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Cato Corporation (The)

CATO Consumer Discretionary Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores
$2.32
▲ +0.4% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:47 ET
Last 30 days -2.11% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$2.28 $2.34 $2.40 $2.47 $2.53 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$2.28
High
$2.35
Low
$2.28
Volume
$30,272
Avg Vol
$79,043
Mkt Cap
$53M
P/E (TTM)
9.40
Beta
—
52w High
$4.46
52w Low
$2.28
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
—

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 4 items

Oct 15 · 17:15 Zacks
Cato Tumbles 31% in Three Months: Should You Buy the Dip or Wait?
Sep 18 · 11:00 PR PR Newswire
CATO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER STORE CLOSINGS
Sep 4 · 17:54 Zacks
Cato vs Lulus: Which Apparel Retailer Has More Upside Potential?
▸ Show all 4 press releases & news Free account →

CATO earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±25.2% after the report, a range of roughly $1.74 to $2.90 from today's $2.32. Over its last 2 reports the stock rose the next day 2 times and fell 0, moving ±14.8% on average; after the most recent report on May 21, 2026 it moved +12.7%. That means options currently expect more movement than CATO has typically delivered. Implied volatility is currently 213%. The share price of $2.32 sits near its 52-week low.

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Overview

52-week range
$2.28
$4.46
2% of range
Avg surprise (last 0)
—
Avg reaction (last 2)
+14.8%
100% positive
Latest IV / EM
213%
EM ±25.2% · $3 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$-0.79$-0.46$-0.12$0.21$0.54 Actual $-0.21Actual $0.22Actual $0.06Actual $-0.30Actual $0.54Actual $0.01Actual $-0.79Actual $0.17Actual $0.35Actual $-0.28Actual $0.47Actual $0.06 OctAprJulOctMayAugNovApr/2025Jul/2025NovApr/2026Aug
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$-15M$35M$85M$135M$185M Nov 24May 25Aug 25Nov 25May 26Aug 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Sat Aug 1, 2026Aug 2026 $0.06 — — — — financials
Thu May 21, 2026Apr/2026 $0.47 — — +176.5% +12.7% earnings
Sat Nov 1, 2025Nov 2025 $-0.28 — — — — financials
Thu Aug 21, 2025Jul/2025 $0.35 — — — — earnings
Thu May 22, 2025Apr/2025 $0.17 — — — +16.9% earnings
Sat Nov 2, 2024Nov 2024 $-0.79 — — — — financials
Sat Aug 3, 2024Aug 2024 $0.01 — — — — financials
Sat May 4, 2024May 2024 $0.54 — — — — financials
Sat Oct 28, 2023Oct 2023 $-0.30 — — — — financials
Sat Jul 29, 2023Jul 2023 $0.06 — — — — financials
Sat Apr 29, 2023Apr 2023 $0.22 — — — — financials
Sat Oct 29, 2022Oct 2022 $-0.21 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Jan 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue$166M$171M—$155M$177M$170M—$146M
Cost of revenue$110M$106M—$105M$111M$109M—$103M
Gross profit————————
Operating income$-618,000$9M—$-8M$6M$3M—$-17M
Net income$1M$9M—$-5M$7M$3M—$-15M
EPS (diluted)$0.06$0.47—$-0.28$0.35$0.17—$-0.79

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Jan 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Cash & equivalents$35M$25M$17M$23M$34M$31M$20M$20M
Inventory$82M$92M$84M$94M$97M$109M$111M$107M
Total current assets$208M$217M$193M$210M$226M$226M$223M$230M
Total assets$423M$439M$421M$450M$437M$441M$452M$424M
Long-term debt————————
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$168M$167M$157M$168M$172M$165M$162M$177M

Implied volatility — last 90 days

137%428%719%1010%1301% Jun 08 — IV 352% · EM ±46.4%Jun 09 — IV 222% · EM ±27.9%Jun 10 — IV 534% · EM ±63.1%Jun 11 — IV 552% · EM ±60.9%Jun 12 — IV 580% · EM ±59.4%Jun 15 — IV 1113% · EM ±80.5%Jun 16 — IV 836% · EM ±49.4%Jun 17 — IV 1301% · EM ±54.3%Jun 19 — IV 213% · EM ±47.0%Jun 29 — IV 271% · EM ±48.0%Jul 01 — IV 310% · EM ±51.8%Jul 02 — IV 314% · EM ±50.7%Jul 03 — IV 325% · EM ±50.7%Jul 06 — IV 383% · EM ±53.0%Jul 07 — IV 400% · EM ±52.9%Jul 09 — IV 352% · EM ±41.5%Jul 10 — IV 509% · EM ±56.2%Jul 13 — IV 649% · EM ±54.2%Jul 14 — IV 621% · EM ±44.9%Jul 15 — IV 762% · EM ±45.0%Jul 16 — IV 1111% · EM ±46.4%Jul 21 — IV 241% · EM ±56.0%Jul 22 — IV 242% · EM ±55.4%Jul 23 — IV 238% · EM ±53.5%Jul 24 — IV 411% · EM ±90.9%Jul 27 — IV 306% · EM ±63.9%Jul 28 — IV 297% · EM ±60.8%Jul 29 — IV 334% · EM ±66.9%Jul 31 — IV 298% · EM ±57.0%Aug 03 — IV 333% · EM ±59.1%Aug 04 — IV 384% · EM ±66.1%Aug 05 — IV 375% · EM ±62.7%Aug 06 — IV 365% · EM ±59.1%Aug 07 — IV 338% · EM ±52.9%Aug 10 — IV 381% · EM ±52.7%Aug 11 — IV 452% · EM ±59.6%Aug 12 — IV 485% · EM ±60.8%Aug 13 — IV 532% · EM ±62.9%Aug 14 — IV 546% · EM ±60.3%Aug 17 — IV 604% · EM ±50.5%Aug 18 — IV 764% · EM ±55.2%Aug 19 — IV 1151% · EM ±68.0%Aug 25 — IV 149% · EM ±30.5%Aug 26 — IV 152% · EM ±30.5%Aug 27 — IV 163% · EM ±32.0%Sep 29 — IV 156% · EM ±26.9%Sep 30 — IV 138% · EM ±23.0%Oct 01 — IV 155% · EM ±25.1%Oct 02 — IV 147% · EM ±22.9%Oct 06 — IV 174% · EM ±23.0%Oct 07 — IV 187% · EM ±23.4%Oct 08 — IV 213% · EM ±25.2%

Sector peers

PLCE
Children's Place, Inc. (The)
$45M $1.03-2.8%
DXLG
Destination XL Group, Inc.
$37M $0.49+6.5%
DBGI
Digital Brands Group, Inc.
$5M $1.30-36.0%
VNCE
Vince Holding Corp.
$127M $12.17+4.3%
TLYS
Tilly's, Inc.
$131M $4.44-4.1%
DLTH
Duluth Holdings Inc.
$176M $3.97-1.7%

CATO earnings FAQ

What is CATO's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±25.2%, or $0.58 per share either way from $2.32.

How does CATO stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 2 reports the average next-day move was ±14.8%, up 2 times and down 0 times.

What is CATO's implied volatility?

CATO's at-the-money implied volatility is about 213% based on the latest options snapshot.

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