CATO
The Cato Corporation
NYSEUSDEQUITY
Consumer Cyclical
DELAYED
Sell
-54/100
Last price
2.39
■ 0.00 (0.00%)
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Open
2.16
Prev close
2.39
Day high
2.40
Day low
2.37
Volume
47.75K
Market cap
$47.59M
P/E (TTM)
—
52W range
2.30 – 4.59
Day trading desk
Gap from prior close
-9.62%
Prior close 2.39
VWAP
2.39
+0.13% from price
Relative volume
0.72×
Normal
Session range
11.11%
2.16 – 2.40
Position in range
96%
Near session high
ATR (14D)
0.07
2.75% of price
Prior day high
2.40
PDH
Prior day low
2.37
PDL
Bid / ask spread
—
Quote not published
Session volume
92.52K
Avg 129.02K
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Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
-1.24%
-3.2%
1M
-8.08%
-9.2%
3M
-23.64%
-28.2%
6M
-21.64%
-39.8%
YTD
-22.65%
-36.9%
1Y
-47.82%
-64.2%
3Y
-68.80%
-151.1%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Insider net activity
Net shares
0
Net selling
Buy transactions
0
0 shares
Sell transactions
0
—
Net transactions
0
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
—
Not enough filings
Insider-held shares
2.64M
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 25 | PATRICK BAILEY W Director |
STOCK | 2.00K | $0 | Direct |
| May 30, 25 | STOWE DANIEL HARDING Director |
STOCK | 2.00K | $0 | Direct |
| May 30, 25 | HENSON THOMAS B Director |
STOCK | 2.00K | $0 | Direct |
| May 30, 25 | DAVIES PAMELA LEWIS Director |
STOCK | 2.00K | $0 | Direct |
| May 30, 25 | KENNEDY BRYAN F III Director |
STOCK | 2.00K | $0 | Direct |
| May 30, 25 | DREW THERESA J Director |
STOCK | 2.00K | $0 | Direct |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Insider holders
| Name | Relation | Shares held | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
DAVIES PAMELA LEWIS |
Director | 28.44K | Stock Award(Grant) |
DREW THERESA J |
Director | 24.81K | Stock Award(Grant) |
HENSON THOMAS B |
Director | 43.09K | Stock Award(Grant) |
KENNEDY BRYAN F III |
Director | 39.30K | Stock Award(Grant) |
PATRICK BAILEY W |
Director | 42.11K | Stock Award(Grant) |
STOWE DANIEL HARDING |
Director | 52.44K | Stock Award(Grant) |
Fundamentals
Market cap$47.59M
Enterprise value$90.25M
Revenue (TTM)$643.67M
Gross profit$215.26M
EBITDA$-5.45M
Net income$-5.54M
EPS (TTM)$-0.31
Free cash flow$2.93M
Total cash$93.77M
Total debt$138.63M
Book value / share$8.84
Shares outstanding18.15M
Float14.70M
Short % of float2.28%
Dividend yield0.00%
Beta (5Y)0.56
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E—
Forward P/E1.84
PEG ratio1.17
Price / sales—
Price / book0.27
EV / revenue0.14
EV / EBITDA-16.56
Gross margin33.44%
Operating margin-0.59%
Profit margin-0.87%
Return on equity-3.29%
Return on assets-2.13%
Debt / equity82.56
Current ratio1.36
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $653.81M | $649.81M | $708.06M | $759.26M | +0.6% |
| Operating revenue | $646.83M | $642.14M | $700.32M | $752.37M | +0.7% |
| Cost of revenue | $431.55M | $436.44M | $464.31M | $509.66M | -1.1% |
| Gross profit | $222.26M | $213.37M | $243.75M | $249.60M | +4.2% |
| Selling, general & admin | $226.35M | $231.43M | $252.74M | $242.56M | -2.2% |
| Total operating expense | $236.33M | $241.25M | $262.61M | $252.21M | -2.0% |
| Operating income | -$14.07M | -$27.88M | -$18.87M | -$2.61M | +49.5% |
| Net interest income | $6.57M | $11.77M | $5.07M | $1.79M | -44.2% |
| Pre-tax income | -$7.50M | -$16.11M | -$13.80M | $1.77M | +53.5% |
| Tax provision | -$1.59M | $1.94M | $10.14M | $1.74M | -181.8% |
| Net income | -$5.91M | -$18.06M | -$23.94M | $29.00K | +67.3% |
| Net income to common | -$5.91M | -$18.06M | -$23.94M | $41.00K | +67.3% |
| Basic EPS | -0.31 | -0.97 | -1.17 | 0.00 | +68.0% |
| Diluted EPS | -0.31 | -0.97 | -1.17 | 0.00 | +68.0% |
| EBIT | -$7.38M | -$16.05M | -$13.77M | $1.86M | +54.0% |
| EBITDA | $2.60M | -$6.24M | -$3.90M | $12.94M | +141.7% |
| Basic shares | 19.06M | 18.62M | 20.46M | 19.93M | +2.4% |
| Diluted shares | 19.06M | 18.62M | 20.46M | 19.93M | +2.4% |
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $16.79M | $20.28M | $23.94M | $20.00M | -17.2% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $73.65M | $77.70M | $102.95M | $128.66M | -5.2% |
| Accounts receivable | $11.39M | $11.43M | $11.61M | $11.31M | -0.3% |
| Inventory | $83.70M | $110.74M | $98.60M | $112.06M | -24.4% |
| Total current assets | $193.27M | $223.19M | $243.06M | $277.67M | -13.4% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $207.68M | $209.20M | $218.71M | $244.66M | -0.7% |
| Total assets | $421.42M | $452.36M | $486.82M | $553.14M | -6.8% |
