What is Cato Corporation's retail — operating income?

Cato Corporation (CATO) reported retail — operating income of $8.42M in Q1 2026.

How has Cato Corporation's retail — operating income changed year-over-year?

Cato Corporation's retail — operating income increased by 194.1% year-over-year, from $2.86M to $8.42M.

What does retail — operating income mean?

The profit or loss generated by the retail segment after deducting cost of goods sold and operating expenses from segment revenues. This is the primary indicator of the retail division's core operational profitability.

Cato Corporation CATO Retail — Operating Income

Other segment segments

Credit

$538K-7.4%

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WEY

WEYSRetail — Operating Income

$760K+22.2%

UFPIRetail — Operating Income

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GIIIRetail — Operating Income

-$2.17M+32.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$171.1M+0.5%

Gross profit$64.8M+6.3%

Operating income$9.0M+160%

Net income$9.3M+181%

EPS (diluted)$0.47+176%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$28.1M-17.4%

Total debt$145.0M+9.4%

Total equity$166.7M+1.1%

Total assets$439.2M-0.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$8.0M+108%

CapEx$1.1M+4.7%

Free cash flow$7.0M+145%

Valuation

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Market cap$64.67M+18.3%

Enterprise value$181.61M+18.5%

P/E710.6×—

P/S0.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin34.5%+1.9pp

Operating margin-1.1%-0.5pp

Net margin0%0.0pp

FCF margin-0.2%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.1%0.0pp

Debt / equity0.9×+0.1×

Current ratio1.3×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cato Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: Cato Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cato Corporation's retail — operating income?: Cato Corporation (CATO) reported retail — operating income of $8.42M in Q1 2026.
How has Cato Corporation's retail — operating income changed year-over-year?: Cato Corporation's retail — operating income increased by 194.1% year-over-year, from $2.86M to $8.42M.
What does retail — operating income mean?: The profit or loss generated by the retail segment after deducting cost of goods sold and operating expenses from segment revenues. This is the primary indicator of the retail division's core operational profitability.