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Cato Corporation CATO Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin34%+1.2pp32.8%-1.6pp34.4%+1.6pp32.9%-8.2pp
Operating margin-1.9%+2.1pp-4.1%-1.5pp-2.5%-2.1pp-0.5%-5.5pp
Net margin-0.9%+1.9pp-2.8%+0.6pp-3.4%
Returns
Return on equity-3.7%+6.5pp-10.2%+1.2pp-11.4%
Return on invested capital-4.4%+4.3pp-8.8%-3.6pp-5.1%-4.2pp-0.9%-9.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.5×+0.1×1.4×0.0×1.4×+0.1×1.3×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×+0.1×1.2×-0.1×1.3×-0.1×1.4×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity+0.1×0.9×+0.1×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$8.37-0.7%$8.43-15.0%$9.92-12.8%$11.37-5.6%
Valuation
Market capitalization$64.67M+22.3%$68.8M-50.5%$139.03M-27.5%$191.87M-42.4%
Price / sales0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.1×0.2×-0.1×0.3×-0.2×
Price / book0.4×+0.1×0.4×-0.3×0.7×-0.1×0.8×-0.5×
Dividend yield0%-15.3pp15.3%+5.2pp10%+2.5pp7.5%+4.5pp

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Questions, answered.

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.