Cato (CATO) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) reported EBT Margin of 0.78% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 2.92 percentage points from 3.70% a year earlier and down 4.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Cato's EBT Margin came in at -1.11%, up 1.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -1.15%, up 1.33 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of +11.51 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at -2.48% in FY2025 (-0.53 pp), -1.95% in FY2024 (-2.18 pp), 0.23% in FY2023 (-4.83 pp) and 5.07% in FY2022 (+17.72 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of -10.09% in fiscal Q3 2025 and a high of 6.56% in fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.16 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 10.52 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 7.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 5.75% (Q1 2027), -7.86% (Q4 2026) and -4.09% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,798.22 Bn | 2,314.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 311.18 Bn | 304.42 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 161.60 Bn | 139.15 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.39 Bn | 102.35 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.55 Bn | 57.48 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.50 Bn | 72.59 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 7 | Target | 69.66 Bn | 64.25 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.58 Bn | 50.48 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.37 Bn | 33.86 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 10 | Cato | 43.70 Mn | -283.65 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 0.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.78% |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.75% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -7.86% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -4.09% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 3.70% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.49% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -8.69% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -10.09% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.44% |
| May 4, 2024 | 6.56% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -7.14% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -6.54% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.35% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.42% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -2.37% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -5.16% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.74% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -3.56% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.68% |
API Access
Cato EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "CATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();