Cato (CATO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Cato's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 166.16% for Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 745.0% year-over-year to 166.16% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 166.16%, a 745.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 158.73%, up 212.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed eased to 166.16% in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from 158.02% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 113.2% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 181.59% in Q1 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 155.88% (2025), against an average of 151.23%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 3214 bps in 2023 and soared 2357 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 143.78% in 2022, then fell by 4 bps to 149.78% in 2023, then decreased by 15 bps to 172.92% in 2024, then rose by 11 bps to 153.74% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 166.16% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 166.16% (Q2 2026), 158.02% (Q1 2026), and 153.74% (Q4 2025).