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Cato (CATO) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Gross Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 29.94% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 197.0% year-over-year to 29.94%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 33.45%, up 124.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 33.99%, 196.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 was 29.94% at Cato, down from 32.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 39.65% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 27.97% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 33.13% and a median of 33.08% in 2022 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, Gross Margin climbed as much as 878bps in 2022 and fell as far as -1080bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 29.25% in 2022, then rose by 11bps to 32.45% in 2023, then dropped by -11bps to 28.82% in 2024, then grew by 11bps to 32.02% in 2025, then dropped by -6bps to 29.94% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for CATO at 29.94% in Q1 2026, 32.02% in Q4 2025, and 36.18% in Q3 2025.