Cato (CATO) EV to FCF (2011 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) posted EV to FCF of 2.44 for Q3 2026, up 41.14% on a QoQ basis from 4.14 in Q2 2026, and up 37.44% year-over-year from 1.77 in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Cato (CATO) EV to FCF (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato has reported EV to FCF for 16 years, with the latest figure at 2.44 in Q3 2026.

On a quarterly basis, EV to FCF rose 37.44% year-over-year to 2.44 in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 19.73, a 991.69% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.6, up 508.42% from the prior year.
EV to FCF was 2.44 for Q3 2026 at Cato, up from 4.14 in the prior quarter.
The five-year high for EV to FCF was 7.31 in Q3 2022, with the low at 48.98 in Q4 2022.
Average EV to FCF over 5 years is 6.57, with a median of 2.44 recorded in 2026.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EV to FCF tumbled 919.66% in 2022, then surged 206.21% in 2025.
Over 5 years, EV to FCF stood at 48.98 in 2022, then surged by 97.8% to 1.08 in 2023, then decreased by 27.25% to 1.37 in 2024, then jumped by 154.94% to 0.75 in 2025, then slumped by 423.96% to 2.44 in 2026.
The last three EV to FCF figures came in at 2.44 (Q3 2026), 4.14 (Q2 2026), and 3.37 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.

Peer Set

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)
1	Tjx Companies	139.50 Bn	133.50 Bn	5.07 Bn
2	Ross Stores	71.38 Bn	67.09 Bn	2.12 Bn
3	Burlington Stores	14.96 Bn	14.25 Bn	1.39 Bn
4	Gap	7.36 Bn	4.87 Bn	1.93 Bn
5	Urban Outfitters	6.58 Bn	6.17 Bn	542.57 Mn
6	Abercrombie & Fitch	6.26 Bn	5.62 Bn	822.65 Mn
7	Victoria's Secret	5.81 Bn	5.28 Bn	759.00 Mn
8	Boot Barn Holdings	4.29 Bn	4.15 Bn	-
9	American Eagle Outfitters	2.39 Bn	2.29 Bn	456.17 Mn
10	Cato	45.22 Mn	-48.54 Mn	55.32 Mn

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