profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Cato
$2.24-1.32% today
-36.0% in 1 year
1-year low $2.241-year high $3.75
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Cato sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $759 million in 2023 to $654 million in 2026, with -$5.91 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Cato vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cato | No profit yet | ||
 Burlington Stores | 25.0× · Fair price | ||
 Lululemon Athletica | 7.7× · Cheap | ||
 On | 46.3× · Expensive | ||
 The Gap | 9.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Cato's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 759 | 708 | 650 | 654 | |
| 250 | 244 | 213 | 222 | |
| -3 | -19 | -28 | -14 | |
| 13 | -4 | -6 | 3 | |
| 0 | -24 | -18 | -6 | |
| 0.00 | -1.17 | -0.97 | -0.31 | |
| 32.9% | 34.4% | 32.8% | 34.0% | |
| -0.3% | -2.7% | -4.3% | -2.2% | |
| 0.0% | -3.4% | -2.8% | -0.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 553 | 487 | 452 | 421 |
| Cash | 20 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| Total debt | 175 | 153 | 146 | 150 |
| Total liabilities | 327 | 294 | 290 | 264 |
| 227 | 192 | 162 | 157 | |
| 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
| 0.4% | -3.1% | -4.1% | -1.9% | |
| 0.0% | -12.4% | -11.1% | -3.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | -20 | -1 | |
| 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | |
| -6 | -12 | -28 | -5 | |
| Dividends paid | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Valuation
- –
- 1.3×
- –
- 0.4×
- 0.1×
- –
- 68.5×
- -11.7%
- -13.2%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 34.0%
- -2.2%
- -0.9%
- 0.1%
- -3.5%
- -1.3%
- -3.9%
- -1.5%
- -5.3%
- –
Growth
- −4.9%
- –
- +81.1%
- −17.3%
- −2.5%
Financial health
- 227.8×
- 0.96
- 35.7%
- –
- 1.24
- 0.70
- 1.55
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 5%of 976
Bottom 6%of 992
Bottom 8%of 992
Bottom 4%of 979
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | -0.55 | – | – |
| Nov 20, 2025 | -0.28 | – | – |
| Aug 21, 2025 | 0.35 | – | – |
| May 22, 2025 | 0.17 | – | – |
| Mar 20, 2025 | -0.74 | – | – |
| Nov 21, 2024 | -0.79 | – | – |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 0.01 | – | – |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.54 | – | – |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
23No pass
Benjamin Graham
53No pass
Philip Fisher
41No pass
Peter Lynch
24No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
27No pass
Terry Smith
24No pass
Questions about The Cato
Is The Cato a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Cato AI analysis
What does The Cato do?
The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. It is in Apparel - Retail.
Does The Cato pay a dividend?
No. The Cato does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2026 it returned $995,000 to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is The Cato stock halal?
No. The Cato does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 337% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has The Cato stock done over the past year?
Down 36.0% over the past twelve months, to $2.24. It traded between $2.24 and $3.75 and is 40.3% below its high.
Who are The Cato's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Burlington Stores, Lululemon Athletica, On and The Gap. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Cato's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.