Cato Corporation (The)
CATO Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Cato Corporation (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $653.8 million, up 0.62% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 6.24%, EPS fell 82.9% and free cash flow grew 26.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years.
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Cato Corporation (The) (CATO) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Cato Corporation (The) (CATO) trades at a EV/Sales of −0.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.1× (October 2026) to 1.0× (January 2015); the current reading is higher than 0% of that period. That is below the Apparel Retail industry median of 0.5× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2025 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2024 | 0.0× | (60.58%) |
| FY2023 | 0.1× | (62.84%) |
| FY2022 | 0.2× | 35.98% |
| FY2021 | 0.2× | (14.19%) |
| FY2020 | 0.2× | 14.00% |
| FY2019 | 0.2× | 56.11% |
| FY2018 | 0.1× | (75.02%) |
| FY2017 | 0.4× | (43.75%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 0.0× | — |
| Apr 2026 | 0.0× | — |
| Jan 2026 | 0.0× | — |
| Oct 2025 | 0.0× | — |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| CATO Cato Corporation (The) | −0.1× |
| BIRD Smartbird, Inc. compare | −0.1× |
| JEM 707 Cayman Holdings Limited compare | n/m |
| BRIA BrilliA Inc compare | n/m |
| DXLG Destination XL Group, Inc. compare | 0.1× |
| TLYS Tilly's, Inc. compare | 0.2× |
| AKA a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. compare | 0.3× |
| RENT Rent the Runway, Inc. compare | 0.5× |
| LVLU Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. compare | 0.6× |
| Apparel Retail industry median | 0.5× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)