Cato (CATO) Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Inventory came in at $92.5 million in Q2 2026, down 15.48% year-on-year from $109.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 10.51% quarter-over-quarter from $83.7 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Inventory history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $92.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Inventory fell 15.48% year-over-year to $92.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $92.5 million, a 15.48% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $83.7 million, down 24.42% from the prior year.
  • Inventory climbed to $92.5 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $83.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Inventory topped out at $127.6 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $83.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory is $104.1 million (2023), against an average of $104.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory surged 61.84% in 2022 and retreated 24.42% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Inventory stood at $116.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 15.29% to $98.9 million in 2023, then grew by 8.38% to $107.2 million in 2024, then declined by 12.22% to $94.1 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.67% to $92.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Inventory figures stand at $92.5 million (Q2 2026), $83.7 million (Q1 2026), and $94.1 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 173.13 Bn 167.55 Bn 4.48 Bn 7.68 Bn
2 Ross Stores 78.41 Bn 73.81 Bn 1.80 Bn 2.63 Bn
3 Burlington Stores 22.45 Bn 21.71 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.44 Bn
4 Lululemon Athletica 14.05 Bn 12.25 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.70 Bn
5 Gap 7.19 Bn 4.63 Bn 1.42 Bn -
6 Victoria's Secret 6.94 Bn 6.74 Bn 585.00 Mn 1.10 Bn
7 Urban Outfitters 6.36 Bn 5.95 Bn 542.57 Mn 726.86 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.72 Bn 4.52 Bn 281.24 Mn 805.47 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.48 Bn 3.86 Bn 682.63 Mn 532.69 Mn
10 Cato 60.78 Mn 2.55 Mn 63.07 Mn 92.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 92.49 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 83.70 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 94.07 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 97.27 Mn
May 3, 2025 109.43 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 110.74 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 107.16 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 95.97 Mn
May 4, 2024 101.32 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 98.60 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 98.87 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 92.72 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 106.81 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 112.06 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 116.72 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 116.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 127.58 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 124.91 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 90.23 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 72.04 Mn