In the wake of the increase in Current Liabilities in the first quarter 2026, Quick Ratio fell to 0.5 below The Cato Corporation average.

Within Retail Apparel industry 6 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than The Cato in first quarter 2026. While Quick Ratio total ranking in the first quarter 2026 has deteriorated compared to the prior quarter from 1955 to 2208.

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CATO Quick Ratio	(May 02 2026) Q1	(Jan 31 2026) Q4	(Nov 01 2025) Q3	(Aug 02 2025) Q2	(May 03 2025) Q1
Y / Y Current Liabilities Change	-7.84 %	-21.65 %	-10.29 %	1.01 %	-0.69 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent Change	1.23 %	-5.19 %	-8.84 %	-13.65 %	-24.11 %
Quick Ratio MRQ	0.5	0.75	0.54	0.53	0.45
CATO's Total Ranking	# 2208	# 1955	# 2080	# 1913	# 2296
Seq. Current Liabilities Change	64.3 %	-32.68 %	-13.27 %	-3.93 %	39.67 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent Change	9.59 %	-6.52 %	-12.63 %	13.09 %	2.64 %

Quick Ratio first quarter 2026 Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Retail Apparel Industry	# 7
Retail Sector	# 50
Overall Market	# 2208

Quick Ratio Statistics
High	Average	Low
2.05	1.24	0.45
(Jul 28 2012)		(May 03 2025)

Financial Statements
The Cato's Current Liabilities	$ 168 Millions	Visit CATO's Balance sheet
The Cato's Cash & cash equivalent	$ 84 Millions	Visit CATO's Balance sheet
Source of CATO's Sales		Visit CATO's Sales by Geography

Cumulative The Cato's Quick Ratio

CATO's Quick Ratio for the trailling 12 Months

CATO Quick Ratio	(May 02 2026) 12 Months	(Jan 31 2026) 12 Months	(Nov 01 2025) 12 Months	(Aug 02 2025) 12 Months	(May 03 2025) 12 Months
Y / Y Current Liabilities TTM Growth	-8.88 %	-6.88 %	-2.02 %	-1.56 %	0.15 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth	-7.16 %	-13.72 %	-18.22 %	-22.48 %	-24.07 %
Quick Ratio TTM	0.56	0.55	0.53	0.53	0.55
Total Ranking TTM	# 3115	# 2998	# 3289	# 3087	# 3403
Seq. Current Liabilities TTM Growth	-2.34 %	-4.42 %	-2.65 %	0.27 %	-0.19 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth	0.3 %	-1.24 %	-2.29 %	-4.09 %	-6.78 %

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On the trailing twelve months basis CATO Cash & cash equivalent improved by 1.23 % in Q1 2026 year on year, while Current Liabilities soared to $168 millions, this led to increase in in The Cato's Quick Ratio to 0.56, Quick Ratio remained below CATO average.
Quick Ratio is the average cumulative value over the last four quarters.

Among companies operating within Retail Apparel industry 11 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than The Cato. While Quick Ratio total ranking has deteriorated compared to the previous twelve months ending in the fourth quarter 2025 from 2998 to 3115.

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TTM Quick Ratio Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Within the Retail Apparel Industry	# 12
Retail Sector	# 142
Within the Market	# 3115

trailing twelve months Quick Ratio Statistics
High	Average	Low
1.72	1.1	0.48
(Jan 28 2017)		(Aug 02 2025)

Companies with similar Quick Ratio in the quarter ending May 02 2026, within Retail Apparel Industry	Quick Ratio	May 02 2026 MRQ Cash & cash equivalent	May 02 2026 MRQ Current Liabilities
Urban Outfitters Inc	1.24	$ 413.342 Millions	$ 332.949 Millions
Zumiez Inc	1.22	$ 124.160 Millions	$ 101.634 Millions
Gap Inc	1.13	$ 2,561.000 Millions	$ 2,270.000 Millions
Ross Stores Inc	0.99	$ 4,130.980 Millions	$ 4,179.327 Millions
Shoe Carnival Inc	0.91	$ 129.348 Millions	$ 141.950 Millions
Abercrombie and Fitch Co	0.87	$ 619.224 Millions	$ 714.802 Millions
The Tjx Companies Inc	0.50	$ 5,580.000 Millions	$ 11,141.000 Millions
The Cato Corporation	0.50	$ 83.645 Millions	$ 168.218 Millions
Tilly s Inc	0.37	$ 41.120 Millions	$ 112.534 Millions
Boot Barn Holdings Inc	0.36	$ 141.036 Millions	$ 390.972 Millions
Digital Brands Group Inc	0.20	$ 5.343 Millions	$ 26.839 Millions
Destination Xl Group Inc	0.19	$ 16.176 Millions	$ 86.574 Millions
Victorias Secret and Co	0.16	$ 207.000 Millions	$ 1,286.000 Millions
American Eagle Outfitters Inc	0.13	$ 103.286 Millions	$ 801.626 Millions
Designer Brands Inc	0.11	$ 50.104 Millions	$ 445.426 Millions
Duluth Holdings Inc	0.11	$ 10.810 Millions	$ 100.767 Millions
Buckle Inc	0.10	$ 23.818 Millions	$ 230.687 Millions

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

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