Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Short-term Investments over the past 17 years, most recently at $56.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Short-term Investments at $56.9 million for Q1 2026, down 0.98% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $56.9 million (down 0.98% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $56.9 million, down 0.98%.
  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 was $56.9 million at Cato, up from $56.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Short-term Investments for CATO hit a ceiling of $146.0 million in Q1 2022 and a floor of $48.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • Median Short-term Investments over the past 5 years was $77.2 million (2023), compared with a mean of $85.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Short-term Investments: grew 15.49% in 2022 and later crashed 37.44% in 2023.
  • Cato's Short-term Investments stood at $128.5 million in 2022, then dropped by 27.17% to $93.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 29.46% to $66.0 million in 2024, then fell by 14.83% to $56.2 million in 2025, then grew by 1.17% to $56.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Short-term Investments were $56.9 million (Q1 2026), $56.2 million (Q4 2025), and $56.6 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.