The Cato Corporation

CATO - Financial Snapshot

Metrics for CATO

Price $2.93
Shares Outstanding 17.98M
All-Time Low $0.25
52-Week Low $2.19

Balance Statement Metrics

Net Cash / Share $0
cashValuePerShare = (Cash + Short Term Investments - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Current Assets / Share $-4.01
netCurrentAssetsPerShare = (Current Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Tangible Assets / Share $9.32
netTangibleAssetsPerShare = (Total Assets - Intangibles - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding Ave Change (Annual) -2.39%
Shares Δ YoY -2.38%
Avg CA Burn (Annual %) -14.19% (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg CA Burn (Quarterly %) -2.17% (as of 2-20-2026)

Earning Metrics

Max Earning Power / Share $-3.22
maxEarningPowerPerShare = (EBITDA / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Adjusted Earning Power $-2.75
adjustedEarningPower = (Net Income / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Non-Cash Charges to Market Cap 4.13%
nonCashChargeToMKTCAP = Non-Cash Charges / Market Capitalization
Avg EBITDA (5Y) 16.1M (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg EBITDA (5Q) 2.7M (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Y) -1.3M (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Q) -4.8M (as of 2-20-2026)
Data as of: Price 03-20-26 16:00 ET, Balance Sheet 2025-10-31, Income Statement 2025-10-31, Cash Flow 2025-10-31

Indicators

Dividend indicators Value Date
Current Dividend Streak No 2-20-2026
Consecutive Years Paid No 2-20-2026
Pays Dividend No 2-20-2026
Dividend Payout / Share No 2-20-2026
Last Dividend Date 9-29-24
Income indicators Value Date
EBITDA Positive No 2-20-2026
Net Income Positive No 2-20-2026
Current Dividend Streak No 2-20-2026

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Tangible Book Value Per Share History

Formula: Tangible Book Value / shares from balance statements. Includes 5 quarterly + 4 annual.

Chart plots one TBV / Share point per report date (duplicate same-date annual/quarterly rows are merged).

Report Date Period TBV / Share Tangible Book Value Shares Used
2025-10-31 Quarterly $8.49 167.6M ($167,644,000) 19.7M (19,748,606)
2025-07-31 Quarterly $8.73 172.2M ($172,181,000) 19.7M (19,726,328)
2025-04-30 Quarterly $8.36 164.9M ($164,917,000) 19.7M (19,737,007)
2025-01-31 Quarterly $8.08 162.3M ($162,296,000) 20.1M (20,077,581)
2025-01-31 Annual $8.08 162.3M ($162,296,000) 20.1M (20,077,581)
2024-10-31 Quarterly $8.62 177.1M ($177,099,000) 20.5M (20,537,776)
2024-01-31 Annual $9.35 192.3M ($192,321,000) 20.6M (20,566,394)
2023-01-31 Annual $11.06 226.6M ($226,593,000) 20.5M (20,486,877)
2022-01-31 Annual $11.78 254.2M ($254,196,000) 21.6M (21,587,745)

Dividend Payments

Historical cash dividends per share from Yahoo ex-dividend dates.

