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1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
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CATO | -29% | -24.99% | -5.59% | +185% |
S&P | +15.06% | +95.03% | +14.29% | +2,245% |
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.
Two factors drove shares of the apparel retailer up.
Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
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Revenue | $176.51M | 4.7% |
Gross Profit | $62.52M | 9.3% |
Gross Margin | 35.42% | 1.5% |
Market Cap | $55.66M | -47.1% |
Market Cap / Employee | $0.01M | 0.0% |
Employees | 7K | -4.1% |
Net Income | $6.51M | 6162.5% |
EBITDA | $7.67M | 478.9% |
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Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
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Net Cash | $36.90M | 7.5% |
Accounts Receivable | $26.15M | -12.2% |
Inventory | 97.3 | 1.4% |
Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
---|---|---|
Long Term Debt | $76.02M | 5.1% |
Short Term Debt | $53.88M | 5.5% |
Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
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Return On Assets | -4.41% | -0.8% |
Return On Invested Capital | -3.52% | -3.0% |
Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
---|---|---|
Free Cash Flow | $10.43M | 555.1% |
Operating Free Cash Flow | $11.77M | 276.1% |
Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
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Price to Book | 0.69 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.34 | -37.49% |
Price to Sales | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.08 | -44.16% |
Price to Tangible Book Value | 0.69 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.34 | -37.49% |
Enterprise Value to EBITDA | -9.66 | -10.50 | 17.20 | 11.59 | -86.44% |
Return on Equity | -13.6% | -10.6% | -14.4% | -10.7% | 30.16% |
Total Debt | $109.05M | $145.90M | $132.60M | $129.90M | 5.23% |
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