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Cato (CATO) Inventory Average (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Inventory Average over the past 17 years, most recently at $88.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Inventory Average at $88.9 million for Q1 2026, down 18.42% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $88.9 million (down 18.42% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $97.2 million, down 7.12%.
  • Inventory Average for Q1 2026 was $88.9 million at Cato, down from $95.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Inventory Average for CATO hit a ceiling of $126.2 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of $88.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Inventory Average over the past 5 years was $103.4 million (2025), compared with a mean of $105.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Inventory Average: surged 55.63% in 2022 and later fell 18.42% in 2026.
  • Cato's Inventory Average stood at $116.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 17.88% to $95.8 million in 2023, then increased by 6.02% to $101.6 million in 2024, then fell by 5.81% to $95.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 7.1% to $88.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Inventory Average were $88.9 million (Q1 2026), $95.7 million (Q4 2025), and $103.4 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.