Cato (CATO) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Cato (CATO) reported Tax Rate of 11.34% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 15.82 percentage points from -4.48% a year earlier and up 6.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cato (CATO) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Cato's Tax Rate came in at 21.78%, up 29.05 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 21.21%, up 33.28 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of -13.57 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at -12.06% in FY2025 (+61.41 pp), -73.47% in FY2024 (-171.83 pp), 98.36% in FY2023 (+92.92 pp) and 5.44% in FY2022 (-29.34 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of -197.68% in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of 166.49% in fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.31 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 248.80 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 270.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 5.31% (Q1 2027), 8.91% (Q4 2026) and 18.31% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 22.51% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 24.53% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 24.68% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 24.44% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 24.98% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 23.67% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 22.62% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 11.40% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 21.12% |
| 10 | Cato | 43.74 Mn | -283.62 Mn | 55.32 Mn | 11.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 11.34% |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.31% |
| May 3, 2025 | 21.90% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 87.13% |
| May 4, 2024 | 5.58% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 54.19% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 32.59% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 166.49% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.66% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 24.58% |
| May 1, 2021 | 12.95% |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 0.84% |
| Aug 3, 2019 | 15.24% |
| May 4, 2019 | 16.88% |
| Aug 4, 2018 | 13.61% |
| May 5, 2018 | 11.94% |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 14.69% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 11.63% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 28.51% |
| Jan 30, 2016 | 29.58% |
API Access
Cato Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "CATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=CATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();