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Cato Corporation CATO Quick ratio

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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+22.3%
Enterprise value$181.61M+19.9%
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

Calculated from Cato Corporation’s reported figures.

quick assets/total current liabilities=0.7×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 quick ratio?
Cato Corporation (CATO) reported quick ratio of 0.7× in Q1 2026.
How has Cato Corporation's quick ratio changed year-over-year?
Cato Corporation's quick ratio increased by 15.7% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.7×.
What is the long-term trend for Cato Corporation's quick ratio?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cato Corporation's quick ratio has grown at a -9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.1× to 0.7×.
What does quick ratio mean?
Current assets excluding inventory, divided by current liabilities at the quarter end (the 'acid-test'). A stricter liquidity measure that excludes the least-liquid current asset.