CATO

Cato Corporation

CATO.US catofashions.com
2.42
+0.00 (+0.00%)
USD · NYSE
52-week range
2.37
4.73
Trading at 2% of the 52-week range
Market Cap
49.38M
P/E Ratio
0.00
Forward P/E
17.15
Book Value
8.84
Div. Yield
N/A
% Institutions
38.00%
% Insiders
13.90%

1 Year

-46.7%

3 Year

-63.7%

10 Year

-87.2%
Description

The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services and layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Company Information

Company Name
Cato Corporation
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Apparel Retail
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN: US1492051065
CIK: 0000018255
CUSIP: 149205106
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 6,700
Phone: 704 554 8510
Fiscal Year End: January
IPO Date: Apr 23, 1987
Description:

The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services and layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Address:

8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28273-5975

People

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. John P. Derham Cato Chairman, President & CEO 1950
Mr. Charles D. Knight Executive VP & CFO 1965
Mr. Gordon D. Smith Executive VP and Chief Real Estate & Store Development Officer 1956
J. Gregory Fagan VP & General Counsel NA
Mr. Stephen Headley Senior Vice President of Sourcing & MDSE Support NA
Mr. Jeffrey R. Shock Senior VP & Controller NA
Mr. Stevens M. Staes Secretary NA
Ms. Christin J. Reische Assistant Secretary NA

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Nov 17, 2023 Bailey W Patrick N/A Sale 3.00K $6.85 $20.55K

Shareholders

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
Aldebaran Capital LLC 1.18M Mar 31, 2026 5.90% $2.55 12.88%
Peapod Lane Capital LLC 778.94K Jun 30, 2026 3.90% $1.70 1.58%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 704.17K Mar 31, 2026 3.53% $0.00 0.00%
Renaissance Technologies Corp 548.35K Mar 31, 2026 2.75% $0.00 3.35%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 468.53K Jun 30, 2026 2.35% $0.00 -21.69%
BlackRock Inc 391.47K Mar 31, 2026 1.96% $0.00 0.82%
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership 294.91K Mar 31, 2026 1.48% $0.00 0.00%
Prescott Group Capital Management LLC 224.77K Mar 31, 2026 1.13% $0.06 0.00%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 154.38K Mar 31, 2026 0.77% $0.00 -4.65%
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC 146.50K Mar 31, 2026 0.73% $0.01 0.00%
RBF LLC 122.15K Mar 31, 2026 0.61% $0.02 -67.75%
Yacktman Asset Management Co 105.45K Jun 30, 2026 0.53% $0.00 0.00%
Marquette Asset Management Inc. 103.33K Jun 30, 2026 0.52% $0.04 0.00%
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co 82.34K Mar 31, 2026 0.41% $0.00 0.00%
State Street Corp 71.55K Mar 31, 2026 0.36% $0.00 0.00%
UBS Group AG 70.80K Mar 31, 2026 0.35% $0.00 1,014.96%
Two Sigma Investments LLC 69.92K Mar 31, 2026 0.35% $0.00 62.64%
GSA Capital Partners LLP 51.23K Jun 30, 2026 0.26% $0.01 0.00%
Empowered Funds, LLC 49.99K Mar 31, 2026 0.25% $0.00 0.00%
Squarepoint Ops LLC 47.99K Mar 31, 2026 0.24% $0.00 30.51%

Fund Holdings

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest 535.41K 2.69% ▲ 0.00% Jul 31, 2026
2 Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr 156.80K 0.79% ▲ 0.00% Jul 31, 2026
3 Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company 79.00K 0.40% ▲ 13.33% Jun 30, 2026
4 Fidelity Extended Market Index 69.94K 0.35% ▼ 0.19% Jul 31, 2026
5 DFA US Micro Cap I 56.95K 0.29% ▼ 8.22% Jul 31, 2026
6 EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF 54.65K 0.27% ▲ 0.10% Aug 31, 2026
7 DFA US Small Cap Value I 54.06K 0.27% ▲ 0.00% Jul 31, 2026
8 Extended Equity Market Fund E 52.17K 0.26% ▲ 0.00% Dec 31, 2025
9 Blackrock Extended Mkt Fund CF 52.17K 0.26% ▲ 0.00% May 31, 2026
10 Extended Equity Market Fund B 52.17K 0.26% ▲ 0.00% Dec 31, 2025

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $49.38M
EBITDA: $-5.45M
PEG Ratio: $1.17
Book Value: $8.84
Earnings/Share: $-0.29
Profit Margin: -0.87%
Operating Margin: -0.59%
ROA (TTM): -2.13%
ROE (TTM): -3.29%
Revenue (TTM): $643.67M
Revenue/Share (TTM): $34.12
Earnings Growth (YOY): -83.30%
Revenue Growth (YOY): -6.20%

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $95.44M
Trailing P/E: 0.00
Forward P/E: 17.15

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 18.15M
Shares Float: 14.70M
% Insiders: 13.90%
% Institutions: 38.00%
Short % Float: 2.44%

Stock Price History

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Financial Charts

Revenue, Net Income & Operating Cash Flow (Yearly)

Revenue, Net Income & Operating Cash Flow (Quarterly)

Operating Expenses (Yearly)

Operating Expenses (Quarterly)

Balance Sheet (Quarterly)

Assets Breakdown (Yearly)

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Liabilities Breakdown (Quarterly)

Income Statement Waterfall

Open full waterfall
Line Item
Step Type
Value
Revenue
adjust
$653.81M
Cost of Goods Sold
adjust
$-441.54M
Gross Profit
subtotal
$212.28M
SG&A
adjust
$-226.35M
Other Operating Expense
adjust
$-115.00K
Operating Income
subtotal
$-14.19M
Other / Non-Operating Items
adjust
$8.28M
Net Income
subtotal
$-5.91M

Earnings Per Share (EPS) History

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