Growth Metrics

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

Cato has reported Change in Receivables over the past 17 years, most recently at -$796000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Change in Receivables at -$796000.0 for Q1 2026, down 975.68% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $1.4 million (up 204.05% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $1.4 million, up 204.05%.
  • Change in Receivables for Q1 2026 was -$796000.0 at Cato, down from $154000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Receivables for CATO hit a ceiling of $4.4 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of -$35.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • Median Change in Receivables over the past 5 years was -$74000.0 (2025), compared with a mean of -$1.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Receivables: soared 721.13% in 2023 and later tumbled 975.68% in 2026.
  • Cato's Change in Receivables stood at $921000.0 in 2022, then grew by 24.76% to $1.1 million in 2023, then crashed by 121.06% to -$242000.0 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 163.64% to $154000.0 in 2025, then crashed by 616.88% to -$796000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Receivables were -$796000.0 (Q1 2026), $154000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$451000.0 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.