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Cato Corporation

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$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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