Cato CATO
NYSE CATO
$2.91 -0.13 (-4.28%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:58 PM EDT

Cato (CATO) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $260000.0 for Q2 2026, down 8.45% year-over-year from $284000.0 in Q2 2025, and up 227.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$204000.0 in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Capital Expenditures history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $260000.0 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 8.45% year-over-year to $260000.0; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $313000.0 (down 95.92% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $337000.0, down 95.72% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q2 2026 stood at $260000.0, up from -$204000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $6.2 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$13.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $387500.0 (2024), against an average of $467888.9.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Capital Expenditures surged 1029.66% in 2022, then slumped 6581.46% in 2023.
  • Cato's Capital Expenditures stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 54.95% to $1.8 million in 2023, then soared by 221.38% to $5.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 96.42% to $207000.0 in 2025, then rose by 25.6% to $260000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CATO's Capital Expenditures at $260000.0 in Q2 2026, -$204000.0 in Q1 2026, and $207000.0 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 155.43 Bn 149.85 Bn 4.48 Bn 662.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 76.43 Bn 72.29 Bn 1.78 Bn 208.95 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 20.50 Bn 19.75 Bn 1.26 Bn 288.72 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.93 Bn 12.42 Bn 1.34 Bn 127.38 Mn
5 Gap 7.31 Bn 4.75 Bn 1.42 Bn 135.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.96 Bn 6.76 Bn 585.00 Mn 54.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 6.54 Bn 6.12 Bn 542.57 Mn 193.24 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 5.01 Bn 4.87 Bn - -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.92 Bn 4.30 Bn 682.63 Mn 61.34 Mn
10 Cato 54.76 Mn -26.21 Mn 64.76 Mn 1.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 260,000.00
May 2, 2026 260,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 -204,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 -204,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 207,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 207,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 50,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 50,000.00
May 3, 2025 284,000.00
May 3, 2025 284,000.00
Feb 1, 2025 1.36 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 1.36 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 5.79 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 5.79 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 230,000.00
Aug 3, 2024 230,000.00
May 4, 2024 491,000.00
May 4, 2024 491,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 -9.33 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -9.33 Mn