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Cato (CATO) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Margin for Cato (CATO) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 71.34%.

  • Cato's Operating Margin rose 91800.0% to 71.34% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 67.64%, marking a year-over-year increase of 10800.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 69.64% for FY2025, which is 21200.0% down from last year.
  • Cato's Operating Margin amounted to 71.34% in Q4 2025, which was up 91800.0% from 59.45% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Cato's Operating Margin's 5-year high stood at 46.71% during Q3 2021, with a 5-year trough of 80.53% in Q4 2024.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Margin is 65.44%, with a median of 64.73% in 2024.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Cato's Operating Margin surged by 733700bps in 2021, and later crashed by -184800bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Cato's Operating Margin stood at 58.84% in 2021, then dropped by -28bps to 75.22% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 73.41% in 2023, then dropped by -10bps to 80.53% in 2024, then grew by 11bps to 71.34% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin was 71.34% in Q4 2025, compared to 59.45% in Q3 2025 and 61.72% in Q2 2025.