Cato (CATO) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)

Cato's Operating Income history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$98.2 million for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Income rose 6.55% year-over-year to -$98.2 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$442.7 million (up 3.76% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$446.0 million, up 1.44% from the prior year.
• Operating Income was -$98.2 million for Q2 2026 at Cato, up from -$125.2 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of -$98.2 million in Q2 2026 to a low of -$139.0 million in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Operating Income has averaged -$118.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$118.1 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Income slumped 32.25% in 2022, then gained 12.41% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$132.9 million in 2022, then grew by 11.37% to -$117.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.26% to -$119.2 million in 2024, then increased by 5.62% to -$112.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 12.73% to -$98.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$98.2 million (Q2 2026), -$125.2 million (Q1 2026), and -$112.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.