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Cato Corporation (The) Class A Common Stock

Retail · Retail Website · IPO Apr 1987
$3.03
▲ +$0.05 (+1.68%)
Vol 416
Mkt Cap
$58.9M
ROE
-3.6%
Margin
-0.9%
Beta
0.61
Div Yield
10.10%
52W
$2–$5

Wall Street Consensus

6 analysts · Dec 2021
0
Strong Buy
0
Buy
3
Hold
1
Sell
2
Strong Sell
0.0%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 0.0%
Next Report May 20, 2026
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Mar 2027
Mar 2026 $0.17
Dec 2025 $-0.55
Dec 2024 $-0.74

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1… 2026-0…
Revenue $157.9M $170.2M $176.5M $155.4M $151.7M
Net Income -$14.1M $3.3M $6.8M -$5.2M -$10.9M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2026-04-12 2026-04-17
ROE (TTM) -3.6% -3.6%
P/E (TTM)
Net Margin -0.9% -0.9%
Gross Margin 34.0% 34.0%
D/E Ratio
Current Ratio 1.24 1.24

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
-1.4%
P/S (TTM)
0.09
P/B
0.4
EPS (TTM)
$-0.31
CF/Share
$0.34
Rev Growth 3Y
-4.9%
52W High
$4.92
52W Low
$2.19
$2.19 52-Week Range $4.92

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
-$5.6M
Net Debt
$133.7M
Cash
$16.8M
Total Debt
$150.4M
As of Jan 31, 2026

How does CATO compare to Retail peers?

Peer group: Peers · Retail (Peers) · 10 companies

CATO valuation vs Retail peers

P/E ratio
0% below peers (17.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
0.1
44% below peers (0.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/B ratio
0.4
65% below peers (1.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
10.1%
771% above peers (1.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

CATO profitability vs Retail peers

ROE
-3.6%
85% above peers (-23.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Net margin
-0.9%
65% above peers (-2.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Gross margin
34.0%
10% below peers (37.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
-1.4%
69% above peers (-4.4%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier

CATO financial health vs Retail peers

D/E ratio
0% below peers (78.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
1.2
0% below peers (1.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
0.6
14% below peers (0.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

CATO fundamentals radar

CATO Peer median Industry

CATO profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

CATO vs peers: key metrics

Top Holders

Top 5: 21.06%
Aldebaran Capital, LLC …
5.80%
$3.1M
Vanguard Group Inc
4.50%
$2.4M
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
3.94%
$2.1M
Peapod Lane Capital LLC …
3.87%
$2.1M
Renaissance Technologies, L…
2.95%
$1.6M
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$0.68
/ year
Sep 16, 2024 $0.1700
Jun 10, 2024 $0.1700
Mar 25, 2024 $0.1700
Dec 15, 2023 $0.1700
Sep 08, 2023 $0.1700
Jun 09, 2023 $0.1700
Mar 20, 2023 $0.1700
Dec 22, 2022 $0.1700