Cato (CATO) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) posted EBIT Margin of 65.79% for Q3 2026, down 16.64% on a QoQ basis from 56.4% in Q2 2026, and down 634.0% year-over-year from 12.32% in Q3 2025.
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Cato (CATO) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cato has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 65.79% in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 634.0% year-over-year to 65.79% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 67.49%, a 216.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 67.15%, up 249.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 65.79% for Q3 2026 at Cato, down from 56.4% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 56.4% in Q2 2026, with the low at 80.53% in Q4 2024.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 67.39%, with a median of 65.74% recorded in 2022.
- The largest YoY upside for EBIT Margin was 1041 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 1848 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 75.22% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 73.41% in 2023, then fell by 10 bps to 80.53% in 2024, then climbed by 11 bps to 71.34% in 2025, then rose by 8 bps to 65.79% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 65.79% (Q3 2026), 56.4% (Q2 2026), and 77.92% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tjx Companies | 139.66 Bn | 133.65 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 71.61 Bn | 67.32 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 14.97 Bn | 14.27 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -45.70% |
| 4 | Gap | 7.43 Bn | 4.94 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 18.52% |
| 5 | Urban Outfitters | 6.62 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 542.57 Mn | 9.43% |
| 6 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 6.27 Bn | 5.63 Bn | 822.65 Mn | 19.95% |
| 7 | Victoria's Secret | 5.86 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 759.00 Mn | 15.95% |
| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 4.30 Bn | 4.16 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | American Eagle Outfitters | 2.44 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 456.17 Mn | 2.36% |
| 10 | Cato | 45.89 Mn | -47.88 Mn | 55.32 Mn | -65.79% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -65.79% |
| May 2, 2026 | -56.40% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -77.92% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -71.34% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -59.45% |
| May 3, 2025 | -61.72% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -79.53% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -80.53% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -64.27% |
| May 4, 2024 | -56.96% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -75.06% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -73.41% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -62.97% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -60.15% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -70.46% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -75.22% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -65.19% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -58.31% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -65.74% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -58.84% |