | 37.9% | 29.9% | 32.7% | 36.8% | 35.8% | 29.2% | 29.6% | 35.3% | 36.5% | 32.1% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | -0.4% | 5.2% | -8.9% | -5.3% | 3.1% | 2.0% | -9.4% | -11.6% | -0.4% | 3.5% | -9.5% | -6.5% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.4% | -7.2% | -3.3% | 3.9% | 1.9% | -8.9% | -10.3% | 0.1% | 6.2% | -13.4% | -3.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.9% | 4.1% | -3.7% | -8.3% | 5.9% | 1.7% | -5.0% | -16.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | -7.7% | -7.4% |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.42 |
Source: XBRL data Cato Corporation files with the SEC, latest filing dated Aug 27, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.
* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.
Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.
EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| GAP | $15.33B | +1.1% | $1.25B | 8.1% | $7.81B |
| URBN | $6.47B | +11.0% | $569.06M | 8.8% | $7.56B |
| ANF | $5.34B | +4.7% | $535.98M | 10.0% | $6.48B |
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| AEO | $5.75B | +9.2% | $336.86M | 5.9% | $3.64B |