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

Cato's (CATO) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $55.6 million in Q2 2026, up 14.3% year-on-year from $48.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 2.29% quarter-over-quarter from $56.9 million in Q1 2026.

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 14.3% year-over-year to $55.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $55.6 million, a 14.3% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $56.9 million, down 0.98% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments declined to $55.6 million in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from $56.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $146.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $48.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $75.6 million (2023), against an average of $83.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments grew 15.49% in 2022 and plunged 37.44% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Short-term Investments figures stand at $55.6 million (Q2 2026), $56.9 million (Q1 2026), and $56.2 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

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