| Total current liabilities | $155.89M | $188.24M | $188.01M | $202.96M | -17.2% |
| Total debt | $150.45M | $145.90M | $153.12M | $174.77M | +3.1% |
| Total liabilities | $264.11M | $290.06M | $294.50M | $326.55M | -8.9% |
| Retained earnings | $25.03M | $31.93M | $64.28M | $104.71M | -21.6% |
| Shareholder equity | $157.31M | $162.30M | $192.32M | $226.59M | -3.1% |
| Working capital | $37.38M | $34.95M | $55.05M | $74.72M | +6.9% |
| Net tangible assets | $157.31M | $162.30M | $192.32M | $226.59M | -3.1% |
| Shares issued | 19.74M | 20.08M | 20.57M | 20.49M | -1.7% |
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -$5.91M | -$18.06M | -$23.94M | $29.00K | +67.3% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $9.99M | $9.82M | $9.87M | $11.08M | +1.7% |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.67M | $2.28M | $4.17M | $2.61M | -26.8% |
| Change in working capital | -$6.66M | -$8.95M | -$93.00K | -$2.63M | +25.6% |
| Operating cash flow | -$1.46M | -$19.75M | $477.00K | $13.37M | +92.6% |
| Capital expenditure | -$3.76M | -$7.87M | -$12.53M | -$19.43M | +52.2% |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.30M | $28.96M | $19.78M | $16.02M | -104.5% |
| Share buybacks | -$995.00K | -$3.88M | -$2.56M | -$15.22M | +74.3% |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$10.52M | -$13.95M | -$14.37M | +100.0% |
| Financing cash flow | -$851.00K | -$14.05M | -$16.13M | -$29.28M | +93.9% |
| Free cash flow | -$5.22M | -$27.62M | -$12.05M | -$6.06M | +81.1% |
| End cash position | $19.46M | $23.08M | $27.91M | $23.79M | -15.7% |
| Line item | 2026-07-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-07-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $165.50M | $171.10M | $151.66M | $155.40M | $176.51M | -3.3% |
| Operating revenue | $163.90M | $169.41M | $150.02M | $153.74M | $174.65M | -3.3% |
| Cost of revenue | $110.18M | $106.34M | $106.25M | $104.52M | $111.47M | +3.6% |
| Gross profit | $55.32M | $64.76M | $45.41M | $50.88M | $65.04M | -14.6% |
| Selling, general & admin | $54.05M | $53.93M | $56.68M | $56.97M | $57.37M | +0.2% |
| Total operating expense | $56.29M | $56.17M | $59.13M | $59.42M | $59.90M | +0.2% |
| Operating income | -$972.00K | $8.60M | -$13.72M | -$8.53M | $5.15M | -111.3% |
| Net interest income | $2.27M | $1.23M | $1.80M | $2.18M | $1.39M | +83.9% |
| Pre-tax income | $1.30M | $9.83M | -$11.92M | -$6.35M | $6.54M | -86.8% |
| Tax provision | $147.00K | $522.00K | -$1.06M | -$1.16M | -$293.00K | -71.8% |
| Net income | $1.15M | $9.31M | -$10.86M | -$5.19M | $6.83M | -87.7% |
| Net income to common | $1.10M | $9.31M | -$10.61M | -$5.19M | $6.51M | -88.2% |
| Basic EPS | 0.06 | 0.47 | -0.55 | -0.28 | 0.35 | -87.2% |
| Diluted EPS | 0.06 | 0.47 | -0.55 | -0.28 | 0.35 | -87.2% |
| EBIT | -$972.00K | $8.60M | -$7.03M | -$8.53M | $5.15M | -111.3% |
| EBITDA | $1.27M | $10.83M | -$4.58M | -$6.09M | $7.67M | -88.2% |
| Basic shares | 19.15M | 19.81M | 19.75M | 18.81M | 18.81M | -3.3% |
| Diluted shares | 19.15M | 19.81M | 19.75M | 18.81M | 18.81M | -3.3% |
| Line item | 2026-07-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-07-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $35.12M | $25.41M | $16.79M | $22.77M | $34.23M | +38.2% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $93.77M | $80.97M | $73.65M | $78.97M | $90.78M | +15.8% |
| Accounts receivable | $20.46M | $33.16M | $11.39M | $26.09M | $26.15M | -38.3% |
| Inventory | $82.49M | $92.49M | $83.70M | $94.06M | $97.27M | -10.8% |
| Total current assets | $208.46M | $217.22M | $193.27M | $210.41M | $225.82M | -4.0% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $194.03M | $201.24M | $207.68M | $219.17M | $190.87M | -3.6% |
| Total assets | $423.44M | $439.18M | $421.42M | $450.23M | $436.89M | -3.6% |
| Total current liabilities | $153.47M | $168.22M | $155.89M | $152.09M | $175.35M | -8.8% |
| Total debt | $138.63M | $145.03M | $150.45M | $159.98M | $129.90M | -4.4% |
| Total liabilities | $255.53M | $272.48M | $264.11M | $282.59M | $264.70M | -6.2% |
| Retained earnings | $35.07M | $34.03M | $25.03M | $35.89M | $41.08M | +3.1% |
| Shareholder equity | $167.91M | $166.71M | $157.31M | $167.64M | $172.18M | +0.7% |
| Working capital | $54.99M | $49.00M | $37.38M | $58.32M | $50.47M | +12.2% |
| Net tangible assets | $167.91M | $166.71M | $157.31M | $167.64M | $172.18M | +0.7% |
| Shares issued | 19.91M | 19.96M | 19.74M | 19.75M | 19.73M | -0.2% |
| Line item | 2026-07-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2025-04-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $1.15M | $9.31M | -$10.86M | -$5.19M | $6.83M | — | -87.7% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $2.25M | $2.24M | $2.45M | $2.44M | $2.52M | — | +0.4% |
