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Cato (CATO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Cato (CATO) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on record, last reported at -$15.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 37.2% year-over-year to -$15.0 million; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached -$7.5 million, up 65.39%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$27.6 million, 5839.14% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached -$15.0 million in Q4 2025 per CATO's latest filing, down from $12.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $43.9 million in Q2 2021 and bottomed at -$23.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $1.9 million, with a median of -$1.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: crashed 974.87% in 2022, then surged 1157.47% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$3.2 million in 2021, then soared by 423.63% to $10.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 212.65% to -$11.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 103.35% to -$23.8 million in 2024, then soared by 37.2% to -$15.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Free Cash Flow were -$15.0 million in Q4 2025, $12.5 million in Q3 2025, and $2.8 million in Q2 2025.