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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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	34.5%+1.9pp	34%+1.2pp	33.8%+0.3pp	33.1%-1.2pp	32.6%-1.8pp
Operating margin	-1.1%+3.4pp	-1.9%+2.1pp	-2.1%+2.1pp	-3.5%-0.4pp	-4.5%-1.9pp
Net margin	0%+4.0pp	-0.9%+1.9pp	-1.4%+2.7pp	-2.9%—	-4%—
EBITDA margin	0.4%+3.3pp	-0.4%+2.1pp	-0.6%+2.2pp	-1.9%-0.1pp	-2.9%-1.6pp
Free cash flow margin	-0.2%+4.1pp	-0.8%+3.5pp	-1.1%+3.8pp	-2.8%+0.3pp	-4.2%-2.3pp
Returns
Return on equity	0.1%+14.3pp	-3.7%+6.5pp	-5.3%+8.6pp	-10.3%—	-14.2%—
Return on assets	0%+5.6pp	-1.4%+2.5pp	-2.1%+3.9pp	-4.3%—	-5.6%—
Return on invested capital	-2.6%+7.8pp	-4.4%+4.3pp	-5%+4.8pp	-8.3%-1.0pp	-10.5%-4.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	1.5×+0.1×	1.5×+0.1×	1.5×0.0×	1.5×0.0×	1.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover	4.2×+0.1×	4.4×+0.3×	4.3×0.0×	4.5×-0.2×	4.1×-0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.3×+0.1×	1.2×+0.1×	1.4×0.0×	1.3×-0.1×	1.2×-0.1×
Quick ratio	0.7×+0.1×	0.7×+0.1×	0.8×0.0×	0.7×-0.1×	0.6×-0.2×
Cash ratio	0.2×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.9×+0.1×	1×+0.1×	1×+0.3×	0.8×+0.1×	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×
Per Share
Book value per share	$8.86+0.4%	$8.37-0.7%	$8.91-2.9%	$9.15-9.4%	$8.83-13.2%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$64.67M+22.3%	$60.23M-12.5%	$75.95M-39.9%	$55.66M-43.8%	$49.14M-50.4%
Enterprise value	$181.61M+19.9%	$191.22M-0.2%	$210.48M-0.7%	$148.65M-21.0%	$147.71M-23.9%
Price / sales	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×-0.1×	0.1×-0.1×	0.1×-0.1×
Price / book	0.4×+0.1×	0.4×0.0×	0.5×-0.3×	0.3×-0.2×	0.3×-0.2×
EV / sales	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield	-1.6%+48.1pp	-8.7%+31.5pp	-9.9%+16.4pp	-33%-11.7pp	-55.4%-41.9pp
Earnings yield	0.1%+47.2pp	-9.8%+16.4pp	-12%+9.7pp	-34.1%—	-52.3%—

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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.