Cato Corporation
CATO | NYSE
$2.45
-$0.06 (-2.39%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$2.50
+$0.05 (+2.04%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 6:40 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $44.58M
Enterprise Value $86.77M
Beta 0.55
Average Volume 112.69K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 19.15M
Shares Change YoY 2.49%
Institutional Ownership 30.62%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US1492051065
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -14.9%
Price Change 3M -24.1%
Price Change 6M -10.9%
Price Change YTD -18.3%
Price Change 1Y -44.4%
Price Change 3Y -69.3%
Price Change 5Y -85.8%
1M CAGR (ann.) -26.0%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -45.6%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -27.9%
All-Time CAGR -6.0%
Valuation
PE Ratio -8.17
Forward PE 1.39
PEG Ratio 0.00
Forward PEG 0.10
PS Ratio 0.07
Forward PS 0.00
PB Ratio 0.27
P/FCF Ratio -40.86
P/Adj. FCF Ratio -14.16
P/OCF Ratio 8.75
EV/Sales 0.13
EV/EBIT -9.21
EV/EBITDA -2,345.06
EV/FCF -79.53
Earnings Yield -12.2%
FCF Yield -2.5%
Adj. FCF Yield -7.1%
Financial Health
Net Cash $96.44M
Total Debt $138.63M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $96.44M
Total Assets $423.44M
Current Ratio 1.36
Quick Ratio 0.82
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.83
Debt / EBITDA -3,746.73
Debt / FCF -127.07
OCF / Debt 0.02
Interest Coverage 0.00
Altman Z-Score 1.71
Piotroski F-Score 6
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 32.2%
Operating Profit Margin -2.3%
EBITDA Margin 0.0%
Net Profit Margin -0.9%
FCF Margin -0.2%
Adj. FCF Margin -0.5%
SBC / Revenue 0.3%
SBC Impact (per share) -188.5%
Returns
Return on Assets -1.3%
Return on Equity -3.4%
Return on Invested Capital -3.6%
Return on Capital Employed -5.5%
Return on Tangible Assets -1.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y -4.1%
Revenue CAGR 5Y -2.4%
Revenue CAGR 10Y -4.3%
EPS CAGR 3Y 38.2%
EPS CAGR 5Y -67.6%
EPS CAGR 10Y -346.5%
FCF CAGR 3Y 44.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y -70.3%
FCF CAGR 10Y -52.5%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 0
EPS Growth Next 3Y 172.2%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 9.0%
Earnings Date Nov 18, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A
EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.72M
Free Cash Flow $-1.09M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $-3.15M
FCF Per Share $0.08
OCF Per Share $0.28
OCF/S Ratio 0.8%
Income Statement
Revenue $643.67M
Gross Profit $207M
Operating Income $-14.74M
EBITDA $-37K
Net Income $-5.59M
EPS (Diluted) -$0.30
Revenue / Employee $96.07K
Profit / Employee $-834.63
Employees 6,700
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