| Stock-based compensation | $394.00K | $578.00K | $535.00K | $550.00K | $394.00K | — | -31.8% |
| Change in working capital | $10.50M | -$4.18M | $2.84M | -$9.41M | $2.18M | — | +351.1% |
| Operating cash flow | $14.49M | $8.05M | -$4.71M | -$12.39M | $11.77M | — | +80.0% |
| Capital expenditure | -$1.34M | -$1.07M | -$871.00K | -$530.00K | -$1.34M | — | -25.9% |
| Investing cash flow | -$4.67M | $809.00K | -$1.27M | $857.00K | -$8.83M | — | -677.3% |
| Share buybacks | -$111.00K | -$311.00K | $0 | $0 | -$60.00K | — | +64.3% |
| Dividends paid | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Financing cash flow | -$115.00K | -$234.00K | $0 | $82.00K | -$60.00K | — | +50.9% |
| Free cash flow | $13.14M | $6.98M | -$5.58M | -$12.93M | $10.43M | — | +88.3% |
| End cash position | $37.79M | $28.09M | $19.46M | $25.44M | $36.90M | — | +34.5% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
0.71
Call-heavy session
Put / call open interest
0.01
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
5.00
+109.2% from spot
ATM implied vol
12.5%
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
-12.5%
Calls bid over puts
Call volume
7
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
5
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
7.50
1.29K contracts
Heaviest put OI
5.00
10 contracts
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | — | 0.39 | — |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | — | — | $0 | — |
| Next quarter | — | — | $0 | — |
| Current year | — | — | $0 | — |
| Next year | — | — | $0 | — |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target—
High target—
Low target—
Implied upside—
Analyst count—
ConsensusNONE
Strong buy / Buy— / —
Hold—
Sell / Strong sell— / —
Held by insiders13.90%
Held by institutions32.39%
Institutions holding55
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
2.41
-0.99% from price
SMA 20
2.42
-1.20% from price
SMA 50
2.82
-15.25% from price
SMA 100
3.02
-20.92% from price
SMA 200
3.03
-21.03% from price
EMA 12
2.42
-1.24% from price
EMA 26
2.52
-5.33% from price
EMA 50
2.70
-11.55% from price
RSI (14)
35.6
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.10
Hist 0.02
ATR (14)
0.07
2.75% of price
Realised vol 30D
27.1%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
2.50
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
2.34
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Death
2.82 vs 3.03
Trend bias
Below 200
-21.03%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.73
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.18
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
27.1%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-46.8%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-88.5%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.07
2.75% of price
Beta (reported)
0.56
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
372.77K
Prior 398.21K
Change vs prior
-6.4%
Shorts covering
% of float
2.28%
Normal
% of shares out
1.87%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
1.7
Liquid
Float
14.70M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Dividends & splits
Forward rate—
Forward yield0.00%
5-year avg yield6.19%
Payout ratio147.83%
Ex-dividend dateSep 16, 2024
Next pay dateSep 30, 2024
Last split3:2
Split dateJun 28, 2005
SEC filings
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-09-18
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-08-27
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-08-25
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-05-28
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-05-26
Proxy Statements
DEF 14A · 2026-04-10
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K/A · 2026-03-25
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-03-23
Headlines
A major women’s fashion retailer is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers feel the sting of higher prices
FastCompany · 12d ago
CATO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER STORE CLOSINGS
PR Newswire · 19d ago
Cato vs Lulus: Which Apparel Retailer Has More Upside Potential?
Zacks · 33d ago
80-year-old discount retailer closes 14 more stores, plans more
TheStreet · 37d ago
Cato's Q2 Earnings Down Y/Y on Lower Consumer Spending
Zacks · 42d ago
Cato: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Associated Press · 48d ago
CATO REPORTS 2Q RESULTS
PR Newswire · 48d ago
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