Cato Corp (CATO) stock

CATONYSERetail-Women's Clothing StoresFiscal year ends January 30

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 27, 2026Score 9/3076% below fair value

$2.24−0.03 (-1.32%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $44.60MP/E –Yield 0.00%

Cato EV/EBITDA

EV/EBITDA is enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the trailing twelve months.

Cato's EV/EBITDA was 3.3× on Oct 31, 2023, against 3.7× a year earlier. Over the last 5 years it ranged from 0.3× to 18.3×, with a median of 3.5×.

EV/EBITDA at the end of each year

Period	Period end	Value	Change (pts)
2023	Oct 31, 2023	3.3×	−0.1
2022	Dec 30, 2022	3.5×	+0.0
2021	Dec 31, 2021	3.4×	+3.2
2020	May 29, 2020	0.3×	−3.0
2019	Dec 31, 2019	3.2×	+0.4
2018	Dec 31, 2018	2.8×	−5.7
2017	Dec 29, 2017	8.5×	+3.3
2016	Dec 30, 2016	5.1×	−1.3
2015	Dec 31, 2015	6.4×	−2.3
2014	Dec 31, 2014	8.7×	+3.1
2013	Dec 31, 2013	5.6×	+1.6
2012	Dec 31, 2012	4.0×	–

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Cato's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 3-for-2 split on Jun 28, 2005
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is CATO.

Compare: CATO vs CTRN · CATO vs CURV · CATO vs VSXY · CATO vs TLYS · CATO vs SHOE

Revenue growth-1.1% · median 6.1%

Gross margin33.6% · median 34.7%

Operating margin-2.1% · median 1.9%

Net margin-0.9% · median 1.3%

Company	Revenue	Growth
VSXY	$6.91B	+10.3%
SHOE	$1.11B	-4.1%
CURV	$948.85M	-11.2%
CTRN	$869.97M	+11.1%
CATO	$643.67M	-1.1%
TLYS	$582.94M	+6.1%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Nov 23, 2026, during market hours
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Retail-Women's Clothing Stores
Fiscal year ends: January 30
Employees: 6,700
Held by institutions: 29.4%
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
SEC CIK: 18255

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