Cato (CATO) EBIT (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly EBIT came in at -$98.2 million in Q2 2026, up 6.55% year-on-year from -$92.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 18.04% quarter-over-quarter from -$119.8 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) EBIT (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's EBIT history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$98.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT rose 6.55% year-over-year to -$98.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$435.5 million, a 5.01% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$446.0 million, up 1.44% from the prior year.
  • EBIT improved to -$98.2 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$119.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT topped out at -$98.2 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$139.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT is -$116.8 million (2022), against an average of -$116.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT tumbled 30.6% in 2022 and climbed 12.67% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT stood at -$134.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.49% to -$117.8 million in 2023, then rose by 0.04% to -$117.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.4% to -$112.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 12.73% to -$98.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO EBIT figures stand at -$98.2 million (Q2 2026), -$119.8 million (Q1 2026), and -$112.5 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.69 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 814.12 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -1.46 Bn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 812.29 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 445.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 139.68 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 114.78 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 88.80 Mn
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn -98.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -98.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -119.81 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -112.53 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -104.93 Mn
May 3, 2025 -105.08 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -125.58 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -117.71 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -110.08 Mn
May 4, 2024 -100.88 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -139.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -117.76 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -115.16 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -115.52 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -120.81 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -134.57 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -128.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -120.55 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -115.85 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -103.04 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -98.82 Mn