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

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Change in Receivables came in at $8.6 million in Q2 2026, up 244.99% year-on-year from $2.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 1185.68% quarter-over-quarter from -$796000.0 in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Change in Receivables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Change in Receivables history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Receivables rose 244.99% year-over-year to $8.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $7.5 million, a 1197.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.4 million, up 204.05% from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables improved to $8.6 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$796000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Receivables topped out at $8.6 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$35.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Receivables is $40000.0 (2025), against an average of -$1.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Receivables soared 721.13% in 2023 and plunged 975.68% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Receivables stood at $921000.0 in 2022, then rose by 24.76% to $1.1 million in 2023, then sank by 121.06% to -$242000.0 in 2024, then soared by 163.64% to $154000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 5511.69% to $8.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Change in Receivables figures stand at $8.6 million (Q2 2026), -$796000.0 (Q1 2026), and $154000.0 (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Receivables (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 40.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn -
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 9.78 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn -61.66 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn -
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn -2.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 20.36 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 4.08 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 8.64 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 8.64 Mn
May 2, 2026 8.64 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -796,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 -796,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 154,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 154,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 -451,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 -451,000.00
May 3, 2025 2.51 Mn
May 3, 2025 2.51 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -74,000.00
Feb 1, 2025 -74,000.00
Nov 2, 2024 -242,000.00
Nov 2, 2024 -242,000.00
Aug 3, 2024 -2.88 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -2.88 Mn
May 4, 2024 1.84 Mn
May 4, 2024 1.84 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.21 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.21 Mn