Cato Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Cato's CEO is John P. Cato, appointed in Jun 1997, has a tenure of 29.25 years. total yearly compensation is $1.49M, comprised of 99.9% salary and 0.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.68% of the company’s shares, worth €6.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 18.1 years and 17.1 years respectively.
Key information
John P. Cato
Chief executive officer
US$1.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 99.88% |
| CEO tenure | 29.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 16.7% |
| Management average tenure | 18.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 17.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 01 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| May 02 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$144k |
| Jan 31 2026 | US$1m | US$1m | -US$6m |
| Nov 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Aug 02 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$19m |
| May 03 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Feb 01 2025 | US$2m | US$1m | -US$19m |
| Nov 02 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$27m |
| Aug 03 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| May 04 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Feb 03 2024 | US$3m | US$1m | -US$23m |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Jan 28 2023 | US$3m | US$1m | US$41k |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$9m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$24m |
| Jan 29 2022 | US$5m | US$1m | US$35m |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| May 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Jan 30 2021 | US$3m | US$1m | -US$45m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$41m |
| Aug 01 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$31m |
| May 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$13m |
| Feb 01 2020 | US$5m | US$1m | US$35m |
Compensation vs Market: John P.'s total compensation ($USD1.49M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD397.87K).
Compensation vs Earnings: John P.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John P. Cato (76 yo)
Mr. John P. Derham Cato has been the Chairman of The Cato Corporation since January 2004 and also has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since June 1997 and May 1999 respectively. From May 1999...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 29.3yrs | US$1.49m | 16.68% € 6.6m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 4.7yrs | US$507.50k | 0.28% € 109.2k | |
| Executive VP and Chief Real Estate & Store Development Officer | 18.6yrs | US$425.11k | 0.75% € 294.8k | |
| VP & General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sourcing & MDSE Support | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Controller | 17.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Assistant Secretary | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CO2A's management team is seasoned and experienced (18.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 40.7yrs | US$1.49m | 16.68% € 6.6m | |
| Independent Director | 8.4yrs | US$130.14k | 0.15% € 59.1k | |
| Independent Director | 17.3yrs | US$130.14k | 0.24% € 93.7k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 17.1yrs | US$145.14k | 0.21% € 81.7k | |
| Independent Director | 21.6yrs | US$136.14k | 0.28% € 109.0k | |
| Independent Director | 15.3yrs | US$139.14k | 0.23% € 89.6k | |
| Independent Director | 7.3yrs | US$148.14k | 0.13% € 51.6k |
Experienced Board: CO2A's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/13 09:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/08/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/01/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
The Cato Corporation is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Heather Boksen | Sidoti & Company, LLC |