Cato (CATO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 57.97% for Q2 2026, up 376.0% year-over-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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 376.0% year-over-year to 57.97%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 67.03% (up 446.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 68.96%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 57.97%, up from 79.87% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 56.96% in Q2 2024, with the low at 83.16% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 65.63% (2022), against an average of 68.24%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin jumped 1041 bps in 2022, then slumped 1765 bps in 2024.
- Cato's Operating Margin stood at 76.93% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 75.16% in 2023, then decreased by 7 bps to 80.53% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 73.2% in 2025, then rose by 21 bps to 57.97% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CATO's Operating Margin at 57.97% in Q2 2026, 79.87% in Q1 2026, and 73.2% in Q4 2025.
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| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 13.36 Bn | 11.84 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 11.21% |
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| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 4.90 Bn | 4.76 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.70 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 682.63 Mn | 7.97% |
| 10 | Cato | 57.21 Mn | -23.76 Mn | 64.76 Mn | -56.40% |
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% |