Cato (CATO) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Cato has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$10.0 million in Q3 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 17.72% year-over-year to -$10.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was -$14.8 million, a 1236.51% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$27.0 million, down 322.83% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory was -$10.0 million for Q3 2026 at Cato, down from $8.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $34.7 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$14.1 million in Q3 2023.
• Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is -$407473.7, with a median of -$1.3 million recorded in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Change in Inventory jumped 22048.1% in 2022, then tumbled 389.64% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $125000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 4823.2% to $6.2 million in 2023, then surged by 81.78% to $11.2 million in 2024, then sank by 128.68% to -$3.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 211.81% to -$10.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$10.0 million (Q3 2026), $8.8 million (Q2 2026), and -$10.4 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.