Cato (CATO) Price to Book (2011 - 2026)
Cato's (CATO) Price to Book stood at 0.37 in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 27.0% from 0.29 a year earlier and up 18.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Price to Book (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Cato's Price to Book came in at 0.35, down 7.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Price to Book has declined for four straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Book came in at 0.38 in FY2025 (-43.8%), 0.67 in FY2024 (-19.6%), 0.84 in FY2023 (-33.6%) and 1.26 in FY2022 (+31.0%).
- Quarterly Price to Book has ranged from 0.27 in fiscal Q1 2026 to 1.32 in fiscal Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Book rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 15.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Book in the last five years was growth of 160.8% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 43.8% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.31 (Q1 2027), 0.35 (Q4 2026) and 0.41 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,699.85 Bn | 2,216.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 327.03 Bn | 320.28 Bn | 16.12 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.28 Bn | 139.83 Bn | 5.07 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 114.66 Bn | 107.62 Bn | 8.58 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.66 Bn | 58.58 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.09 Bn | 74.17 Bn | 2.52 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 71.82 Bn | 66.41 Bn | 8.94 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 64.53 Bn | 56.13 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
| 9 | Autozone | 53.43 Bn | 52.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn |
| 10 | Cato | 42.47 Mn | -284.89 Mn | 55.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.37 |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.29 |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.67 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.49 |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.67 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.84 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.97 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.98 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.04 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.26 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.32 |
API Access
Cato Price to Book 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=price-to-book&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-book", "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=price-to-book&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();