Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2024)

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Cato (CATO) over the last 15 years, with Q4 2024 value amounting to 0.15.

  • Cato's FCF Payout Ratio rose 5123.12% to 0.15 in Q4 2024 from the same period last year, while for Aug 2025 it was 0.19, marking a year-over-year increase of 7162.17%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.38 for FY2025, which is 6710.4% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2024, Cato's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.15, which was up 5123.12% from 2.22 recorded in Q3 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Cato's FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 11.14 during Q1 2020, and registered a low of 2.15 during Q4 2022.
  • In the last 5 years, Cato's FCF Payout Ratio had a median value of 0.1 in 2020 and averaged 0.66.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first soared by 57019.39% in 2020, then crashed by 3125196.86% in 2021.
  • Cato's FCF Payout Ratio (Quarter) stood at 0.0 in 2020, then plummeted by 31251.97% to 1.18 in 2021, then tumbled by 82.14% to 2.15 in 2022, then soared by 86.1% to 0.3 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 51.23% to 0.15 in 2024.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio stands at 0.15 for Q4 2024, versus 2.22 for Q3 2024 and 1.44 for Q2 2024.