Cato (CATO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Cato's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.47 for Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 662.16% year-over-year to 5.47 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 24.25, a 674.68% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 7.75, down 4.04% from the prior year.
• Interest Coverage Ratio grew to 5.47 in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from 9.0 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 2.74 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 884.35 in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 6.78 (2023), against an average of 54.08.
• Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio sank 35193.98% in 2022 and surged 251.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.79 in 2022, then increased by 9.38% to 7.06 in 2023, then rose by 2.13% to 6.91 in 2024, then surged by 45.79% to 3.75 in 2025, then tumbled by 45.95% to 5.47 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 5.47 (Q2 2026), 9.0 (Q1 2026), and 3.75 (Q4 2025).