Date Dividend / Share
2024-09-16 $0.17
2024-06-10 $0.17
2024-03-25 $0.17
2023-12-15 $0.17
2023-09-08 $0.17
Show 131 older dividend payments
Date Dividend / Share
2023-06-09 $0.17
2023-03-20 $0.17
2022-12-22 $0.17
2022-09-09 $0.17
2022-06-10 $0.17
2022-03-21 $0.17
2021-12-17 $0.17
2021-09-10 $0.17
2021-06-04 $0.11
2020-03-06 $0.33
2019-12-13 $0.33
2019-09-13 $0.33
2019-06-07 $0.33
2019-03-08 $0.33
2018-12-07 $0.33
2018-09-14 $0.33
2018-06-08 $0.33
2018-03-09 $0.33
2017-12-08 $0.33
2017-09-08 $0.33
2017-06-01 $0.33
2017-03-02 $0.33
2016-12-08 $0.33
2016-09-08 $0.33
2016-06-02 $0.33
2016-03-03 $0.3
2015-12-10 $0.3
2015-09-10 $0.3
2015-06-04 $0.3
2015-03-05 $0.3
2014-12-11 $0.3
2014-09-11 $0.3
2014-06-05 $0.3
2014-03-06 $0.3
2013-12-12 $0.05
2013-09-12 $0.05
2013-06-06 $0.05
2013-03-07 $0.05
2012-12-12 $2.25
2012-09-06 $0.25
2012-06-07 $0.25
2012-03-01 $0.23
2011-12-15 $0.23
2011-09-08 $0.23
2011-06-09 $0.23
2011-03-03 $0.185
2010-12-16 $0.185
2010-09-09 $0.185
2010-06-10 $0.185
2010-03-04 $0.165
2009-12-17 $0.165
2009-09-10 $0.165
2009-06-04 $0.165
2009-03-05 $0.165
2008-12-18 $0.165
2008-09-11 $0.165
2008-06-05 $0.165
2008-03-06 $0.165
2007-12-20 $0.165
2007-09-06 $0.165
2007-06-07 $0.165
2007-03-08 $0.15
2006-12-14 $0.15
2006-09-07 $0.15
2006-06-08 $0.15
2006-03-09 $0.13
2005-12-15 $0.13
2005-09-08 $0.13
2005-06-09 $0.13
2005-03-10 $0.1167
2004-12-16 $0.1167
2004-09-09 $0.1167
2004-06-10 $0.1167
2004-03-11 $0.1067
2003-12-18 $0.1067
2003-09-11 $0.1067
2003-06-05 $0.1067
2003-03-13 $0.1
2002-12-19 $0.1
2002-09-12 $0.1
2002-06-06 $0.1
2002-03-07 $0.09
2001-12-20 $0.09
2001-09-17 $0.09
2001-09-10 $0.135
2001-06-07 $0.09
2001-03-15 $0.0833
2000-12-20 $0.0833
2000-09-07 $0.0667
2000-06-08 $0.0667
2000-03-09 $0.0667
1999-12-16 $0.05
1999-09-09 $0.05
1999-06-03 $0.05
1999-03-11 $0.0367
1998-12-17 $0.0333
1998-09-10 $0.0333
1998-05-28 $0.03
1998-03-12 $0.03
1997-12-18 $0.0267
1997-09-11 $0.0267
1997-05-29 $0.0267
1997-03-13 $0.0267
1996-12-19 $0.0267
1996-09-12 $0.0267
1996-05-30 $0.0267
1996-03-14 $0.0267
1995-12-14 $0.0267
1995-09-07 $0.0267
1995-06-15 $0.0267
1995-03-07 $0.0267
1994-12-13 $0.0267
1994-09-06 $0.0267
1994-05-31 $0.0267
1994-03-08 $0.0167
1993-12-14 $0.0167
1993-09-07 $0.0167
1993-06-01 $0.0164
1993-03-09 $0.0089
1992-12-15 $0.0089
1992-09-08 $0.0089
1992-06-02 $0.0089
1990-03-05 $0.0089
1989-12-13 $0.0089
1989-09-08 $0.0089
1989-06-05 $0.0089
1989-03-06 $0.0089
1988-12-12 $0.0089
1988-09-02 $0.0089
1988-06-08 $0.0089
1988-03-09 $0.0089

Shares Outstanding Changes

Date Shares Outstanding Delta
2025-11-28 17,984,954 +22,278
2025-09-23 17,962,676 -24
2025-09-05 17,962,700 -10,700

Short Interest Changes

Latest short-interest change: 357,216 shares (2.21% of float) | Days to cover: 6.80

Date Short Interest Delta Δ %
2026-03-11 357,216 shares -2,589 -0.72%
2026-02-26 359,805 shares +4,793 +1.35%
2026-02-11 355,012 shares -15,148 -4.09%

Interesting Volume Days

Volume/ratio use shares outstanding as of the event date (frozen).

Date Volume Shares Outstanding Volume / Shares Price
No interesting volume events

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.