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CATO CORP

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United States Fiscal year ends January CIK 0000018255
$2.47 +3.78% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $2.47 −85.39% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2017Revenue956.6Net income47.2EPS, diluted1.72Fiscal year 2018Revenue850.0 −11.1%Operating income16.0Net income8.5 −81.9%EPS, diluted0.34 −80.2%Fiscal year 2019Revenue829.7 −2.4%Operating income33.1Net income30.5 +256.7%EPS, diluted1.23 +261.8%Fiscal year 2020Revenue825.3 −0.5%Operating income43.2Net income35.9 +17.8%EPS, diluted1.46 +18.7%Fiscal year 2021Revenue575.1 −30.3%Operating income−72.8Net income−47.5 −232.3%EPS, diluted−2.01 −237.7%Fiscal year 2022Revenue769.3 +33.8%Operating income39.0Net income36.8EPS, diluted1.65Fiscal year 2023Revenue759.3 −1.3%Operating income−3.6Net income0.0 −99.9%EPS, diluted0.00 −100.0%Fiscal year 2024Revenue708.1 −6.7%Operating income−17.9Net income−23.9 −82,655.2%EPS, diluted−1.17Fiscal year 2025Revenue649.8 −8.2%Operating income−26.4Net income−18.1EPS, diluted−0.97Fiscal year 2026Revenue653.8 +0.6%Operating income−12.7Net income−5.9EPS, diluted−0.31
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue 956.6 850.0 829.7 825.3 575.1 769.3 759.3 708.1 649.8 653.8
Growth −11.1% −2.4% −0.5% −30.3% +33.8% −1.3% −6.7% −8.2% +0.6%
Operating income n/a 16.0 33.1 43.2 −72.8 39.0 −3.6 −17.9 −26.4 −12.7
Net income 47.2 8.5 30.5 35.9 −47.5 36.8 0.0 −23.9 −18.1 −5.9
Growth −81.9% +256.7% +17.8% −232.3% −99.9% −82,655.2%
EPS, diluted 1.72 0.34 1.23 1.46 −2.01 1.65 0.00 −1.17 −0.97 −0.31
Growth −80.2% +261.8% +18.7% −237.7% −100.0%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2017Net margin4.9%Free cash flow margin4.7%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin1.9%Net margin1.0%Free cash flow margin2.9%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin4.0%Net margin3.7%Free cash flow margin6.7%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin5.2%Net margin4.3%Free cash flow margin5.5%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin−12.7%Net margin−8.3%Free cash flow margin−7.8%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin5.1%Net margin4.8%Free cash flow margin7.2%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin−0.5%Net margin0.0%Free cash flow margin−0.8%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin−2.5%Net margin−3.4%Free cash flow margin−1.7%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin−4.1%Net margin−2.8%Free cash flow margin−4.3%Fiscal year 2026Operating margin−1.9%Net margin−0.9%Free cash flow margin−0.8%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating margin n/a 1.9% 4.0% 5.2% −12.7% 5.1% −0.5% −2.5% −4.1% −1.9%
Net margin 4.9% 1.0% 3.7% 4.3% −8.3% 4.8% 0.0% −3.4% −2.8% −0.9%
Free cash flow margin 4.7% 2.9% 6.7% 5.5% −7.8% 7.2% −0.8% −1.7% −4.3% −0.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow72.1Capital expenditure−27.3Free cash flow44.8Buybacks−42.6Dividends paid−35.4Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow36.0Capital expenditure−11.1Free cash flow24.9 −44.5%Buybacks−38.9Dividends paid−33.7Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow60.2Capital expenditure−4.4Free cash flow55.9 +124.5%Buybacks−13.3Dividends paid−32.6Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow53.4Capital expenditure−8.3Free cash flow45.1 −19.3%Buybacks−9.6Dividends paid−32.6Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow−30.7Capital expenditure−14.0Free cash flow−44.7 −199.1%Buybacks−19.7Dividends paid−7.9Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow59.8Capital expenditure−4.1Free cash flow55.7Buybacks−22.0Dividends paid−10.0Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow13.4Capital expenditure−19.4Free cash flow−6.1 −110.9%Buybacks−15.2Dividends paid−14.4Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.5Capital expenditure−12.5Free cash flow−12.1Buybacks−2.6Dividends paid−14.0Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow−19.7Capital expenditure−7.9Free cash flow−27.6Buybacks−3.9Dividends paid−10.5Fiscal year 2026Operating cash flow−1.5Capital expenditure−3.8Free cash flow−5.2Buybacks−1.0Dividends paid0.0
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating cash flow 72.1 36.0 60.2 53.4 −30.7 59.8 13.4 0.5 −19.7 −1.5
Capital expenditure −27.3 −11.1 −4.4 −8.3 −14.0 −4.1 −19.4 −12.5 −7.9 −3.8
Free cash flow 44.8 24.9 55.9 45.1 −44.7 55.7 −6.1 −12.1 −27.6 −5.2
Growth −44.5% +124.5% −19.3% −199.1% −110.9%
Buybacks −42.6 −38.9 −13.3 −9.6 −19.7 −22.0 −15.2 −2.6 −3.9 −1.0
Dividends paid −35.4 −33.7 −32.6 −32.6 −7.9 −10.0 −14.4 −14.0 −10.5 0.0

