Cato (CATO) Net Equity Issued and Repurchased (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) posted Net Equity Issued and Repurchased of -$4,000 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026).
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Cato (CATO) Net Equity Issued and Repurchased (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Net Equity Issued and Repurchased at Cato was $155,000, down 25.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $144,000, down 57.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Net Equity Issued and Repurchased shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cato's Net Equity Issued and Repurchased was $338,000 in FY2025 (-12.0%), $384,000 in FY2024 (+25.1%), $307,000 in FY2023 (+50.5%) and $204,000 in FY2022 (-47.8%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Net Equity Issued and Repurchased in data going back to fiscal Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Equity Issued and Repurchased increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 22.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Equity Issued and Repurchased in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 355.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 79.4%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Equity Issued (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,682.93 Bn | 2,199.63 Bn | 104.83 Bn | - |
| 2 | Home Depot | 324.55 Bn | 317.79 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 159.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.08 Bn | 139.62 Bn | 5.07 Bn | -750.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 113.60 Bn | 106.57 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 66.00 Mn |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.59 Bn | 74.68 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -1.49 Bn |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 74.69 Bn | 57.62 Bn | 2.12 Bn | -312.18 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 71.08 Bn | 65.67 Bn | 8.94 Bn | -3.00 Mn |
| 8 | Autozone | 53.70 Bn | 52.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -564.39 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.37 Bn | 32.86 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 3.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cato | 44.37 Mn | -282.99 Mn | 55.32 Mn | -115,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -115,000.00 |
| May 2, 2026 | -234,000.00 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 82,000.00 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -60,000.00 |
| May 3, 2025 | -873,000.00 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -1.48 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -14,000.00 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 30,000.00 |
| May 4, 2024 | -2.08 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 28,000.00 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 159,000.00 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -264,000.00 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -2.10 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -3.63 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -1.83 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -378,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -9.07 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -6.85 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -8.64 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -835,000.00 |
API Access
Cato Net Equity Issued and Repurchased API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-equity-issued-and-repurchased&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-equity-issued-and-repurchased", "ticker": "CATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-equity-issued-and-repurchased&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();