What are Cato Corporation's profit margins?

Cato Corporation (CATO) runs a 34.5% gross margin and a -1.1% operating margin, with a 0.0% net margin.

Where do Cato Corporation's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Cato Corporation's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Cato Corporation CATO Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	34.5%+0.5pp	34%+0.2pp	33.8%+0.7pp	33.1%+0.5pp	32.6%-0.2pp
Operating margin	-1.1%+0.8pp	-1.9%+0.2pp	-2.1%+1.4pp	-3.5%+1.0pp	-4.5%-0.5pp
Net margin	0%+0.9pp	-0.9%+0.5pp	-1.4%+1.5pp	-2.9%+1.1pp	-4%-1.2pp
EBITDA margin	0.4%+0.8pp	-0.4%+0.2pp	-0.6%+1.3pp	-1.9%+1.0pp	-2.9%-0.4pp
Free cash flow margin	-0.2%+0.6pp	-0.8%+0.3pp	-1.1%+1.7pp	-2.8%+1.4pp	-4.2%0.0pp
Returns
Return on equity	0.1%+3.8pp	-3.7%+1.6pp	-5.3%+5.1pp	-10.3%+3.9pp	-14.2%-4.0pp
Return on assets	0%+1.4pp	-1.4%+0.7pp	-2.1%+2.2pp	-4.3%+1.3pp	-5.6%-1.8pp
Return on invested capital	-2.6%+1.8pp	-4.4%+0.6pp	-5%+3.3pp	-8.3%+2.1pp	-10.5%-1.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	1.5×0.0×	1.5×0.0×	1.5×+0.1×	1.5×+0.1×	1.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover	4.2×-0.2×	4.4×+0.1×	4.3×-0.2×	4.5×+0.4×	4.1×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.3×+0.1×	1.2×-0.1×	1.4×+0.1×	1.3×0.0×	1.2×+0.1×
Quick ratio	0.7×0.0×	0.7×-0.1×	0.8×0.0×	0.7×+0.1×	0.6×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.2×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.9×-0.1×	1×0.0×	1×+0.2×	0.8×0.0×	0.8×-0.1×
Debt-to-assets	0.3×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×+0.1×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	46.7×—	——	——	——	——
Per Share
Book value per share	$8.86+5.8%	$8.37-6.0%	$8.91-2.7%	$9.15+3.7%	$8.83+4.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$64.67M+22.3%	$60.23M-20.7%	$75.95M+36.5%	$55.66M+13.3%	$49.14M-28.6%
Enterprise value	$181.61M+19.9%	$191.22M-9.2%	$210.48M+41.6%	$148.65M+0.6%	$147.71M-22.9%
Price / earnings	710.6×—	——	——	——	——
Price / sales	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Price / book	0.4×+0.1×	0.4×-0.1×	0.5×+0.1×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA	73.3×—	——	——	——	——
EV / sales	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield	-1.6%+48.1pp	-8.7%+1.2pp	-9.9%+23.2pp	-33%+22.4pp	-55.4%-15.2pp
Earnings yield	0.1%+47.2pp	-9.8%+2.2pp	-12%+22.1pp	-34.1%+18.2pp	-52.3%-26.1pp

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What are Cato Corporation's profit margins?: Cato Corporation (CATO) runs a 34.5% gross margin and a -1.1% operating margin, with a 0.0% net margin.
Where do Cato Corporation's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Cato Corporation's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.