Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) EBIAT (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported EBIAT over the past 17 years, most recently at -$10.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBIAT rose 22.71% year-over-year to -$10.9 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$5.9 million, up 67.28%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$5.9 million, 67.28% up from the prior year.
  • EBIAT for Q1 2026 was -$10.9 million at Cato, down from -$5.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIAT peaked at $11.0 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$23.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.2 million and a median of -$3.0 million in 2023 define the central range for EBIAT.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBIAT: tumbled 682.95% in 2024 and later skyrocketed 7091.58% in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBIAT stood at -$4.5 million in 2022, then crashed by 36.47% to -$6.1 million in 2023, then crashed by 148.05% to -$15.1 million in 2024, then soared by 65.58% to -$5.2 million in 2025, then plummeted by 109.31% to -$10.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBIAT for CATO at -$10.9 million in Q1 2026, -$5.2 million in Q4 2025, and $6.8 million in Q3 2025.