Cato (CATO) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Cato's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $161.3 million for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 2.85% year-over-year to $161.3 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $656.6 million (down 1.48% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $661.3 million, down 0.69% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $161.3 million for Q2 2026 at Cato, down from $163.6 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $195.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $160.9 million in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $175.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $170.8 million in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses climbed 9.73% in 2022, then fell 10.79% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $185.7 million in 2022, then declined by 9.22% to $168.6 million in 2023, then fell by 4.56% to $160.9 million in 2024, then gained by 0.52% to $161.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 0.3% to $161.3 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $161.3 million (Q2 2026), $163.6 million (Q1 2026), and $161.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.