Cato (CATO) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Cato has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $164.2 million in Q3 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 3.39% year-over-year to $164.2 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $650.8 million, a 2.65% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $661.3 million, down 0.69% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $164.2 million for Q3 2026 at Cato, up from $161.3 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $195.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $160.9 million in Q4 2024.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $174.5 million, with a median of $170.0 million recorded in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses grew 9.73% in 2022, then retreated 10.79% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $185.7 million in 2022, then fell by 9.22% to $168.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 4.56% to $160.9 million in 2024, then advanced by 0.52% to $161.8 million in 2025, then grew by 1.52% to $164.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $164.2 million (Q3 2026), $161.3 million (Q2 2026), and $163.6 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.