Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) EBITDA (2016 - 2026)

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

  • For Q1 2026, EBITDA rose 22.78% year-over-year to -$10.9 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$5.8 million, up 68.37%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$5.8 million, 68.37% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 was -$10.9 million at Cato, down from -$5.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA peaked at $10.2 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$22.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.2 million and a median of -$2.2 million in 2022 define the central range for EBITDA.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA: crashed 934.85% in 2024 and later surged 794.94% in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBITDA stood at -$5.1 million in 2022, then dropped by 15.62% to -$5.9 million in 2023, then plummeted by 159.1% to -$15.2 million in 2024, then soared by 66.04% to -$5.2 million in 2025, then plummeted by 110.15% to -$10.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA for CATO at -$10.9 million in Q1 2026, -$5.2 million in Q4 2025, and $6.9 million in Q3 2025.