Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Tax Provisions over the past 17 years, most recently at -$1.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Tax Provisions at -$1.1 million for Q1 2026, down 417.15% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was -$1.6 million (down 186.28% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$1.6 million, down 181.84%.
  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 was -$1.1 million at Cato, up from -$1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Provisions for CATO hit a ceiling of $10.9 million in Q1 2024 and a floor of -$4.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Tax Provisions over the past 5 years was $344000.0 (2025), compared with a mean of $725647.1.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Provisions: tumbled 749.48% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 977.31% in 2024.
  • Cato's Tax Provisions stood at -$4.7 million in 2022, then grew by 8.25% to -$4.3 million in 2023, then surged by 107.54% to $322000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 461.18% to -$1.2 million in 2025, then increased by 6.19% to -$1.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Tax Provisions were -$1.1 million (Q1 2026), -$1.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$293000.0 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.