Cato (CATO) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $18.8 million in Q2 2026, up 0.72% year-on-year from $18.7 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $18.8 million in Q1 2026.

Cato (CATO) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Shares Outstanding (Entity) history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $18.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose 0.72% year-over-year to $18.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $18.8 million, a 0.72% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $18.8 million, down 2.4% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) held at $18.8 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $18.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $21.1 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $18.7 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Entity) is $19.3 million (2023), against an average of $19.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Entity) dropped 6.38% in 2022 and increased 0.72% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $19.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 2.57% to $19.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 0.62% to $19.3 million in 2024, then dropped by 2.53% to $18.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.02% to $18.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures stand at $18.8 million (Q2 2026), $18.8 million (Q1 2026), and $18.8 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.11 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 322.22 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 62.76 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 118.98 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 367.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 87.50 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 30.47 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 44.97 Mn
10 Cato 61.54 Mn 3.30 Mn 63.07 Mn 18.82 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 18.82 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 18.79 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 18.81 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 18.81 Mn
May 3, 2025 18.68 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 19.25 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 19.30 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 19.30 Mn
May 4, 2024 19.36 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 19.39 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 19.42 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 19.40 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 19.30 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 19.93 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 19.93 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 20.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 20.15 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 21.11 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 21.03 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 21.37 Mn