Cato (CATO) Net Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $8.6 million in Q2 2026, down 21.19% year-on-year from $10.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 244.19% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.0 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Net Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Net Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow fell 21.19% year-over-year to $8.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$5.9 million, a 31.1% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$3.6 million, up 25.23% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow rose to $8.6 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$6.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $19.7 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$30.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $1.1 million (2023), against an average of $9944.4.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 282.67% in 2023 and tumbled 1113.18% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$13.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 136.81% to -$30.9 million in 2023, then surged by 65.22% to -$10.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 6.52% to -$11.5 million in 2025, then soared by 175.28% to $8.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Net Cash Flow figures stand at $8.6 million (Q2 2026), -$6.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$11.5 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn -635.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 533.84 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -485.17 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 700.15 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn -455.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn -312.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn -67.17 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 135.34 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -164.71 Mn
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 8.62 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 8.62 Mn
May 2, 2026 8.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -5.98 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -5.98 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -11.46 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -11.46 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 2.88 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 2.88 Mn
May 3, 2025 10.94 Mn
May 3, 2025 10.94 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -493,000.00
Feb 1, 2025 -493,000.00
Nov 2, 2024 -10.76 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -10.76 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -8.31 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -8.31 Mn
May 4, 2024 14.72 Mn
May 4, 2024 14.72 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.02 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.02 Mn