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 statistics
92 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 23, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 16, 2024
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 1, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.27
- 2.42
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.21
- 7.71
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- -0.08
- 0.39
- EV / FCF
- -30.25
- 8.38
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.48%
- -0.33%
- Float
- 20M
- 26M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.16%
- 25.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 29.4%
- 73.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 380,713
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -7.04%
- -2.12%
- Short % of Float
- 1.93%
- 11.5%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.91%
- 6.88%
- Days to Cover
- 13.17
- 6.20
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $3.78
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $2.22
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $2.32
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.38
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $2.90
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.06
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.27%
- -0.56%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -5.08%
- -5.06%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -31.5%
- -0.64%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -23.8%
- -0.19%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -27.5%
- -14.5%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -38.8%
- 2.99%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -68.9%
- 16.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -88.3%
- -50.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -93.6%
- -36.8%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 57,642
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 43,815
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 102,134
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.66
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 37.0
- 45.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 51.2%
- 64.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.60
- 1.14
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1.11%
- 3.48%
- EBITDA Margin
- -0.61%
- 5.75%
- FCF Margin
- 0.25%
- 5.27%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -3.29%
- 19.6%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -1.30%
- 3.26%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -13.7%
- 8.82%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -4.92%
- 7.39%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.36
- 1.53
- Quick Ratio
- 0.74
- 0.47
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.10%
- 4.17%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.86%
- -1.11%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.60%
- 5.30%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.50
- 1.41
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.75
- 3.76
- Revenue Per Employee
- $96.07K
- $189.55K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$835
- $11.45K
- Employee Count
- 6,700
- 7,250
- WACC
- 8.11%
- 10.4%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$7.15M
- $45.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $93.77M
- $59.04M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $4.71
- $2.84
- Equity (Book Value)
- $167.91M
- $490.91M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.43
- $10.89
- Tangible Book Value
- $167.91M
- $490.91M
- Working Capital
- $54.99M
- $146.16M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$3.81M
- -$36.07M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.08
- $2.05
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -12.5%
- 5.19%
- FCF Yield
- 3.64%
- 8.73%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.00%
- 2.72%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.95%
- 1.66%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.95%
- 3.13%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.00
- $0.63
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -100.0%
- 10.1%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- -$1.56M
- $19.46M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.79
- 2.60
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.44
- -2.59
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CATO | S&P 500 | Difference | CATO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.3% | -3.0% | −1.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -32.9% | -2.8% | −30.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | -27.5% | +11.5% | −39.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | -36.0% | +13.5% | −49.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | -63.7% | +77.7% | −141.4 pts | -28.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -84.9% | +72.6% | −157.5 pts | -31.5% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -89.0% | +308.2% | −397.2 pts | -19.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M CATO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 7.0% from the previous report, or 1.93% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 13.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 39.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 380,713 | -7.0% | 28,908 | 13.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 409,527 | +12.1% | 51,919 | 7.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 365,290 | -2.0% | 65,793 | 5.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 372,775 | +0.2% | 83,032 | 4.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 372,125 | -6.6% | 333,095 | 1.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 398,212 | -1.8% | 43,768 | 9.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 405,306 | -1.5% | 138,119 | 2.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 411,308 | -3.0% | 86,590 | 4.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 424,077 | -1.3% | 29,756 | 14.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 429,792 | -11.4% | 99,025 | 4.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 485,361 | +2.5% | 144,183 | 3.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 473,581 | +17.0% | 57,775 | 8.2 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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