Cato (CATO) Change in Account Payables (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Change in Account Payables came in at $13.9 million in Q2 2026, up 1679.27% year-on-year from $779307.9 in Q2 2025, and up 258.52% quarter-over-quarter from -$8.7 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Change in Account Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Change in Account Payables history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Account Payables rose 1679.27% year-over-year to $13.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$15.8 million, a 1216.97% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$30.5 million, down 983.88% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables improved to $13.9 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$8.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Account Payables topped out at $18.9 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$33.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Account Payables is -$2.7 million (2023), against an average of -$2.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Account Payables tumbled 4294.52% in 2022 and surged 1679.27% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Account Payables stood at $7.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 44.61% to $4.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 49.87% to $2.1 million in 2024, then plunged by 688.34% to -$12.4 million in 2025, then surged by 211.75% to $13.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Change in Account Payables figures stand at $13.9 million (Q2 2026), -$8.7 million (Q1 2026), and -$12.4 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 282.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn -252.32 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 36.47 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn -26.95 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn -291.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn -
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn -
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn -26.06 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 13.87 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 13.87 Mn
May 2, 2026 13.87 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -8.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -8.75 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -12.41 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -12.41 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -8.51 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -8.51 Mn
May 3, 2025 -878,000.00
May 3, 2025 -878,000.00
Feb 1, 2025 6.07 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 6.07 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 2.11 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 2.11 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -5.89 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -5.89 Mn
May 4, 2024 1.16 Mn
May 4, 2024 1.16 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -3.95 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -3.95 Mn