Cato (CATO) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
Cato's (CATO) quarterly EPS (Basic) came in at $0.5 in Q2 2026, up 179.99% year-on-year from $0.18 in Q2 2025, and up 185.99% quarter-over-quarter from -$0.58 in Q1 2026.
Cato (CATO) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cato's EPS (Basic) history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.5 for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EPS (Basic) rose 179.99% year-over-year to $0.5 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $0.01, a 100.54% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$0.31, up 66.47% from the prior year.
- EPS (Basic) climbed to $0.5 in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$0.58 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EPS (Basic) topped out at $0.57 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$1.21 in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is -$0.13 (2022), against an average of -$0.13.
- Across the five-year window, EPS (Basic) plunged 704.8% in 2024 and jumped 7278.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EPS (Basic) stood at -$0.22 in 2022, then slumped by 40.07% to -$0.31 in 2023, then sank by 149.59% to -$0.78 in 2024, then jumped by 64.68% to -$0.28 in 2025, then jumped by 279.78% to $0.5 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO EPS (Basic) figures stand at $0.5 (Q2 2026), -$0.58 (Q1 2026), and -$0.28 (Q4 2025).
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tjx Companies | 169.48 Bn | 163.90 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.20 |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 74.91 Bn | 70.31 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 2.00 |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 21.30 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.83 |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 12.32 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 4.93 |
| 5 | Gap | 6.81 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.92 |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | 6.71 Bn | 6.55 Bn | 585.00 Mn | 0.70 |
| 7 | Urban Outfitters | 5.96 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 542.57 Mn | 1.32 |
| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 4.50 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 281.24 Mn | 2.82 |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.04 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 682.63 Mn | 1.51 |
| 10 | Cato | 61.54 Mn | 3.30 Mn | 63.07 Mn | 0.50 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -0.58 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.28 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.36 |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -0.73 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -0.78 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.00 |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -1.21 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.31 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -0.15 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -0.22 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -0.11 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -0.31 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.41 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.65 |