Cato (CATO) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 1.51 in Q2 2026, up 5.15% year-on-year from 1.44 in Q2 2025, and up 1.15% quarter-over-quarter from 1.49 in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Asset Utilization Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.51 for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Asset Utilization Ratio rose 5.15% year-over-year to 1.51 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.51, a 5.15% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.48, up 6.99% from the prior year.
  • Asset Utilization Ratio rose to 1.51 in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from 1.49 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Asset Utilization Ratio topped out at 1.51 in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 1.22 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Asset Utilization Ratio is 1.43 (2024), against an average of 1.41.
  • Across the five-year window, Asset Utilization Ratio rose 29.42% in 2022 and dropped 0.65% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 1.37 in 2022, then grew by 5.01% to 1.44 in 2023, then grew by 3.81% to 1.49 in 2024, then slipped by 0.65% to 1.48 in 2025, then advanced by 1.72% to 1.51 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Asset Utilization Ratio figures stand at 1.51 (Q2 2026), 1.49 (Q1 2026), and 1.48 (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Asset Util. (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 173.24 Bn 167.66 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.71
2 Ross Stores 78.00 Bn 73.41 Bn 1.80 Bn 1.47
3 Burlington Stores 22.23 Bn 21.48 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.21
4 Lululemon Athletica 14.04 Bn 12.23 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.35
5 Gap 7.18 Bn 4.62 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.24
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.51 Bn 585.00 Mn 1.38
7 Urban Outfitters 6.30 Bn 5.88 Bn 542.57 Mn 1.29
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.75 Bn 4.55 Bn 281.24 Mn 0.93
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.40 Bn 3.78 Bn 682.63 Mn 1.51
10 Cato 60.85 Mn 2.61 Mn 63.07 Mn 1.51

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 1.51
Jan 31, 2026 1.49
Nov 1, 2025 1.48
Aug 2, 2025 1.48
May 3, 2025 1.44
Feb 1, 2025 1.48
Nov 2, 2024 1.49
Aug 3, 2024 1.43
May 4, 2024 1.42
Feb 3, 2024 1.43
Oct 28, 2023 1.44
Jul 29, 2023 1.41
Apr 29, 2023 1.38
Jan 28, 2023 1.40
Oct 29, 2022 1.37
Jul 30, 2022 1.28
Apr 30, 2022 1.22
Jan 29, 2022 1.25
Oct 30, 2021 1.26
Jul 31, 2021 1.19