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

Cato has reported Change in Inventory over the past 17 years, most recently at -$10.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 389.64% year-over-year to -$10.4 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$27.0 million, down 322.83%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$27.0 million, 322.83% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$10.4 million at Cato, down from -$3.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $34.7 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$14.1 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$384294.1 and a median of -$1.3 million in 2025 define the central range for Change in Inventory.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: soared 22048.1% in 2022 and later plummeted 389.64% in 2026.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $125000.0 in 2022, then surged by 4823.2% to $6.2 million in 2023, then soared by 81.78% to $11.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 128.68% to -$3.2 million in 2025, then plummeted by 223.22% to -$10.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for CATO at -$10.4 million in Q1 2026, -$3.2 million in Q4 2025, and -$12.2 million in Q3 2025.