Revenue
$653.81M
Fiscal year ended 2026-01-31Operating income
-$12.66M
Fiscal year ended 2026-01-31Free cash flow
-$5.22M
Fiscal year ended 2026-01-31CATO CORP (CATO) reported revenue of $653.81M and net income of -$5.91M for the fiscal year ended 2026-01-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from CATO CORP’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from.
Income
| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-02-01 | 2024-02-03 | 2023-01-28 | 2022-01-29 | 2021-01-30 | 2020-02-01 | 2019-02-02 | 2018-02-03 | 2017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $653.81M | $649.81M | $708.06M | $759.26M | $769.27M | $575.11M | $825.34M | $829.66M | $849.98M | $956.57M |
| Cost of revenue | $431.55M | $436.44M | $464.31M | $509.66M | $453.06M | $433.19M | $508.91M | $522.54M | $553.06M | $601.98M |
| Gross profit | $222.26M | $213.37M | $243.75M | $249.60M | $316.21M | $141.92M | $316.43M | $307.13M | $296.92M | $354.58M |
| Operating income | -$12.66M | -$26.37M | -$17.90M | -$3.58M | $38.96M | -$72.81M | $43.21M | $33.05M | $15.97M | Unavailable |
| Net income | -$5.91M | -$18.06M | -$23.94M | $29.00K | $36.84M | -$47.48M | $35.90M | $30.46M | $8.54M | $47.21M |
| Research & development | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | shares 18.79M | shares 19.25M | shares 19.39M | shares 19.93M | shares 21.11M | shares 22.54M | shares 23.74M | shares 24.00M | shares 24.91M | shares 26.84M |
| Pretax income | -$7.50M | -$16.11M | -$13.80M | $1.77M | $38.96M | -$72.81M | $43.21M | $33.05M | $15.97M | $49.11M |
| Income tax expense | -$1.59M | $1.94M | $10.14M | $1.74M | $2.12M | -$25.32M | $7.31M | $2.59M | $7.43M | $1.90M |
| Diluted EPS | $-0.31 | $-0.97 | $-1.17 | $0.00 | $1.65 | $-2.01 | $1.46 | $1.23 | $0.34 | $1.72 |
| Selling, general & administrative | $226.35M | $231.43M | $252.74M | $242.56M | $266.95M | $206.49M | $263.77M | $262.51M | $266.30M | $289.62M |
| General & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling & marketing | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Balance
| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-02-01 | 2024-02-03 | 2023-01-28 | 2022-01-29 | 2021-01-30 | 2020-02-01 | 2019-02-02 | 2018-02-03 | 2017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $16.79M | $20.28M | $23.94M | $20.00M | $19.76M | $17.51M | $11.82M | $24.60M | $78.05M | $49.62M |
| Total assets | $421.42M | $452.36M | $486.82M | $553.14M | $633.77M | $591.45M | $684.98M | $497.91M | $516.08M | $606.32M |
| Current assets | $193.27M | $223.19M | $243.06M | $277.67M | $355.67M | $290.55M | $362.80M | $370.59M | $372.48M | $443.81M |
| Total liabilities | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Current liabilities | $155.89M | $188.24M | $188.01M | $202.96M | $244.14M | $181.93M | $199.30M | $141.09M | $139.08M | $171.91M |
| Total equity incl. NCI | $157.31M | $162.30M | $192.32M | $226.59M | $254.20M | $246.50M | $316.51M | $316.84M | $326.35M | $383.90M |
| Temporary (mezzanine) equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Inventory | $83.70M | $110.74M | $98.60M | $112.06M | $124.91M | $84.12M | $115.36M | $119.58M | $121.54M | $145.68M |
| Accounts receivable | $25.46M | $24.54M | $29.75M | $26.50M | $55.81M | $52.74M | $26.09M | $28.14M | $28.02M | $30.34M |
| Goodwill | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Long-term debt | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts payable | $64.96M | $88.64M | $87.82M | $91.96M | $109.55M | $73.77M | $68.44M | $84.28M | $82.60M | $105.25M |
Cash flow
| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-02-01 | 2024-02-03 | 2023-01-28 | 2022-01-29 | 2021-01-30 | 2020-02-01 | 2019-02-02 | 2018-02-03 | 2017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$1.46M | -$19.74M | $477.00K | $13.37M | $59.79M | -$30.71M | $53.40M | $60.24M | $35.99M | $72.13M |
| Capital expenditures | $3.76M | $7.87M | $12.53M | $19.43M | $4.10M | $13.96M | $8.31M | $4.35M | $11.10M | $27.30M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.30M | $28.96M | $19.78M | $16.02M | -$25.33M | $64.51M | -$22.63M | -$71.14M | $67.69M | -$15.43M |
| Financing cash flow | -$851.00K | -$14.06M | -$16.13M | -$29.28M | -$31.80M | -$27.18M | -$41.57M | -$45.16M | -$72.03M | -$77.30M |
| Net change in cash | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | $6.62M | -$10.81M | -$56.06M | $31.65M | -$20.61M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.67M | $2.28M | $4.17M | $2.61M | $4.09M | $4.09M | $4.67M | $4.94M | $4.20M | $4.20M |
| Common dividends paid | $0 | $10.52M | $13.95M | $14.37M | $9.97M | $7.91M | $32.59M | $32.58M | $33.73M | $35.43M |
| Common share repurchases | $995.00K | $3.88M | $2.56M | $15.22M | $22.03M | $19.65M | $9.60M | $13.34M | $38.88M | $42.56M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $9.99M | $9.82M | $9.87M | $11.08M | $12.36M | $14.68M | $15.48M | $16.46M | $19.64M | $22.72M |
Derived
| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-02-01 | 2024-02-03 | 2023-01-28 | 2022-01-29 | 2021-01-30 | 2020-02-01 | 2019-02-02 | 2018-02-03 | 2017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | -$5.22M | -$27.62M | -$12.06M | -$6.06M | $55.68M | -$44.67M | $45.09M | $55.89M | $24.89M | $44.83M |
| Gross margin | 34.0% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 32.9% | 41.1% | 24.7% | 38.3% | 37.0% | 34.9% | 37.1% |
| Operating margin | -1.9% | -4.1% | -2.5% | -0.5% | 5.1% | -12.7% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 1.9% | Unavailable |
| FCF margin | -0.8% | -4.3% | -1.7% | -0.8% | 7.2% | -7.8% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 4.7% |
| SBC / revenue | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.19x | 1.29x | 1.37x | 1.46x | 1.60x | 1.82x | 2.63x | 2.68x | 2.58x |
| Revenue YoY growth | 0.6% | -8.2% | -6.7% | -1.3% | 33.8% | -30.3% | -0.5% | -2.4% | -11.1% | Unavailable |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -2.8% | -3.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% | -8.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
| R&D / revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| CapEx / revenue | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Long-term debt / equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Effective tax rate | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 98.4% | 5.4% | Unavailable | 16.9% | 7.8% | 46.5% | 3.9% |
Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open CATO in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.
Source filings
10-Q · Filed 2026-08-27View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-05-28View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-03-25View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-11-25View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-08-28View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-29View SEC filing
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