Cato CATO
NYSE CATO
$2.45 -0.03 (-1.21%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 9:46 AM EDT

Cato (CATO) EBITDA (2010 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) posted EBITDA of -$106.6 million for Q3 2026, down 13.12% on a QoQ basis from -$94.3 million in Q2 2026, and down 4.14% year-over-year from -$111.2 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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

Cato has reported EBITDA for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$106.6 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA fell 4.14% year-over-year to -$106.6 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was -$425.1 million, a 4.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$429.1 million, up 3.09% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA was -$106.6 million for Q3 2026 at Cato, down from -$94.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was -$94.3 million in Q2 2026, with the low at -$130.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average EBITDA over 5 years is -$113.2 million, with a median of -$113.2 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBITDA slumped 33.68% in 2022, then climbed 12.65% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA stood at -$130.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 12.55% to -$113.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.14% to -$115.0 million in 2024, then gained by 5.69% to -$108.4 million in 2025, then gained by 1.65% to -$106.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$106.6 million (Q3 2026), -$94.3 million (Q2 2026), and -$115.7 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 139.31 Bn 133.31 Bn 5.07 Bn 1.99 Bn
2 Ross Stores 72.04 Bn 67.75 Bn 2.12 Bn 1.10 Bn
3 Burlington Stores 14.98 Bn 14.27 Bn 1.39 Bn -1.37 Bn
4 Gap 7.43 Bn 4.95 Bn 1.93 Bn 676.00 Mn
5 Urban Outfitters 6.56 Bn 6.15 Bn 542.57 Mn 139.68 Mn
6 Abercrombie & Fitch 6.39 Bn 5.76 Bn 822.65 Mn 252.70 Mn
7 Victoria's Secret 5.91 Bn 5.39 Bn 759.00 Mn 257.00 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.29 Bn 4.15 Bn - -
9 American Eagle Outfitters 2.45 Bn 2.34 Bn 456.17 Mn 28.23 Mn
10 Cato 46.55 Mn -47.21 Mn 55.32 Mn -106.64 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -106.64 Mn
May 2, 2026 -94.27 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -115.72 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -108.43 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -102.40 Mn
May 3, 2025 -102.52 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -122.87 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -114.97 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -106.06 Mn
May 4, 2024 -98.84 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -128.76 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -113.68 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -112.65 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -113.16 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -123.50 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -130.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -125.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -117.80 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -112.85 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -98.16 Mn