The Cato (CATO) Return on Equity ROE from the first quarter 2026 to first quarter 2025 and annually, average high and low, overall ranking from May 02 2026 to May 03 2025 - CSIMarket
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The Cato Corporation  (NYSE: CATO)
    Sector • Retail    Industry • Retail Apparel
   Industry • Retail Apparel
   Sector • Retail

The Cato's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics


What is ROE for The Cato in the first quarter 2026?
The Cato Corporation achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 0.05 % in its first quarter 2026, which is below The Cato's average return on equity, which stands at 5.28%.

ROE has advanced compared to -3.57% in the fourth quarter 2025, due to net income growth.

Within the Retail Apparel industry 15 other companies had a higher return on equity. While Return on equity, overall ranking has advanced in the quarter, so far to 2007, from total ROE ranking in the fourth quarter 2025 at 2166.

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Return On Equity (May 02 2026)
I. Quarter		 (Jan 31 2026)
IV. Quarter		 (Nov 01 2025)
III. Quarter		 (Aug 02 2025)
II. Quarter		 (May 03 2025)
I. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change 1.08 % -3.07 % -5.34 % -11.73 % -
Y / Y Net Income Change 181.32 % - - 7091.58 % -69.85 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions 0 -6 -9 -19 -26
Return On Equity (TTM) 0.05 % -3.57 % -5.46 % -11.23 % -14.71 %
CATO's Total Ranking # 2007 # 2166 # 2361 # 2361 # 2517
Equity (TTM) in Millions 167 157 168 172 165
Seq. Equity Change 5.97 % -6.16 % -2.64 % 4.4 % 1.61 %
Seq. Net Income Change - - - 106.47 % -

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 16
Sector # 113
Overall # 2007

Return On Equity Statistics
High Average Low
17.2 %
5.28 %
-18.25 %
(Apr 30 2016)   (Jan 30 2021)





CATO Annual Return On Equity (Jan 31 2026)
2025		 (Feb 01 2025)
2024		 (Feb 03 2024)
2023		 (Jan 28 2023)
2022		 (Jan 29 2022)
2021
Total Equity in Millions 157 162 192 227 254
Y / Y Equity Change -3.07 % -15.61 % -15.12 % -10.86 % 3.12 %
Net Income in Millions -6 -18 -24 0 37
Y / Y Net Income Change - - - -99.92 % -
Return On Equity -3.76 % -11.13 % -12.45 % 0.01 % 14.49 %

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The Cato Corporation  0.05 %

Date modified: 2026-08-30T14:53:00+00:00



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