NYSE : CATO
The Cato Corporation — Key statistics
Consumer Discretionary · Apparel Retail · United States
Last price 2.31 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 43.87M
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Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 43.87M |
| Enterprise Value | 88.73M |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Nov 19, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 17.23M |
| Shares Outstanding | 18.99M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | -0.48% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | +0.97% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 22.57% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 31.77% |
| Float | 14.70M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| PS Ratio | 0.07 |
| Forward PS | n/a |
| PB Ratio | 0.26 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 0.26 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 26.99 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 8.07 |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | n/a |
| EV / Sales | 0.14 |
| EV / EBITDA | n/a |
| EV / EBIT | n/a |
| EV / FCF | 54.60 |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.36 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.74 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.83 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.22 |
| Debt / FCF | 85.31 |
| Interest Coverage | -127.20 |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -3.29% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | -2.13% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -6.60% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | -5.42% |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 1.81% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $96,070 |
| Profits Per Employee | -$827 |
| Employee Count | 6,700 |
| Asset Turnover | 1.50 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.75 |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | -1.56M |
| Effective Tax Rate | n/a |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 0.56 |
| 52-Week Price Change | -40.16% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 2.46 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 2.95 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 40.59 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 41,300 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 409,527 |
| Short Previous Month | 372,775 |
| Short % of Shares Out | 2.16% |
| Short % of Float | 2.79% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 7.12 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 643.67M |
| Gross Profit | 215.26M |
| Operating Income | -14.63M |
| Pretax Income | -7.15M |
| Net Income | -5.54M |
| EBITDA | -5.45M |
| EBIT | -14.63M |
| Loss Per Share | -$0.29 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 93.77M |
| Total Debt | 138.63M |
| Net Cash | -44.86M |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$2.36 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 167.91M |
| Book Value Per Share | 8.84 |
| Working Capital | 54.99M |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.44M |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.81M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 9.18M |
| Net Borrowing | n/a |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.63M |
| FCF Per Share | $0.09 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | 33.44% |
| Operating Margin | -2.27% |
| Pretax Margin | -1.11% |
| Profit Margin | -0.87% |
| EBITDA Margin | -0.85% |
| EBIT Margin | -2.27% |
| FCF Margin | 0.25% |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | n/a |
| Years of Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| FCF Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Buyback Yield | 0.48% |
| Shareholder Yield | 0.48% |
| Earnings Yield | -12.72% |
| FCF Yield | 3.70% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | n/a |
| Price Target Difference | n/a |
| Analyst Consensus | n/a |
| Analyst Count | n/a |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | n/a |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | n/a |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Split Type | Forward |
| Split Ratio | 1.5:1 |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | 1.83 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
Fairvalue
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Lynch Fair Value | n/a |
| Lynch Upside | n/a |
| Graham Number | n/a |
| Graham Upside | n/a |