Growth Metrics

Cato (CATO) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Cato has reported Tax Rate over the past 17 years, most recently at 9.15% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 1166.0% year-over-year to 9.15%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 21.96%, up 3381.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 21.21%, 3328.0% up from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 was 9.15% at Cato, down from 18.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 166.49% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 87.65% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 25.46% and a median of 18.31% in 2025 define the central range for Tax Rate.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Rate: skyrocketed 24880bps in 2022 and later plummeted -11708bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 51.11% in 2022, then dropped by -19bps to 41.28% in 2023, then tumbled by -105bps to 2.18% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 939bps to 18.31% in 2025, then tumbled by -50bps to 9.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Tax Rate for CATO at 9.15% in Q1 2026, 18.31% in Q4 2025, and 4.48% in Q3 2025.