Cato CATO
NYSE CATO
$2.38 -0.10 (-4.16%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:01 PM EDT

Cato (CATO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2024)

Cato (CATO) posted Dividend Coverage Ratio of 4.35 for Q4 2024, down 16246.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.03 in Q3 2024, and down 150.13% year-over-year from 8.68 in Q4 2023.

Analysis

Cato (CATO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Cato has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 4.35 in Q4 2024.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio fell 150.13% year-over-year to 4.35 in Q4 2024; TTM through Aug 2025 was 5.48, a 317.36% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.72, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.35 for Q4 2024 at Cato, down from 0.03 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividend Coverage Ratio was 46.44 in Q4 2020, with the low at 6.7 in Q1 2024.
  • Average Dividend Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 2.39, with a median of 0.39 recorded in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2024: Dividend Coverage Ratio surged 6238.87% in 2020, then plunged 683.5% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 46.44 in 2020, then sank by 95.11% to 2.27 in 2021, then tumbled by 154.46% to 1.24 in 2022, then sank by 40.57% to 1.74 in 2023, then sank by 150.13% to 4.35 in 2024.
  • The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 4.35 (Q4 2024), 0.03 (Q3 2024), and 3.11 (Q2 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 139.59 Bn 133.59 Bn 5.07 Bn 2.86
2 Ross Stores 71.51 Bn 67.22 Bn 2.12 Bn 5.97
3 Burlington Stores 15.01 Bn 14.30 Bn 1.39 Bn -
4 Gap 7.38 Bn 4.89 Bn 1.93 Bn 8.08
5 Urban Outfitters 6.62 Bn 6.20 Bn 542.57 Mn -
6 Abercrombie & Fitch 6.32 Bn 5.68 Bn 822.65 Mn -
7 Victoria's Secret 5.80 Bn 5.28 Bn 759.00 Mn -
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.29 Bn 4.15 Bn - -
9 American Eagle Outfitters 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 456.17 Mn 1.10
10 Cato 45.22 Mn -48.54 Mn 55.32 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Nov 2, 2024 -4.35
Aug 3, 2024 0.03
May 4, 2024 3.11
Feb 3, 2024 -6.70
Oct 28, 2023 -1.74
Jul 29, 2023 0.32
Apr 29, 2023 1.28
Jan 28, 2023 -0.85
Oct 29, 2022 -1.24
Jul 30, 2022 -0.63
Apr 30, 2022 2.68
Jan 29, 2022 -1.75
Oct 30, 2021 2.27
Jul 31, 2021 5.62
Oct 31, 2020 46.44
May 2, 2020 -3.56
Feb 1, 2020 -0.39
Nov 2, 2019 0.73
Aug 3, 2019 1.45
May 4, 2019 2.62