Cato (CATO) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026)

Cato (CATO) recorded quarterly Short-term Investments of $55.6 million in Q2 2026, down 2.29% quarter-over-quarter from $56.9 million in Q1 2026, and up 14.3% on a YoY basis from $48.6 million in Q2 2025.

Cato (CATO) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cato's Short-term Investments history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $55.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Short-term Investments rose 14.3% year-over-year to $55.6 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $55.6 million (up 14.3% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $56.9 million, down 0.98% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $55.6 million for Q2 2026 at Cato, down from $56.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $146.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $48.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $83.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $75.6 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short-term Investments advanced 15.49% in 2022, then plunged 37.44% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $128.5 million in 2022, then fell by 27.17% to $93.6 million in 2023, then dropped by 29.46% to $66.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 14.83% to $56.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.15% to $55.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $55.6 million (Q2 2026), $56.9 million (Q1 2026), and $56.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 55.56 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 56.86 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 56.20 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 56.55 Mn
May 3, 2025 48.61 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 57.42 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 65.99 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 73.90 Mn
May 4, 2024 66.25 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 79.01 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 93.55 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 77.22 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 87.75 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 108.65 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 128.46 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 123.44 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 120.02 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 146.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 176.12 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 191.52 Mn