Cato (CATO) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $88.1 million in Q2 2026, down 19.98% year-on-year from $110.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 0.89% quarter-over-quarter from $88.9 million in Q1 2026.

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

Cato's Inventory Average history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $88.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average fell 19.98% year-over-year to $88.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $88.1 million, a 19.98% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $97.2 million, down 7.12% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average fell to $88.1 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $88.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $126.2 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $88.1 million in Q2 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $102.5 million (2024), against an average of $104.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory Average surged 55.63% in 2022 and decreased 19.98% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Inventory Average stood at $116.7 million in 2022, then fell by 17.88% to $95.8 million in 2023, then grew by 6.02% to $101.6 million in 2024, then declined by 5.81% to $95.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 7.92% to $88.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Inventory Average figures stand at $88.1 million (Q2 2026), $88.9 million (Q1 2026), and $95.7 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 174.20 Bn 168.62 Bn 4.48 Bn 7.49 Bn
2 Ross Stores 78.53 Bn 73.94 Bn 1.80 Bn 2.88 Bn
3 Burlington Stores 22.28 Bn 21.53 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.38 Bn
4 Lululemon Athletica 14.02 Bn 12.22 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.85 Bn
5 Gap 7.20 Bn 4.64 Bn 1.42 Bn -
6 Victoria's Secret 6.83 Bn 6.63 Bn 585.00 Mn 1.08 Bn
7 Urban Outfitters 6.35 Bn 5.93 Bn 542.57 Mn 713.90 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.70 Bn 4.50 Bn 281.24 Mn 830.29 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.44 Bn 3.82 Bn 682.63 Mn 566.95 Mn
10 Cato 60.03 Mn 1.80 Mn 63.07 Mn 88.09 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 88.09 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 88.88 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 95.67 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 103.35 Mn
May 3, 2025 110.08 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 108.95 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 101.57 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 98.64 Mn
May 4, 2024 99.96 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 98.74 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 95.80 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 99.77 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 109.43 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 114.39 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 116.66 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 122.08 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 126.24 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 107.57 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 81.14 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 78.45 Mn