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Cato (CATO) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported FCF Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 3.68% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 42.0% year-over-year to 3.68%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.81%, up 231.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.8%, 233.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 3.68% at Cato, up from 9.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 6.71% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 13.39% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 2.54% and a median of 1.08% in 2024 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: plummeted -2332bps in 2022 and later soared 1231bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 0.96% in 2022, then tumbled by -1206bps to 12.51% in 2023, then rose by 2bps to 12.27% in 2024, then increased by 21bps to 9.73% in 2025, then surged by 62bps to 3.68% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for CATO at 3.68% in Q1 2026, 9.73% in Q4 2025, and 6.71% in Q3 2025.