As of Aug 1, 2026, The Cato Corporation had total assets of $423.4 million. Total assets were down 3.1% from a year earlier. Stockholders' equity was $167.9 million. It held $93.8 million in cash and investments against $138.6 million of total debt, net debt of $44.9 million. The current ratio, current assets divided by current liabilities, was 1.36.
USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Aug 1, 2026
|
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
|
FY 2020
Jan 30, 2021
|
FY 2019
Feb 1, 2020
|
FY 2018
Feb 2, 2019
|
FY 2017
Feb 3, 2018
|
FY 2016
Jan 28, 2017
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash |
35
+2.6%
|
17
-17.2%
|
20
-15.3%
|
24
+19.7%
|
20
+1.2%
|
20
+12.8%
|
18
+48.1%
|
12
-51.9%
|
25
-68.5%
|
78
+57.3%
|
50
-26.0%
|
| Short-term investments |
59
+3.7%
|
57
-1.0%
|
57
-27.3%
|
79
-27.3%
|
109
-25.6%
|
146
+15.5%
|
126
-36.9%
|
200
+9.7%
|
183
+53.8%
|
119
-40.9%
|
201
-6.6%
|
| Cash and investments |
94
+3.3%
|
74
-5.2%
|
78
-24.5%
|
103
-20.0%
|
129
-22.4%
|
166
+15.2%
|
144
-32.2%
|
212
+2.4%
|
207
+5.3%
|
197
-21.5%
|
251
-11.2%
|
| Receivables |
20
-21.8%
|
25
+3.8%
|
25
-17.5%
|
30
+12.3%
|
26
-52.5%
|
56
+5.8%
|
53
+102.2%
|
26
-7.3%
|
28
+0.4%
|
28
-7.6%
|
30
-17.1%
|
| Inventory |
82
-15.2%
|
84
-24.4%
|
111
+12.3%
|
99
-12.0%
|
112
-10.3%
|
125
+48.5%
|
84
-27.1%
|
115
-3.5%
|
120
-1.6%
|
122
-16.6%
|
146
+3.2%
|
| Total current assets |
208
-7.7%
|
193
-13.4%
|
223
-8.2%
|
243
-12.5%
|
278
-21.9%
|
356
+22.4%
|
291
-19.9%
|
363
-2.1%
|
371
-0.5%
|
372
-16.1%
|
444
-6.0%
|
| Property and equipment, net |
52
-10.3%
|
54
-10.9%
|
60
-5.8%
|
64
-9.0%
|
70
+11.6%
|
63
-13.0%
|
73
-18.2%
|
89
-6.0%
|
94
-13.8%
|
109
-13.5%
|
126
-8.6%
|
| Total assets |
423
-3.1%
|
421
-6.8%
|
452
-7.1%
|
487
-12.0%
|
553
-12.7%
|
634
+7.2%
|
591
-13.7%
|
685
+37.6%
|
498
-3.5%
|
516
-14.9%
|
606
-5.6%
|
| Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable |
74
-13.7%
|
65
-26.7%
|
89
+0.9%
|
88
-4.5%
|
92
-16.1%
|
110
+48.5%
|
74
+7.8%
|
68
-18.8%
|
84
+2.0%
|
83
-21.5%
|
105
-7.0%
|
| Total current liabilities |
153
-12.5%
|
156
-17.2%
|
188
+0.1%
|
188
-7.4%
|
203
-16.9%
|
244
+34.2%
|
182
-8.7%
|
199
+41.3%
|
141
+1.4%
|
139
-19.1%
|
172
-4.2%
|
| Stockholders' equity |
168
-2.5%
|
157
-3.1%
|
162
-15.6%
|
192
-15.1%
|
227
-10.9%
|
254
+3.1%
|
246
-22.1%
|
317
-0.1%
|
317
-2.9%
|
326
-15.0%
|
384
-7.0%
|
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Lease liabilities |
139
+6.7%
|
150
+3.1%
|
146
-4.7%
|
153
-12.4%
|
175
-5.2%
|
184
-10.8%
|
207
-1.7%
|
210
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Total debt |
139
+6.7%
|
150
+3.1%
|
146
-4.7%
|
153
-12.4%
|
175
-5.2%
|
184
-10.8%
|
207
-1.7%
|
210
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Net cash |
-45
-14.7%
|
-77
-12.6%
|
-68
-35.9%
|
-50
-8.8%
|
-46
-148.3%
|
-19
+70.4%
|
-63
-3444.5%
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Current ratio |
1.36x
|
1.24x
|
1.19x
|
1.29x
|
1.37x
|
1.46x
|
1.60x
|
1.82x
|
2.63x
|
2.68x
|
2.58x
|
| Debt to equity |
0.83x
|
0.96x
|
0.90x
|
0.80x
|
0.77x
|
0.73x
|
0.84x
|
0.66x
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Debt to EBITDA |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
23.29x
|
3.59x
|
—
|
3.58x
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Return on equity |
-3.33%
|
-3.76%
|
-11.13%
|
-12.45%
|
0.01%
|
14.49%
|
-19.26%
|
11.34%
|
9.61%
|
2.62%
|
12.30%
|
| Return on assets |
-1.32%
|
-1.40%
|
-3.99%
|
-4.92%
|
0.01%
|
5.81%
|
-8.03%
|
5.24%
|
6.12%
|
1.65%
|
7.79%
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. Cash and investments adds short-term and long-term marketable securities to cash. Debt due within a year is the borrowings that are not already in long-term debt. Total debt is those borrowings plus lease liabilities. Net cash is cash and investments minus total debt. Return on equity and return on assets divide the trailing twelve months of net income by the balance on that date. Debt to EBITDA uses the trailing twelve months of EBITDA. The first column is the latest balance sheet when it is newer than the latest fiscal year. More on our methodology.
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
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.