FY2025 · ended Jan 31, 2026 · Revenue $646.83M, +0.7% YoY · Filed Mar 25, 2026
The Cato Corporation (CATO) files with the SEC under industry code 5621, Retail-Women's Clothing Stores. In fiscal 2025, which ended Jan 31, 2026, it reported revenue of $646.8 million and a net loss of $5.9 million. Free cash flow was -$5.2 million. As of Aug 1, 2026 it held $93.8 million in cash and investments and $138.6 million in total debt.
Revenue (TTM)
$637.07M
-0.9% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$-5.59M
+70.5% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$5.44M
+142.0% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$1.62M
+108.8% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$-0.29
+71.4% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share
$0.00
-100.0% vs prior year
Shares outstanding
—
Net cash
$-44.86M
as of Aug 1, 2026
Operating margin
-2.1%
FY 2026
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Women's Clothing Stores (SIC 5621)
- Listed as
- CATO (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 30
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, NC
- SEC filer status
- Non-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 18255
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 |
FY 2024 Feb 1, 2025 |
FY 2023 Feb 3, 2024 |
FY 2022 Jan 28, 2023 |
FY 2021 Jan 29, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $646.8M | $642.1M | $700.3M | $752.4M | $761.4M |
| Operating income | -$12.7M | -$26.4M | -$17.9M | -$3.6M | $39.0M |
| Net income | -$5.9M | -$18.1M | -$23.9M | $29,000 | $36.8M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.31 | -$0.97 | -$1.17 | $0.00 | $1.65 |
| Operating cash flow | -$1.5M | -$19.7M | $477,000 | $13.4M | $59.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$5.2M | -$27.6M | -$12.1M | -$6.1M | $55.7M |
| Total assets | $421.4M | $452.4M | $486.8M | $553.1M | $633.8M |
| Stockholders' equity | $157.3M | $162.3M | $192.3M | $226.6M | $254.2M |
| Cash and investments | $73.6M | $77.7M | $103.0M | $128.7M | $165.8M |
| Total debt | $150.4M | $145.9M | $153.1M | $174.8M | $184.3M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | May 28, 2026 | May 2, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Shareholder vote results
|
May 26, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| 10-K | Annual report | Mar 25, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 |
All 1000 The Cato Corporation SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.