Cato (CATO) Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) recorded Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) of $51.73 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 10.3% from $57.64 million a year earlier and down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Cato reported Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) of $53.75 million, down 10.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) came in at $60.33 million in FY2025 (-5.8%), $64.02 million in FY2024 (-9.0%), $70.38 million in FY2023 (+11.6%) and $63.08 million in FY2022 (-13.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) in data going back to fiscal Q2 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) in the last five years was growth of 11.6% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 20.4% in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $52.5 million (Q1 2027), $53.75 million (Q4 2026) and $55.91 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PP&E (Net) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,671.68 Bn | 2,188.38 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 446.05 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 317.55 Bn | 310.79 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.15 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.11 Bn | 137.66 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 8.57 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.01 Bn | 103.97 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 18.28 Bn |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.59 Bn | 73.68 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 6.55 Bn |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 72.72 Bn | 55.65 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 69.31 Bn | 63.90 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 34.77 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.85 Bn | 51.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 7.80 Bn |
| 9 | Carvana | 41.40 Bn | 31.89 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 10 | Cato | 44.27 Mn | -283.08 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 51.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 51.73 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 52.50 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 53.75 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 55.91 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 57.64 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 58.77 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 60.33 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 62.65 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 63.98 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 64.57 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 64.02 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 66.30 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 73.87 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 74.19 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 70.38 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 70.60 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 67.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 67.08 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 63.08 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 65.12 Mn |
API Access
Cato Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) 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=property-plant-and-equipment-net&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "property-plant-and-equipment-net", "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=property-plant-and-equipment-net&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();