NYSE · Apparel - Retail

CATO (CATO) Stock

$3.29 -2.37% NYSE: CATO Consumer Cyclical

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$3.29
Market Cap$59.86M
P/E Ratio-10.32
P/B Ratio0.35
P/S Ratio0.09
EPS (TTM)$-0.31
52-Week High$4.92
52-Week Low$2.59
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE-3.70%
ROA-2.01%
ROCE-8.92%
Gross Margin-2.14%
Operating Margin-2.14%
Net Margin-0.03%
Debt/Equity0.87
Current Ratio1.24

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$769.0M$759.0M$708.0M$650.0M$654.0M
Operating Profit$38.0M$-3.0M$-17.0M$-27.0M$-14.0M
Net Profit$35.0M$0$-23.0M$-19.0M$-6.0M
EPS$1.65$0.00$-1.17$-0.97$-0.31
Op Margin4.9%-0.4%-2.4%-4.2%-2.2%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$634.0M$553.0M$487.0M$452.0M$421.0M
Total Liabilities$380.0M$327.0M$294.0M$290.0M$264.0M
Cash$20.0M$20.0M$24.0M$20.0M$19.0M
Borrowings$184.0M$175.0M$153.0M$146.0M$150.0M

Latest News

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights UnitedHealth, BlackRock, Salesforce and Cato Zacks · Jun 30, 2026 Top Research Reports for UnitedHealth, BlackRock & Salesforce Zacks · Jun 29, 2026 Southern First Appoints Bryan Kennedy to Board of Directors PR Newswire · Jun 3, 2026 Cato Q1 Earnings Surge Year Over Year on Tariff Refunds Zacks · May 27, 2026 Cato: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot Associated Press · May 21, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$60.0M$13.0M$0$-20.0M$-1.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-29.0M$-3.0M$7.0M$21.0M$-5.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-22.0M$-15.0M$-2.0M$-4.0M$-1.0M
Net Cash Flow$3.0M$0$4.0M$-5.0M$-4.0M
Free Cash Flow$56.0M$-6.0M$-12.0M$-28.0M$-5.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA—
FCF Yield-1.87%
Quick Ratio0.74
Interest Coverage—
Return 1Y9.08%
Return 3Y-55.01%
Return 5Y-73.79%

Ownership

Insiders Held18.86%
Institutions Held34.17%
Institutions Float Held42.12%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Aldebaran Capital, LLC 1,176,6872026-03-31
Peapod Lane Capital LLC 766,8252026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC704,1682026-03-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP598,3392026-03-31
Renaissance Technologies, LLC548,3502026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
BIRD $2.53 +5.42% -0.41 $15.88M 0.00%
DLTH $4.27 +1.67% -7.13 $162.27M 0.00%
DXLG $0.62 -1.18% -1.08 $34.27M 0.00%
GP $1.48 -0.67% 2.21 $4.49M 0.00%
LCUT $8.92 +1.02% 11.17 $203.87M 1.84%

About CATO

CATO is led by CEO John Derham Cato, employs 7,000 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 1987.

CATO stock trades at $3.29 with a market capitalization of $59.86M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -10.32, price-to-book of 0.35, price-to-sales of 0.09. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $2.59 and $4.92, and currently trades 33.1% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, CATO generates a return on equity (ROE) of -3.70%, return on capital employed of -8.92%, an operating margin of -2.14%, a net profit margin of -0.03%.

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