Cato (CATO) Equity Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Cato's Equity Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.38 for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Equity Ratio rose 1.46% year-over-year to 0.38; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.38 (up 1.46% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.37, up 4.05% from the prior year.
• Equity Ratio was 0.38 for Q2 2026 at Cato, up from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.45 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.36 in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.41 across 5 years, with a median of 0.41 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Equity Ratio fell 10.77% in 2025, then advanced 4.05% in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.43 in 2022, then climbed by 2.65% to 0.45 in 2023, then decreased by 6.42% to 0.42 in 2024, then decreased by 10.77% to 0.37 in 2025, then advanced by 1.94% to 0.38 in 2026.
• The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q2 2026), 0.37 (Q1 2026), and 0.37 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.