Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Change in Cash over the past 17 years, most recently at -$6.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 1113.18% year-over-year to -$6.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$3.6 million, up 25.23%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$3.6 million, 25.23% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 was -$6.0 million at Cato, up from -$11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $19.7 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$30.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$496764.7 and a median of -$493000.0 in 2025 define the central range for Change in Cash.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Cash: skyrocketed 282.67% in 2023 and later crashed 1113.18% in 2026.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at -$13.1 million in 2022, then plummeted by 136.81% to -$30.9 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 65.22% to -$10.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.52% to -$11.5 million in 2025, then surged by 47.79% to -$6.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Cash for CATO at -$6.0 million in Q1 2026, -$11.5 million in Q4 2025, and $2.9 million in Q3 2025.