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Cato Corporation CATO Share Repurchase Authorization Limit

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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

Reported directly by Cato Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased.

The official record: Cato Corporation’s 10-K, filed March 25, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cato Corporation's share repurchase authorization limit?
Cato Corporation (CATO) reported share repurchase authorization limit of 680.7K in Q4 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Cato Corporation's share repurchase authorization limit?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cato Corporation's share repurchase authorization limit has grown at a 51.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 197.8K to 680.7K.
What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?
This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.