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Cato (CATO) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $163.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $163.6 million for Q1 2026, down 4.69% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $661.3 million (down 0.69% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $661.3 million, down 0.69%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $163.6 million at Cato, up from $161.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for CATO hit a ceiling of $195.0 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of $160.9 million in Q4 2024.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $171.6 million (2025), compared with a mean of $175.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: increased 9.73% in 2022 and later decreased 10.79% in 2024.
  • Cato's Operating Expenses stood at $185.7 million in 2022, then fell by 9.22% to $168.6 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.56% to $160.9 million in 2024, then increased by 0.52% to $161.8 million in 2025, then grew by 1.13% to $163.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $163.6 million (Q1 2026), $161.8 million (Q4 2025), and $170.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.