Cato (CATO) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $7.8 million in Q2 2026, up 117.33% year-on-year from $3.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 273.01% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.5 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 117.33% year-over-year to $7.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $2.4 million, a 108.23% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$1.8 million, up 93.49% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow rose to $7.8 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$4.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $11.8 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$27.9 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $612000.0 (2022), against an average of -$1.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 598.69% in 2023 and soared 304.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 598.69% to -$11.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 138.17% to -$27.9 million in 2024, then soared by 54.82% to -$12.6 million in 2025, then soared by 161.81% to $7.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Free Cash Flow figures stand at $7.8 million (Q2 2026), -$4.5 million (Q1 2026), and -$12.6 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 457.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 920.81 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -69.51 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 959.67 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 78.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn -191.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn -3.40 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 107.78 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -17.09 Mn
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 7.79 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 7.79 Mn
May 2, 2026 7.79 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -4.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -4.50 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -12.60 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -12.60 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 11.72 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 11.72 Mn
May 3, 2025 3.58 Mn
May 3, 2025 3.58 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -7.84 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -7.84 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -27.89 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -27.89 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 2.90 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 2.90 Mn
May 4, 2024 5.22 Mn
May 4, 2024 5.22 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.86 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.86 Mn