Cato (CATO) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) recorded quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% in Q2 2026, up 173.56% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q1 2026, and little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q2 2025.

Cato (CATO) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Return on Sales history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.0% for Q2 2026 at Cato, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 0 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 0 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then sank by 54 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then sank by 169 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then jumped by 68 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then jumped by 263 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.0% (Q2 2026), 0.0% (Q1 2026), and 0.0% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 0.00%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 0.00%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 0.00%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 0.00%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.00%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 0.00%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 0.00%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 0.00%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.00%
10 Cato 59.84 Mn -21.13 Mn 63.07 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 0.00%
Jan 31, 2026 0.00%
Nov 1, 2025 0.00%
Aug 2, 2025 0.00%
May 3, 2025 0.00%
Feb 1, 2025 0.00%
Nov 2, 2024 0.00%
Aug 3, 2024 0.00%
May 4, 2024 0.00%
Feb 3, 2024 0.00%
Oct 28, 2023 0.00%
Jul 29, 2023 0.00%
Apr 29, 2023 0.00%
Jan 28, 2023 0.00%
Oct 29, 2022 0.00%
Jul 30, 2022 0.00%
Apr 30, 2022 0.00%
Jan 29, 2022 0.00%
Oct 30, 2021 0.00%
Jul 31, 2021 0.00%