Cato CATO
NYSE CATO
$2.90 -0.14 (-4.60%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:42 PM EDT

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

Cato (CATO) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 5.47 for Q2 2026, down 662.16% year-over-year from 0.97 in Q2 2025, and up 39.21% quarter-over-quarter from 9.0 in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 662.16% year-over-year to 5.47; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 24.25 (down 674.68% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 7.75, down 4.04% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 5.47, up from 9.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 257.04 in Q1 2023, with the low at 884.35 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 6.78 (2023), against an average of 39.71.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 35193.98% in 2022, then soared 129.41% in 2025.
  • Cato's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.79 in 2022, then grew by 9.38% to 7.06 in 2023, then increased by 2.13% to 6.91 in 2024, then jumped by 45.79% to 3.75 in 2025, then plunged by 45.95% to 5.47 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CATO's Interest Coverage Ratio at 5.47 in Q2 2026, 9.0 in Q1 2026, and 3.75 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 155.41 Bn 149.83 Bn 4.48 Bn -
2 Ross Stores 76.58 Bn 72.45 Bn 1.78 Bn -
3 Burlington Stores 20.53 Bn 19.78 Bn 1.26 Bn -88.03
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.91 Bn 12.40 Bn 1.34 Bn -
5 Gap 7.30 Bn 4.74 Bn 1.42 Bn 20.23
6 Victoria's Secret 6.96 Bn 6.75 Bn 585.00 Mn 5.07
7 Urban Outfitters 6.53 Bn 6.12 Bn 542.57 Mn -
8 Boot Barn Holdings 5.00 Bn 4.86 Bn - -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.90 Bn 4.28 Bn 682.63 Mn 197.33
10 Cato 54.58 Mn -26.39 Mn 64.76 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -5.47
Jan 31, 2026 -9.00
Nov 1, 2025 -3.75
Aug 2, 2025 -5.22
May 3, 2025 -0.72
Feb 1, 2025 2.69
Nov 2, 2024 -6.91
Aug 3, 2024 -0.82
May 4, 2024 -6.08
Feb 3, 2024 -9.16
Oct 28, 2023 -7.06
Jul 29, 2023 -6.90
Apr 29, 2023 -6.66
Jan 28, 2023 257.04
Oct 29, 2022 -7.79
Jul 30, 2022 -7.53
Apr 30, 2022 -7.16
Jan 29, 2022 -884.35
Oct 30, 2021 -6.25
Jul 31, 2021 -6.28