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Cato (NYSE: CATO)

$3.99
(-2.2%)
-0.09
Price as of October 21, 2025, 4:00 p.m. ET

KEY DATA POINTS

Current Price
$3.99
Daily Change
(-2.2%) $0.09
Day's Range
$3.95 - $4.28
Previous Close
$3.99
Open
$4.04
Beta
0.83
Volume
13,971
Average Volume
93,887
Market Cap
78.7M
Market Cap / Employee
$3.99M
52wk Range
$2.19 - $6.7
Revenue
-
Gross Margin
0.31%
Dividend Yield
N/A
EPS
-$0.98
CAPs Rating
-
Industry
Specialty Retail

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Cato Return vs. S&P

1 Year5 Year5 Year AnnualizedSince IPO
CATO-29%-24.99%-5.59%+185%
S&P+15.06%+95.03%+14.29%+2,245%

Cato Company Info

The Cato Corp. engages in the operation of apparel and accessories specialty stores. It operates through the Retail and Credit segments. The Retail segment includes the retailing of women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories. The Credit segment offers credit card and credit authorization services. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

News & Analysis

Financial Health

General

Q3 2025YOY Change
Revenue$176.51M4.7%
Gross Profit$62.52M9.3%
Gross Margin35.42%1.5%
Market Cap$55.66M-47.1%
Market Cap / Employee$0.01M0.0%
Employees7K-4.1%
Net Income$6.51M6162.5%
EBITDA$7.67M478.9%

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Revenue Growth Rate

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Earnings Per Share Growth Rate

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Assets

Q3 2025YOY Change
Net Cash$36.90M7.5%
Accounts Receivable$26.15M-12.2%
Inventory97.31.4%

Liabilities

Q3 2025YOY Change
Long Term Debt$76.02M5.1%
Short Term Debt$53.88M5.5%

Ratios

Q3 2025YOY Change
Return On Assets-4.41%-0.8%
Return On Invested Capital-3.52%-3.0%

Cash Flow

Q3 2025YOY Change
Free Cash Flow$10.43M555.1%
Operating Free Cash Flow$11.77M276.1%

Valuation

MetricQ4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025YoY Change
Price to Book0.690.390.290.34-37.49%
Price to Sales0.180.100.070.08-44.16%
Price to Tangible Book Value0.690.390.290.34-37.49%
Enterprise Value to EBITDA-9.66-10.5017.2011.59-86.44%
Return on Equity-13.6%-10.6%-14.4%-10.7%30.16%
Total Debt$109.05M$145.90M$132.60M$129.90M5.23%

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