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.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 2.85% year-over-year to $161.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $656.6 million, a 1.48% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $661.3 million, down 0.69% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses declined to $161.3 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $163.6 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.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $170.8 million (2025), against an average of $175.0 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 9.73% in 2022 and decreased 10.79% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Operating Expenses figures stand at $161.3 million (Q2 2026), $163.6 million (Q1 2026), and $161.8 million (Q4 2025).