Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic EBITDA Margin for Cato (CATO) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 3.33%.

  • Cato's EBITDA Margin rose 70900.0% to 3.33% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 1.36%, marking a year-over-year increase of 26500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 2.82% for FY2025, which is 3300.0% up from last year.
  • Per Cato's latest filing, its EBITDA Margin stood at 3.33% for Q4 2025, which was up 70900.0% from 3.91% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Cato's 5-year EBITDA Margin high stood at 9.66% for Q2 2021, and its period low was 12.87% during Q1 2024.
  • For the 5-year period, Cato's EBITDA Margin averaged around 0.67%, with its median value being 0.33% (2024).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Cato's EBITDA Margin soared by 586200bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -116600bps in 2024.
  • Cato's EBITDA Margin (Quarter) stood at 4.71% in 2021, then crashed by -161bps to 2.88% in 2022, then fell by -29bps to 3.71% in 2023, then crashed by -181bps to 10.42% in 2024, then surged by 68bps to 3.33% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 3.33% in Q4 2025, 3.91% for Q3 2025, and 1.97% during Q2 2025.