Cato (CATO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 37.23% for Q2 2026, up 144.0% year-over-year from 15.26% in Q2 2025, and up 27.6% quarter-over-quarter from 29.18% in Q1 2026.
Cato (CATO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
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 34.03% (up 160.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 33.28%, up 45.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 37.23%, up from 29.18% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 37.82% in Q1 2022, with the low at 28.94% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 34.26% (2023), against an average of 33.58%.
- Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 696 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1080 bps in 2022.
- Cato's Gross Margin stood at 29.25% in 2022, then rose by 11 bps to 32.45% in 2023, then decreased by 9 bps to 29.56% in 2024, then gained by 8 bps to 32.02% in 2025, then advanced by 16 bps to 37.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CATO's Gross Margin at 37.23% in Q2 2026, 29.18% in Q1 2026, and 32.02% in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Cato | 54.95 Mn | -26.02 Mn | 64.76 Mn | 37.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 37.23% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 29.18% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 32.02% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 36.85% |
| May 3, 2025 | 35.79% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 29.16% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 29.56% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 34.63% |
| May 4, 2024 | 36.47% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 28.94% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 32.45% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 35.68% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 36.43% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 33.88% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 29.25% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 33.08% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 36.03% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 37.82% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 38.88% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 43.88% |