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

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

• In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 117.33% year-over-year to $7.8 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.0 million (up 96.52% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$5.2 million, up 81.08% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was $7.8 million for Q2 2026 at Cato, up from -$5.6 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $11.8 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$18.5 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$2.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$2.1 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow tumbled 598.82% in 2024, then surged 1095.08% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 51.49% to -$2.5 million in 2023, then sank by 598.82% to -$17.7 million in 2024, then increased by 15.72% to -$15.0 million in 2025, then surged by 152.09% to $7.8 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $7.8 million (Q2 2026), -$5.6 million (Q1 2026), and -$15.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.