Cato (CATO) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $18.0 million in Q2 2026, down 87.74% year-on-year from $146.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 34.84% quarter-over-quarter from $13.3 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Interest Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $18.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses fell 87.74% year-over-year to $18.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $18.0 million, a 87.74% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $57.5 million, down 5.27% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses rose to $18.0 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $13.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $146.4 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$50.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $17.0 million (2022), against an average of $29.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses soared 50767.94% in 2023 and slumped 176.03% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at $17.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.43% to $16.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.14% to $17.0 million in 2024, then soared by 76.36% to $30.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 40.21% to $18.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Interest Expenses figures stand at $18.0 million (Q2 2026), $13.3 million (Q1 2026), and $30.0 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 570.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn -
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.08 Bn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 5.90 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 30.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 15.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 1.32 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 863.46 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 87.34 Mn
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 17.96 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 17.96 Mn
May 2, 2026 17.96 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.32 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 30.03 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 30.03 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 20.11 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 20.11 Mn
May 3, 2025 146.43 Mn
May 3, 2025 146.43 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 14.05 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 14.05 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 17.03 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 17.03 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 133.44 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 133.44 Mn
May 4, 2024 16.59 Mn
May 4, 2024 16.59 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -50.66 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -50.66 Mn