Cato (CATO) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)

Cato's Operating Leases history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $145.0 million for Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Leases rose 9.38% year-over-year to $145.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $145.0 million, a 9.38% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $96.9 million, up 9.74% from the prior year.
• Operating Leases rose to $145.0 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $96.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Leases topped out at $171.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $76.0 million in Q3 2025.
• The 5-year median for Operating Leases is $108.2 million (2023), against an average of $113.0 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Leases surged 64.65% in 2022 and tumbled 38.42% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Leases stood at $85.6 million in 2022, then soared by 43.16% to $122.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 11.03% to $109.1 million in 2024, then grew by 7.95% to $117.7 million in 2025, then increased by 23.2% to $145.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Operating Leases figures stand at $145.0 million (Q2 2026), $96.9 million (Q1 2026), and $117.7 million (Q4 2025).