Cato (CATO) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Cato's Cash & Current Investments came in at $93.77 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 3.3% from $90.78 million a year earlier and up 15.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Cato's Cash & Current Investments was $73.65 million, down 5.2% from FY2025.
- Cash & Current Investments has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash & Current Investments was $77.7 million in FY2025 (-24.5%), $102.95 million in FY2024 (-20.0%), $128.66 million in FY2023 (-22.4%) and $165.76 million in FY2022 (+15.2%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 12.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 32.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 29.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CATO's Cash & Current Investments at $80.97 million (Q1 2027), $73.65 million (Q4 2026) and $78.97 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,674.18 Bn | 2,190.88 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 122.99 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 319.00 Bn | 312.24 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 159.67 Bn | 137.22 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 6.00 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.47 Bn | 104.43 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 3.41 Bn |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.39 Bn | 72.48 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 262.18 Mn |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.30 Bn | 56.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 4.29 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 69.39 Bn | 63.98 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.41 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 63.54 Bn | 55.14 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.63 Bn |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.26 Bn | 51.16 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 253.73 Mn |
| 10 | Cato | 42.29 Mn | -285.07 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 93.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 93.77 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 80.97 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 73.65 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 78.97 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 90.78 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 79.96 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 77.70 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 86.21 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 104.67 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 105.35 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 102.95 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 118.58 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 133.20 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 127.39 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 128.66 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 145.74 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 153.59 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 145.90 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 165.76 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 200.11 Mn |
API Access
Cato Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "CATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();