Cato (CATO) EBT (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly EBT came in at $9.8 million in Q2 2026, up 132.03% year-on-year from $4.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 182.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$11.9 million in Q1 2026.

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

Cato's EBT history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT rose 132.03% year-over-year to $9.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$1.9 million, a 91.89% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$7.5 million, up 53.45% from the prior year.
  • EBT rose to $9.8 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$11.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT topped out at $11.7 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$14.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBT is -$1.8 million (2023), against an average of -$1.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT sank 415.19% in 2022 and jumped 786.04% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT stood at -$9.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 13.61% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then plunged by 42.55% to -$14.8 million in 2024, then soared by 56.94% to -$6.4 million in 2025, then soared by 254.77% to $9.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO EBT figures stand at $9.8 million (Q2 2026), -$11.9 million (Q1 2026), and -$6.4 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.72 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 848.26 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 142.67 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 813.27 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 450.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 64.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 145.87 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 114.75 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 94.08 Mn
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 9.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 9.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -11.92 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -6.35 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 6.54 Mn
May 3, 2025 4.24 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -13.72 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -14.75 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 738,000.00
May 4, 2024 11.62 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -12.48 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -10.35 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 2.46 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 6.57 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -4.24 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -9.11 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 3.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 11.70 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -6.27 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 2.89 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 18.55 Mn