Cato (CATO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cato's Gross Margin came in at 33.43% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 3.42 percentage points from 36.85% a year earlier and down 4.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cato (CATO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Cato reported Gross Margin of 33.62%, up 0.55 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 33.99%, up 1.16 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +9.32 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 32.84% in FY2025 (-1.59 pp), 34.42% in FY2024 (+1.55 pp), 32.87% in FY2023 (-8.23 pp) and 41.10% in FY2022 (+16.43 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 29.16% (fiscal Q4 2025) to 39.48% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.38 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 12.03 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 11.29 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CATO's Gross Margin at 37.85% (Q1 2027), 29.94% (Q4 2026) and 32.74% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,813.56 Bn | 2,330.26 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 52.26% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 311.71 Bn | 304.95 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 33.67% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.02 Bn | 139.57 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 33.41% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.56 Bn | 102.53 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 33.04% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.27 Bn | 58.19 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.83% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.53 Bn | 72.61 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 51.45% |
| 7 | Target | 69.75 Bn | 64.33 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 33.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.66 Bn | 50.57 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 52.15% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.22 Bn | 33.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.76% |
| 10 | Cato | 43.70 Mn | -283.65 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 33.43% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 33.43% |
| May 2, 2026 | 37.85% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 29.94% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 32.74% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 36.85% |
| May 3, 2025 | 35.79% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 29.16% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 29.56% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 35.29% |
| May 4, 2024 | 36.47% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 32.08% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 33.13% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 35.68% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 36.43% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 31.91% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 29.94% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 33.08% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 36.03% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 37.82% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 39.48% |
Cato Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();