Cato (CATO) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)

Cato has reported Inventory Average for 17 years, with the latest figure at $87.5 million in Q3 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average fell 15.35% year-over-year to $87.5 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $87.5 million, a 15.35% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $97.2 million, down 7.12% from the prior year.
• Inventory Average was $87.5 million for Q3 2026 at Cato, down from $88.1 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Inventory Average was $126.2 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $87.5 million in Q3 2026.
• Average Inventory Average over 5 years is $103.9 million, with a median of $101.6 million recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Inventory Average jumped 55.63% in 2022, then retreated 19.98% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Inventory Average stood at $116.7 million in 2022, then retreated 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 decreased by 8.55% to $87.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $87.5 million (Q3 2026), $88.1 million (Q2 2026), and $88.9 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.