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
Cash
Fiscal year 2017Cash49.6Shareholders’ equity383.9Fiscal year 2018Cash78.0Shareholders’ equity326.4Fiscal year 2019Cash24.6Shareholders’ equity316.8Fiscal year 2020Cash11.8Shareholders’ equity316.5Fiscal year 2021Cash17.5Shareholders’ equity246.5Fiscal year 2022Cash19.8Shareholders’ equity254.2Fiscal year 2023Cash20.0Shareholders’ equity226.6Fiscal year 2024Cash23.9Shareholders’ equity192.3Fiscal year 2025Cash20.3Shareholders’ equity162.3Fiscal year 2026Cash16.8Shareholders’ equity157.3
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash 49.6 78.0 24.6 11.8 17.5 19.8 20.0 23.9 20.3 16.8
Shareholders’ equity 383.9 326.4 316.8 316.5 246.5 254.2 226.6 192.3 162.3 157.3

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2026 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending January, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2017 28 Jan 2017 FY2018 3 Feb 2018 FY2019 2 Feb 2019 FY2020 1 Feb 2020 FY2021 30 Jan 2021 FY2022 29 Jan 2022 FY2023 28 Jan 2023 FY2024 3 Feb 2024 FY2025 1 Feb 2025 FY2026 31 Jan 2026
Margins
n/a 1.9% 4.0% 5.2% −12.7% 5.1% −0.5% −2.5% −4.1% −1.9%
5.1% 1.9% 4.0% 5.2% −12.7% 5.1% 0.2% −1.9% −2.5% −1.1%
4.9% 1.0% 3.7% 4.3% −8.3% 4.8% 0.0% −3.4% −2.8% −0.9%
4.7% 2.9% 6.7% 5.5% −7.8% 7.2% −0.8% −1.7% −4.3% −0.8%
Spending
30.3% 31.3% 31.6% 32.0% 35.9% 34.7% 31.9% 35.7% 35.6% 34.6%
2.9% 1.3% 0.5% 1.0% 2.4% 0.5% 2.6% 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
3.9% 46.5% 7.8% 16.9% n/a 5.4% 98.4% n/a n/a n/a
Returns
12.3% 2.6% 9.6% 11.3% −19.3% 14.5% 0.0% −12.4% −11.1% −3.8%
7.8% 1.7% 6.1% 5.2% −8.0% 5.8% 0.0% −4.9% −4.0% −1.4%
Balance and payout
75.0% 395.0% 106.9% 90.8% n/a 27.1% 49,548.3% n/a n/a n/a
174.0% 291.7% 82.2% 93.6% n/a 57.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a