Cato (CATO) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of $809000.0 in Q2 2026, up 163.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.3 million in Q1 2026, and down 89.82% on a YoY basis from $7.9 million in Q2 2025.

Cato (CATO) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $809000.0 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 89.82% year-over-year to $809000.0; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$8.4 million (down 137.86% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$1.3 million, down 104.5% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was $809000.0 for Q2 2026 at Cato, up from -$1.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $25.9 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$17.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged $5.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.7 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities surged 293.99% in 2022, then sank 193.72% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$9.9 million in 2022, then slumped by 77.71% to -$17.7 million in 2023, then soared by 183.88% to $14.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 94.22% to $857000.0 in 2025, then fell by 5.6% to $809000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at $809000.0 (Q2 2026), -$1.3 million (Q1 2026), and $857000.0 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn -673.00 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 -289.66 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn -173.06 Mn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn -149.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -197.93 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn -61.70 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn -21.00 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 809,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 809,000.00
May 2, 2026 809,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 -1.28 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -1.28 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 857,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 857,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 -8.83 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -8.83 Mn
May 3, 2025 7.95 Mn
May 3, 2025 7.95 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 7.47 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 7.47 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 14.83 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 14.83 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -7.94 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -7.94 Mn
May 4, 2024 14.61 Mn
May 4, 2024 14.61 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 13.64 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 13.64 Mn