Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Equity Ratio over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.37 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Equity Ratio at 0.37 for Q1 2026, up 4.05% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.37 (up 4.05% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.37, up 4.05%.
  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.37 at Cato, roughly flat from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Equity Ratio for CATO hit a ceiling of 0.45 in Q4 2023 and a floor of 0.36 in Q1 2025.
  • Median Equity Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.41 (2023), compared with a mean of 0.41.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Equity Ratio: decreased 10.77% in 2025 and later grew 4.05% in 2026.
  • Cato's Equity Ratio stood at 0.43 in 2022, then grew by 2.65% to 0.45 in 2023, then fell by 6.42% to 0.42 in 2024, then fell by 10.77% to 0.37 in 2025, then rose by 0.25% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Equity Ratio were 0.37 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.39 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.