Cato (CATO) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Cato's Cash from Operations came in at $14.49 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 23.1% from $11.77 million a year earlier and up 80.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Cato reported Cash from Operations of $5.44 million; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -$1.46 million.
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash from Operations was -$19.75 million in FY2025, $477,000 in FY2024 (-96.4%), $13.37 million in FY2023 (-77.6%) and $59.79 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 93.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 276.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 73.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CATO's Cash from Operations at $8.05 million (Q1 2027), -$4.71 million (Q4 2026) and -$12.4 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 45.39 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 5.39 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 875.76 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 801.99 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cato | 43.89 Mn | -283.47 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 14.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 14.49 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 8.05 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -4.71 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -12.40 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 11.77 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 3.87 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -6.48 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -22.10 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 3.13 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 5.71 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -11.19 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -9.91 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 11.68 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 9.90 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -5.93 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 2.32 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 17.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -765,000.00 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -19.62 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -2.55 Mn |
API Access
Cato Cash from Operations 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-operations&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-operations&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();