Cato (CATO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Cato's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 37.23% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Gross Margin rose 144.0% year-over-year to 37.23%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 33.29% (up 102.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 33.28%, up 45.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin was 37.23% for Q2 2026 at Cato, up from 26.56% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 37.23% in Q2 2026 to a low of 26.56% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 33.01% across 5 years, with a median of 33.85% in 2022.
• Biggest YoY gain for Gross Margin was 603 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 1129 bps in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 29.94% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 32.45% in 2023, then declined by 11 bps to 28.82% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 32.02% in 2025, then climbed by 16 bps to 37.23% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 37.23% (Q2 2026), 26.56% (Q1 2026), and 32.02% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.