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Cato (CATO) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Retained Earnings over the past 17 years, most recently at $274000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Retained Earnings at $274000.0 for Q1 2026, down 99.14% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $274000.0 (down 99.14% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $274000.0, down 99.14%.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 was $274000.0 at Cato, down from $35.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for CATO hit a ceiling of $41.1 million in Q3 2025 and a floor of -$2.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was -$280000.0 (2022), compared with a mean of $8.0 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: tumbled 640.53% in 2022 and later surged 20764.53% in 2025.
  • Cato's Retained Earnings stood at -$2.1 million in 2022, then surged by 74.93% to -$515000.0 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 133.4% to $172000.0 in 2024, then surged by 20764.53% to $35.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 99.24% to $274000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Retained Earnings were $274000.0 (Q1 2026), $35.9 million (Q4 2025), and $41.1 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.