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

Cato's Change in Inventory history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.8 million for Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 771.81% year-over-year to $8.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$16.9 million, a 308.8% 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 advanced to $8.8 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$10.4 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $34.7 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$14.1 million in Q3 2023.
• The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$789000.0 (2024), against an average of $125611.1.
• Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory surged 22048.1% in 2022 and plunged 389.64% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $125000.0 in 2022, then soared by 4823.2% to $6.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 81.78% to $11.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 128.68% to -$3.2 million in 2025, then surged by 374.13% to $8.8 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Change in Inventory figures stand at $8.8 million (Q2 2026), -$10.4 million (Q1 2026), and -$3.2 million (Q4 2025).