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

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at $809000.0 in Q2 2026, down 89.82% year-on-year from $7.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 163.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.3 million in Q1 2026.

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 89.82% year-over-year to $809000.0 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$8.4 million, a 137.86% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$1.3 million, down 104.5% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities climbed to $809000.0 in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$1.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $25.9 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$17.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is $7.7 million (2025), against an average of $5.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities jumped 293.99% in 2022 and sank 193.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$9.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 77.71% to -$17.7 million in 2023, then soared by 183.88% to $14.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 94.22% to $857000.0 in 2025, then fell by 5.6% to $809000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at $809000.0 (Q2 2026), -$1.3 million (Q1 2026), and $857000.0 (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 172.96 Bn 167.38 Bn 4.48 Bn -673.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 78.03 Bn 73.43 Bn 1.80 Bn -200.91 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 22.15 Bn 21.40 Bn 1.26 Bn -289.66 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.94 Bn 12.14 Bn 2.00 Bn -173.06 Mn
5 Gap 7.19 Bn 4.63 Bn 1.42 Bn -149.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.79 Bn 6.59 Bn 585.00 Mn -54.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 6.32 Bn 5.91 Bn 542.57 Mn 242.71 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.71 Bn 4.51 Bn 281.24 Mn -61.70 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.42 Bn 3.80 Bn 682.63 Mn -61.34 Mn
10 Cato 60.22 Mn 1.99 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