15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 2.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at -1.9% in the latest year.
Financial health
Operating income covered interest expense -110.1× in the latest year, up from -389.3× 5 years ago.
The company is unprofitable; at its current free-cash-flow burn it has roughly 3.2 years of cash runway.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2026
$654M
-$6M
34.0%
-1.9%
-$5M
—
$17M
2025
$650M
-$18M
32.8%
-4.1%
-$28M
—
$20M
2024
$708M
-$24M
34.4%
-2.5%
-$12M
—
$24M
2023
$759M
$29000
32.9%
-0.5%
-$6M
—
$20M
2022
$769M
$37M
41.1%
5.1%
$56M
—
$20M
2021
$575M
-$47M
24.7%
-12.7%
-$45M
—
$18M
2020
$825M
$36M
38.3%
5.2%
$45M
—
$12M
2019
$830M
$30M
37.0%
4.0%
$56M
—
$25M
2018
$850M
$9M
34.9%
1.9%
$25M
—
$78M
2017
$957M
$47M
37.1%
0.0%
$45M
—
$50M
2016
$1.0B
$67M
0.0%
0.0%
$67M
—
$67M
2015
$987M
$61M
0.0%
0.0%
$89M
—
$70M
2014
$920M
$54M
0.0%
0.0%
$61M
—
$94M
2013
$944M
$62M
0.0%
0.0%
$34M
—
$31M
2012
$931M
$65M
0.0%
0.0%
$45M
—
$35M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
May '26
$171M
$9M
37.9%
5.2%
$7M
—
$25M
Jan '26
$152M
-$11M
29.9%
-8.9%
-$6M
—
$17M
Nov '25
$155M
-$5M
32.7%
-5.3%
-$13M
—
$23M
Aug '25
$177M
$7M
36.8%
3.1%
$10M
—
$34M
May '25
$170M
$3M
35.8%
2.0%
$3M
—
$31M
Feb '25
$158M
-$14M
29.2%
-9.4%
-$8M
—
$20M
Nov '24
$146M
-$15M
29.6%
-11.6%
-$24M
—
$20M
Aug '24
$169M
$95000
35.3%
-0.4%
$2M
—
$31M
May '24
$177M
$11M
36.5%
3.5%
$2M
—
$39M
Feb '24
$175M
-$23M
32.1%
-9.5%
-$13M
—
$24M
Oct '23
$158M
-$6M
33.1%
-6.5%
-$12M
—
$25M
Jul '23
$183M
$1M
35.7%
1.3%
$9M
—
$56M
Apr '23
$192M
$4M
36.4%
3.4%
$4M
—
$40M
Jan '23
$179M
-$3M
31.9%
-2.4%
-$11M
—
$20M
Oct '22
$177M
-$4M
29.9%
-5.2%
-$2M
—
$17M
Jul '22
$197M
-$2M
33.1%
1.7%
$12M
—
$30M
Apr '22
$207M
$10M
36.0%
5.7%
-$5M
—
$26M
Jan '22
$176M
-$6M
37.8%
-3.6%
-$22M
—
$20M
Oct '21
$172M
$9M
39.5%
1.7%
-$3M
—
$24M
Jul '21
$208M
$14M
44.4%
8.9%
$37M
—
$25M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CATO against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 5729.9× (Mar '23) to 4386.7× (Jan '24).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.2× (Mar '23) to 0.1× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 8.6% (Mar '23) to 18.1% (Jan '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is CATO growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, CATO CORP's revenue has grown 2.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does CATO have?
As of FY2026, CATO CORP reported — of total debt against $17M of cash; operating income covered interest expense -110.1×.
What is CATO's profit margin?
In FY2026, gross margin was 34.0%, operating margin -1.9%, and net margin -0.9%.
What is CATO's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, CATO CORP traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 4386.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.