Cato (CATO) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)
Cato's Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$4.67 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), compared with -$8.83 million a year earlier.
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Cato (CATO) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Cato reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$4.28 million; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at -$1.3 million.
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash from Investing Activities was $28.97 million in FY2025 (+46.5%), $19.78 million in FY2024 (+23.4%), $16.02 million in FY2023 and -$25.33 million in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Investing Activities is -$17.68 million (fiscal Q3 2024) to $25.94 million (fiscal Q4 2022).
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Investing Activities over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 294.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 94.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CATO's Cash from Investing Activities at $809,000 (Q1 2027), -$1.28 million (Q4 2026) and $857,000 (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,674.18 Bn | 2,190.88 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -79.25 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 319.00 Bn | 312.24 Bn | 16.12 Bn | -1.90 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 159.67 Bn | 137.22 Bn | 5.07 Bn | -495.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.47 Bn | 104.43 Bn | 8.58 Bn | -260.00 Mn |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.39 Bn | 72.48 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -305.02 Mn |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.30 Bn | 56.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | -251.26 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 69.39 Bn | 63.98 Bn | 8.94 Bn | -1.36 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 63.54 Bn | 55.14 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -52.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.26 Bn | 51.16 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -345.59 Mn |
| 10 | Cato | 42.29 Mn | -285.07 Mn | 55.32 Mn | -4.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -4.67 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 809,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.28 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 857,000.00 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -8.83 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 7.95 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 7.47 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 14.83 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -7.94 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 14.61 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 13.64 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -17.68 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 8.47 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 15.34 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 15.82 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -9.95 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -9.45 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.60 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 25.94 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 13.61 Mn |
API Access
Cato Cash from Investing Activities 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-from-investing-activities&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "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-from-investing-activities&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();