CATO
The Cato Corporation
Apparel Retail · Consumer Cyclical · United States
2.38
close · 2026-10-29
value
82
cheaper than peers82
quality
16
stronger fundamentals16
ranked against
Apparel Retail
value
quality
25 peerswide variation
Value inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| forward P/E | 1.83× | 98 |
| price to sales | 0.08× | 94 |
| price to book | 0.27× | 94 |
| EV to EBITDA | 134.47× | 6 |
4 of 12 measures available
Quality inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| debt to equity | 82.6% | 69 |
| operating margin | -0.6% | 34 |
| return on equity | -3.3% | 23 |
| revenue growth | -6.2% | 10 |
4 of 4 measures available
Facts
| market cap | $47M |
| free cash flow | -$1.1M |
| employees | 6,700 |
| first trade | 1987-04-22 |
| next earnings | 2026-08-20 |
| fundamentals updated | 2026-09-02 |
Annual history
| measure | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| diluted eps | -0.31 | -0.97 | -1.17 | 0.00 | not reported |
| free cash flow | -$5.2M | -$27.6M | -$12.1M | -$6.1M | not reported |
| net income | -$5.9M | -$18.1M | -$23.9M | $29,000 | not reported |
| revenue | $653.8M | $649.8M | $708.1M | $759.3M | not reported |
| unusual items | not reported | $5.4M | $103,000 | $1.7M | $240,000 |