Cato Corp (CATO)

NYSE: CATO · Retail-Women's Clothing Stores · Charlotte, NC · filing with the SEC since 1994

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Grade4.2

◀ Past 4.4● Present 3.4▶ Future 5.1

2 est.

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The companyfiscal 2026, as filed

Revenue$654M+0.6%

Net income-$5.9M+67.3%

Earnings per share$-0.31+68.0%

Operating cash flow-$1.5M+92.6%

Cash$16.8M-17.2%

Debtn/a

Shareholders’ equity$157M-3.1%

Shares, diluted18.8M-2.4%

Return on equity-3.8%

The recordfrom its filings

Filings in 202617

Newest filingSep 18 · 8-K

Annual reportMar 25, 2026

Quarterly reportAug 27, 2026

Next report due10-Q by Dec 15

Insider sales, 12 months$0.00

Insider buys, 12 months$0.00

Patents granted3

Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company

Trailing twelve months to Aug 2026Revenue $644MNet income -$5.6MCash from operations $5.4Mthe four newest filed quarters added

Left: the newest annual report, with the change on the year before. Right: counted from the company's own filings with the SEC.

Revenue and net income by fiscal yearRevenueNet income

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As filed, in USD. Nothing here is a forecast.

News

Sep 18, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K

Current report

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Sep 8, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A

Large holder update, amended

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Aug 27, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 10-Q

Quarterly report

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Aug 25, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K

Results released

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Aug 20, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A

Large holder update, amended

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Aug 13, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form SCHEDULE 13G

Large holder notice

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Jul 17, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A

Large holder update, amended

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May 28, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 10-Q

Quarterly report

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May 26, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K

Current report

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May 21, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A

Large holder update, amended

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Core business

Cato Corp is classed by the SEC under Retail-Women's Clothing Stores (industry code 5621), based in Charlotte, NC. Reportable Segments Retail was 100% of fiscal 2026 revenue.

Newest on the record

Current report on Sep 18. Before it, large holder update, amended on Sep 8.

What is due next

The 10-Q for the period to Oct 31, 2026, due by Dec 15, 2026.

About CATO

Cato Corp is classed by the SEC under Retail-Women's Clothing Stores (industry code 5621), based in Charlotte, NC. In its latest annual figures on file, for the fiscal year ended 2026-01-31, it reported revenue of $654 million and a loss of $5.9 million (its filed statements).

IndustryRetail-Women's Clothing Stores

HeadquartersCharlotte, NC

Business modelRetail business

ExchangeNYSE

Filing since1994

Fiscal year endsJan 30

SEC number (CIK)18255

Peers on fileSHOE, GCO, DBI, BOOT

Who runs it

Financial performance

In fiscal 2026 Cato’s revenue was $653.8 million, up 0.6% from $649.8 million the year before. It made a net loss of $5.91 million.

Annual report, filed Mar 25, 2026.

Financial statements

The grade

Cato grades 4.2 of 10 against its own industry, the 6 companies in Retail-Women's Clothing Stores. Seven of the nine metrics are read as filed and two are SI estimates, each with its reasoning.

◀ Past4.4

● Present3.4

▶ Future5.1

How the grade is made

Forecast

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Company forecasts

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