Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Cato (CATO) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $161.8 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 0.52% year-over-year to $161.8 million; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached $669.4 million, down 1.8%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $665.9 million, 7.75% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $161.8 million in Q4 2025 per CATO's latest filing, down from $170.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $195.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $160.9 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $177.0 million, with a median of $176.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 36.91% in 2021, down 13.95% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $169.3 million in 2021, then rose by 9.69% to $185.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 9.22% to $168.6 million in 2023, then fell by 4.56% to $160.9 million in 2024, then grew by 0.52% to $161.8 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Expenses were $161.8 million in Q4 2025, $170.0 million in Q3 2025, and $166.0 million in Q2 2025.