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Cato (CATO) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 16 years, most recently at 0.02% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.02%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.02%, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.02% at Cato, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.0% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.27% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.03% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: dropped -25bps in 2022 and later rose 25bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.27% in 2022, then surged by 95bps to 0.01% in 2023, then tumbled by -233bps to 0.05% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 43bps to 0.03% in 2025, then grew by 18bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for CATO at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 0.03% in Q3 2025.