Cato (CATO) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $578000.0 in Q2 2026, up 199.48% year-on-year from $193000.0 in Q2 2025, and up 150.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.1 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $578000.0 for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 199.48% year-over-year to $578000.0 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $385000.0, a 49.22% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $27000.0, down 99.35% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation climbed to $578000.0 in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $1.2 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$1.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $601000.0 (2022), against an average of $344722.2.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 607.89% in 2025; the steepest drop was 258.41% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $155000.0 in 2022, then soared by 543.23% to $997000.0 in 2023, then slipped by 25.68% to $741000.0 in 2024, then dropped by 25.78% to $550000.0 in 2025, then climbed by 5.09% to $578000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Share-based Compensation figures stand at $578000.0 (Q2 2026), -$1.1 million (Q1 2026), and $550000.0 (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 173.13 Bn 167.55 Bn 4.48 Bn 42.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 78.41 Bn 73.81 Bn 1.80 Bn 47.17 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 22.45 Bn 21.71 Bn 1.26 Bn 36.30 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 14.05 Bn 12.25 Bn 2.00 Bn 24.40 Mn
5 Gap 7.19 Bn 4.63 Bn 1.42 Bn 40.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.94 Bn 6.74 Bn 585.00 Mn 28.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 6.36 Bn 5.95 Bn 542.57 Mn 103.79 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.72 Bn 4.52 Bn 281.24 Mn 142,000.00
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.48 Bn 3.86 Bn 682.63 Mn 12.08 Mn
10 Cato 60.78 Mn 2.55 Mn 63.07 Mn 578,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 578,000.00
May 2, 2026 578,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 -1.14 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -1.14 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 550,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 550,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 394,000.00
Aug 2, 2025 394,000.00
May 3, 2025 193,000.00
May 3, 2025 193,000.00
Feb 1, 2025 -1.55 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -1.55 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 741,000.00
Nov 2, 2024 741,000.00
Aug 3, 2024 878,000.00
Aug 3, 2024 878,000.00
May 4, 2024 -38,000.00
May 4, 2024 -38,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 981,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 981,000.00