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Cato (CATO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at -$5.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 12.42% year-over-year to -$5.6 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$5.2 million, up 73.98%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$5.2 million, 73.98% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was -$5.6 million at Cato, up from -$15.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $11.8 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$23.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.8 million and a median of -$1.9 million in 2024 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 1069.93% in 2023 and later surged 1095.08% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 1069.93% to -$19.6 million in 2023, then increased by 9.51% to -$17.7 million in 2024, then grew by 15.72% to -$15.0 million in 2025, then surged by 62.7% to -$5.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for CATO at -$5.6 million in Q1 2026, -$15.0 million in Q4 2025, and $11.7 million in Q3 2025.