Cato (CATO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Cato's Return on Assets [ROA] was -1.30% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 3.03 percentage points from -4.33% a year earlier but down 1.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Assets [ROA] at Cato came in at -1.35%, up 2.49 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +6.09 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.85% in FY2025 (+0.76 pp), -4.60% in FY2024 (-4.61 pp), 0.00% in FY2023 (-6.01 pp) and 6.01% in FY2022 (+13.45 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -6.23% (fiscal Q3 2025) and 6.04% (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 14.07 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 6.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CATO's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 0.02% (Q1 2027), -1.36% (Q4 2026) and -2.05% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,691.65 Bn | 2,208.35 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.15% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 325.36 Bn | 318.60 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.10% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.54 Bn | 140.09 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 16.56% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 114.04 Bn | 107.00 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 11.99% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.74 Bn | 74.83 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 15.44% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 75.07 Bn | 57.99 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 16.86% |
| 7 | Target | 71.70 Bn | 66.28 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.42% |
| 8 | Autozone | 53.85 Bn | 52.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 11.98% |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.25 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 15.05% |
| 10 | Cato | 44.37 Mn | -282.99 Mn | 55.32 Mn | -1.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -1.30% |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.36% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -2.05% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -4.33% |
| May 3, 2025 | -5.76% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -4.12% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -6.23% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -3.95% |
| May 4, 2024 | -3.61% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -4.92% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.71% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -0.36% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -0.97% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -0.63% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.64% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.15% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.95% |
API Access
Cato Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();