Cato (CATO) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $260000.0 in Q2 2026, down 70.15% quarter-over-quarter from $871000.0 in Q1 2026, and down 8.45% on a YoY basis from $284000.0 in Q2 2025.

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 $3.7 million (down 51.22% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $3.8 million, down 52.2% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $260000.0 for Q2 2026 at Cato, down from $871000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $7.4 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$7.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $970277.8 across 5 years, with a median of $567500.0 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Capital Expenditures plunged 284.34% in 2023, then surged 4803.8% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 284.34% to -$7.4 million in 2023, then surged by 40.85% to -$4.4 million in 2024, then surged by 158.68% to $2.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 89.84% to $260000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $260000.0 (Q2 2026), $871000.0 (Q1 2026), and $2.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 662.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 200.91 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 288.72 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 183.20 Mn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 135.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -3.06 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 101.92 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 24.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 55.56 Mn
10 Cato 59.84 Mn -21.13 Mn 63.07 Mn 260,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 260,000.00
May 2, 2026 260,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 871,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 871,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 2.56 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 2.56 Mn
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 7.43 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 7.43 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -4.36 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -4.36 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 4.31 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 4.31 Mn
May 4, 2024 491,000.00
May 4, 2024 491,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 -158,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 -158,000.00