Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) EBT (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported EBT over the past 17 years, most recently at -$11.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put EBT at -$11.9 million for Q1 2026, up 13.1% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was -$7.5 million (up 53.45% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$7.5 million, up 53.45%.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 was -$11.9 million at Cato, down from -$6.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT for CATO hit a ceiling of $11.7 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of -$14.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • Median EBT over the past 5 years was -$4.2 million (2023), compared with a mean of -$2.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT: crashed 415.19% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 786.04% in 2025.
  • Cato's EBT stood at -$9.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 13.61% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then crashed by 42.55% to -$14.8 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 56.94% to -$6.4 million in 2025, then crashed by 87.72% to -$11.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for EBT were -$11.9 million (Q1 2026), -$6.4 million (Q4 2025), and $6.5 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.