Cato (CATO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cato's (CATO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 57.97% in Q2 2026, up 376.0% year-on-year from 12.18% in Q2 2025, and up 27.42% quarter-over-quarter from 79.87% in Q1 2026.
Cato (CATO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cato's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 57.97% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 376.0% year-over-year to 57.97% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 67.03%, a 446.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 68.96%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 57.97% in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from 79.87% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 56.96% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 83.16% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 65.63% (2022), against an average of 68.24%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1041 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1765 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 76.93% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 75.16% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 80.53% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 73.2% in 2025, then gained by 21 bps to 57.97% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Operating Margin figures stand at 57.97% (Q2 2026), 79.87% (Q1 2026), and 73.2% (Q4 2025).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tjx Companies | 173.13 Bn | 167.55 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 11.77% |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 78.41 Bn | 73.81 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 12.27% |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 22.45 Bn | 21.71 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -51.06% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 14.05 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 22.31% |
| 5 | Gap | 7.19 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 12.73% |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | 6.94 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 585.00 Mn | 4.87% |
| 7 | Urban Outfitters | 6.36 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 542.57 Mn | 9.43% |
| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 4.72 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 281.24 Mn | 16.27% |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.48 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 682.63 Mn | 7.97% |
| 10 | Cato | 60.78 Mn | 2.55 Mn | 63.07 Mn | -57.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | -57.97% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -79.87% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -73.20% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -59.45% |
| May 3, 2025 | -61.72% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -79.53% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -80.53% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -65.94% |
| May 4, 2024 | -56.96% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -83.16% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -75.16% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -62.97% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -60.15% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -65.51% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -76.93% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -65.19% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -58.31% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -65.74% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -60.43% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -47.98% |