Cato (CATO) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Cato's Payables was $73.76 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 13.7% from $85.45 million a year earlier and down 7.5% from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Payables at Cato came in at $64.96 million, down 26.7% from FY2025.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Payables was $88.64 million in FY2025 (+0.9%), $87.82 million in FY2024 (-4.5%), $91.96 million in FY2023 (-16.1%) and $109.55 million in FY2022 (+48.5%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $64.96 million (fiscal Q4 2026) and $109.55 million (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 7.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 48.5%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 26.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, CATO's Payables in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $79.7 million (Q1 2027), $64.96 million (Q4 2026) and $72.53 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 147.44 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 17.83 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 11.08 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 7.38 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 13.31 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 10 | Cato | 43.89 Mn | -283.46 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 73.76 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 73.76 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 79.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 64.96 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 72.53 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 85.45 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 90.88 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 88.64 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 84.17 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 84.62 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 86.97 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 87.82 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 86.90 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 84.87 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 88.51 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 91.96 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 95.16 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 91.58 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 106.23 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 109.55 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 92.92 Mn |
API Access
Cato Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "CATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();