Cato (CATO) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)

Cato's Operating Leases history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $92.9 million for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Leases rose 16.07% year-over-year to $92.9 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $92.9 million (up 16.07% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $96.9 million, up 9.74% from the prior year.
• Operating Leases was $92.9 million for Q2 2026 at Cato, down from $96.9 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Leases ranged from a high of $171.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $76.0 million in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Operating Leases has averaged $113.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $108.2 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Leases soared 67.01% in 2022, then plunged 47.36% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Operating Leases shows it stood at $141.3 million in 2022, then declined by 13.28% to $122.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 11.03% to $109.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 46.7% to $160.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 41.91% to $92.9 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Leases figures came in at $92.9 million (Q2 2026), $96.9 million (Q1 2026), and $160.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.