NYSE · CATO

CATO Corp.

$3.21 -$0.09 (-2.73%) 1D Market open

Key Metrics

$65.86M
Market cap
723.78×
P/E · TTM
$654.67M
Revenue · TTM
$91.00K
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.00
Dividend yield
Free cash flow −$1.09M
Beta · 1Y 0.45
EBITDA · TTM $2.51M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 28
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Consumer Discretionary).

    Consumer Discretionary has run -5.7 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 3→5→10→11 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Jun 3
    The stock moved +8.1% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Jun 3
  • May 21
    The stock moved +12.7% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 21

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$65.86M
Enterprise value
Shares outstanding20.0M
52-wk range$2.59 – $4.92
Avg volume · 20D112.9K
Net cash
Book value / share$8.92
IndustryRetail-Women's Clothing Stores
ExchangeNYSE
About CATO Corp.
IPO dateApr 30, 1987
Employees6700

The Cato Corp seeks to offer quality fashion apparel and accessories at low prices every day, in junior/missy and plus sizes.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

The wolf is in training. Composite grades vs sector — profitability, health, value, momentum — arrive with the percentile engine. Methodology will be public.

Valuation

P/E723.78
P/S0.10
P/FCF
EV/EBITDA
EV/Sales
Graham №$0.99

Profitability

Gross
Operating -1.1%
Net 0.0%
FCF -0.2%
ROE / ROIC 0.1% · 0.4%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.29
Quick ratio0.74
Debt / equity
Debt / EBITDA
Net cash
Working capital$49.00M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $2.72M
Capex −$3.81M
Free cash flow −$1.09M
Buybacks $371.00K
Dividends paid
Shareholder yield 0.6%

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 4 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

Insufficient balance-sheet inputs

Graham Number vs Price

$0.99 vs $3.21
Trades 3.2× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-05-02 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings