Cato (CATO) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026)
Cato's (CATO) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at -$5.47 in Q2 2026, down 662.16% year-on-year from $0.97 in Q2 2025, and up 39.21% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.0 in Q1 2026.
Cato (CATO) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cato's Times Interest Earned history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5.47 for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned fell 662.16% year-over-year to -$5.47 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$24.25, a 674.68% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$7.75, down 4.04% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned grew to -$5.47 in Q2 2026 per CATO's latest filing, from -$9.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $2.74 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$884.35 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is -$6.78 (2023), against an average of -$54.08.
- Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned sank 35193.98% in 2022 and surged 251.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Times Interest Earned stood at -$7.79 in 2022, then increased by 9.38% to -$7.06 in 2023, then rose by 2.13% to -$6.91 in 2024, then surged by 45.79% to -$3.75 in 2025, then tumbled by 45.95% to -$5.47 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CATO Times Interest Earned figures stand at -$5.47 (Q2 2026), -$9.0 (Q1 2026), and -$3.75 (Q4 2025).
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tjx Companies | 169.48 Bn | 163.90 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 2.96 |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 74.91 Bn | 70.31 Bn | 1.80 Bn | - |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 21.30 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -0.29 |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 12.32 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 137.68 |
| 5 | Gap | 6.81 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 14.83 |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | 6.71 Bn | 6.55 Bn | 585.00 Mn | 5.07 |
| 7 | Urban Outfitters | 5.96 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 542.57 Mn | 105.74 |
| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 4.50 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 281.24 Mn | 0.13 |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.04 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 682.63 Mn | 1.02 |
| 10 | Cato | 61.54 Mn | 3.30 Mn | 63.07 Mn | -5.47 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | -5.47 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -9.00 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -3.75 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -5.22 |
| May 3, 2025 | -0.72 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -8.94 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -6.91 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -0.82 |
| May 4, 2024 | -6.08 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 2.74 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -7.06 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -6.90 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -6.66 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -1.81 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -7.79 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -7.53 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -7.16 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -884.35 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -6.25 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -6.28 |