Cato CATO
NYSE CATO
$2.42 -0.06 (-2.42%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Cato (CATO) Price to Book (2011 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) posted Price to Book of 0.37 for Q3 2026, up 17.73% on a QoQ basis from 0.31 in Q2 2026, and up 26.26% year-over-year from 0.29 in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Cato (CATO) Price to Book (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato has reported Price to Book for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.37 in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Price to Book rose 26.26% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 0.37, a 26.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.35, down 7.8% from the prior year.
  • Price to Book was 0.37 for Q3 2026 at Cato, up from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Price to Book was 1.26 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.27 in Q2 2025.
  • Average Price to Book over 5 years is 0.62, with a median of 0.6 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Price to Book jumped 31.03% in 2022, then sank 43.8% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Book stood at 0.97 in 2022, then sank by 37.78% to 0.6 in 2023, then rose by 11.16% to 0.67 in 2024, then plunged by 38.45% to 0.41 in 2025, then decreased by 11.02% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • The last three Price to Book figures came in at 0.37 (Q3 2026), 0.31 (Q2 2026), and 0.35 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 139.66 Bn 133.65 Bn 5.07 Bn
2 Ross Stores 71.61 Bn 67.32 Bn 2.12 Bn
3 Burlington Stores 14.97 Bn 14.27 Bn 1.39 Bn
4 Gap 7.43 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.93 Bn
5 Urban Outfitters 6.62 Bn 6.20 Bn 542.57 Mn
6 Abercrombie & Fitch 6.27 Bn 5.63 Bn 822.65 Mn
7 Victoria's Secret 5.86 Bn 5.34 Bn 759.00 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.30 Bn 4.16 Bn -
9 American Eagle Outfitters 2.44 Bn 2.34 Bn 456.17 Mn
10 Cato 45.89 Mn -47.88 Mn 55.32 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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