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.

  • For Q1 2026, EBT rose 13.1% year-over-year to -$11.9 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$7.5 million, up 53.45%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$7.5 million, 53.45% up from the prior year.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 was -$11.9 million at Cato, down from -$6.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT peaked at $11.7 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$14.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.5 million and a median of -$4.2 million in 2023 define the central range for EBT.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT: plummeted 415.19% in 2022 and later surged 786.04% in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBT stood at -$9.1 million in 2022, then fell by 13.61% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then plummeted by 42.55% to -$14.8 million in 2024, then surged by 56.94% to -$6.4 million in 2025, then plummeted by 87.72% to -$11.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT for CATO at -$11.9 million in Q1 2026, -$6.4 million in Q4 2025, and $6.5 million in Q3 2025.