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CATO

Cato Corporation (The)Pre-market

2.34−0.05 −2.09%USD

NYSE · as of Oct 13, 16:00 ET · 20m delay

Open

2.37

Prev close

2.39

Day range

2.342.39

52-week range

2.304.59

Volume

33.67K0.28×

Mkt cap

46.59M

P/E ttm

—

Fwd P/E

1.80

EPS ttm

-0.3100

Div yield

0.00%

Earnings

Aug 20, 2026

From 52w high

−49.02%

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CATOOct 13, 2026O 2.37H 2.39L 2.32C 2.34−0.05 (−2.09%)Vol 33.70K

SMA 502.72
SMA 2003.01

1Y change −44.29% since Oct 13, 2025 close539 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

CATO Cato Corporation (The) · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: −2.09%
1 month: −2.90%
3 months: −27.55%
6 months: −18.47%
Year to date: −24.27%
1 year: −44.29%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 46.59M
Enterprise value: 89.30M
P/E (ttm): —
Forward P/E: 1.80
PEG ratio: 1.17
Price / book: 0.26
Price / sales (ttm): 0.07
EV / EBITDA: -16.39
EPS (ttm): -0.3100
EPS (forward): 1.30
Beta (5y monthly): 0.56
Dividend yield: 0.00%
Payout ratio: 147.83%
Shares outstanding: 18.15M
Float: 14.70M
Short % of float: 2.24%
Short ratio (days): 3.49
Held by insiders: 13.90%
Held by institutions: 31.82%
Avg volume (3m): 121.55K
50-day average: 2.72
200-day average: 3.01
52-week change: −44.29%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.00%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): 36.5
vs 50-day SMA: −14.01%
vs 200-day SMA: −22.18%
50 / 200-day trend: ▼ 50 below 200
MACD vs signal: ▲ above
ATR (14) % of price: 3.75%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 32.9%
From 52-week high: −49.02%
From 52-week low: +1.74%

ANR

Analyst Consensus

No analyst coverage for this instrument.

Financial Snapshot

Full statements →trailing twelve months

Revenue (ttm): 643.67M
Revenue growth (yoy): −6.20%
Earnings growth (yoy): −83.30%
Gross margin: 33.44%
Operating margin: -0.59%
Profit margin: -0.87%

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About Cato Corporation (The)

Yahoo Finance profile

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. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services and layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Employees: 6,700
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC, United States
Website: catofashions.com
Officers: Mr. John P. Derham Cato Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Charles D. Knight Executive VP & CFO
Mr. Gordon D. Smith Executive VP and Chief Real Estate & Store Development Officer
J. Gregory Fagan VP & General Counsel

SEAS

Seasonality · CATO

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month May +2.37%Weakest month Jan −2.72%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	-1.3	-1.3	-6.0	1.4	12.9	0.0	5.6	-23.7	-8.4	-2.1			−24.3%
2025	-14.1	-8.4	8.5	-29.1	8.5	9.8	0.4	45.7	2.4	-8.6	-9.1	-11.7	−20.8%
2024	-5.3	-2.2	-12.7	-16.5	24.5	-7.7	-7.6	-4.9	2.5	30.9	-51.1	22.3	−45.4%
2023	6.5	-6.9	-4.4	-6.7	-2.3	-0.4	5.9	-8.8	-1.2	-6.9	-2.9	3.2	−23.5%
2022	-3.7	6.5	-16.7	-7.6	-3.7	-11.0	6.4	-12.5	-11.7	24.8	-12.7	-10.3	−45.6%
2021	18.6	8.5	-2.8	11.7	15.4	9.1	-2.2	4.6	-4.2	6.6	-6.7	4.3	+78.9%
2020	-7.8	0.8	-34.0	5.5	-13.9	-15.7	-12.1	11.3	-2.2	-21.7	31.7	19.0	−44.9%
2019	4.1	6.0	-4.8	1.2	-18.3	-0.6	16.6	19.2	2.8	-0.7	9.0	-8.7	+21.9%
2018	-25.4	-4.4	29.8	10.0	40.8	7.8	1.1	-13.9	-2.0	-8.3	-21.6	-5.6	−10.4%
2017	-15.6	-1.5	-12.2	2.7	-10.6	-12.7	-3.3	-22.6	0.5	-2.8	22.7	0.9	−47.1%
2016	9.5	-10.2	6.5	-5.1	3.4	-0.3	-5.2	-4.2	-4.1	-9.8	-0.2	1.6	−18.3%
2015	0.5	4.6	-10.7	-0.7	-5.2	3.9	-0.9	-8.5	-3.1	11.0	4.0	-6.3	−12.7%
2014	-12.1	0.4	-3.7	5.4	1.2	7.1	-0.1	12.3	-0.6	3.5	12.5	5.1	+32.6%
2013	0.5	-6.9	-5.9	-0.5	3.7	0.2	12.8	-10.6	11.2	7.1	13.6	-6.6	+15.9%
2012	10.8	1.1	2.0	0.7	3.1	6.1	-8.1	4.9	1.2	-4.5	2.4	-5.6	+13.3%
2011	-10.8	-0.8	1.0	4.1	6.7	5.8	-3.4	-8.8	-11.1	13.6	-0.2	-5.4	−11.7%
2010	1.9	-4.2	9.4	10.8	-0.1	-7.2	5.7	-1.4	16.6	-1.2	7.9	-4.0	+36.6%
2009	-12.4	10.6	24.9	5.1	0.1	-9.4	14.0	-14.1	18.8	-2.9	-2.9	4.9	+32.8%
2008	4.5	-4.3	-4.6	15.5	-9.0	-9.3	25.6	-1.6	-0.3	-11.6	-10.1	8.2	−3.6%
2007	-1.5	-3.4	7.3	-7.6	0.6	0.9	-5.7	6.7	-7.4	-1.8	-25.0	4.0	−31.6%

INSD

Insider Activity · CATO

Market-wide insider buying →Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

0 shares

Sells, 6 months

— shares

Net shares

Net change in insider shares

—

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
May 29, 2025	Patrick Bailey WDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2K	—
May 29, 2025	Stowe Daniel HardingDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2K	—
May 29, 2025	Henson Thomas BDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2K	—
May 29, 2025	Davies Pamela LewisDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2K	—
May 29, 2025	Kennedy Bryan F IiiDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2K	—
May 29, 2025	Drew Theresa JDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2K	—

13F

Investors Holding CATO

latest 13F filings of 29 followed managers

Investors holding CATO
Investor	Value	Of portfolio	Shares	Change	Quarter
Renaissance Technologies	$1.8M	0.00%	561.95K	+2.5%	Q2 2026

From each investor's quarterly 13F filing with the SEC: positions at the quarter's end, reported up to 45 days later. All investors

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