Cato Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

We currently don't have sufficient analyst coverage to forecast growth and revenue for Cato.

Key information

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Earnings growth rate

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EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail earnings growth	9.4%
Revenue growth rate	n/a
Future return on equity	n/a
Analyst coverage	None
Last updated	n/a

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) Shares May Have Slumped 38% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely

Nov 24

We Think Cato (NYSE:CATO) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Oct 29

Cato Corporation: Signs Of Life May Be Finally Preempting A Sustained Bullish-Run

Oct 12

We Discuss Why The Cato Corporation's (NYSE:CATO) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

May 14

What Percentage Of The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) Shares Do Insiders Own?

Mar 21

What Type Of Returns Would Cato's(NYSE:CATO) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

Jan 25

Cato: Debt-Free Retailer With Fortress Balance Sheet And Hidden Real Estate

Dec 29

What You Need To Know About The Cato Corporation's (NYSE:CATO) Investor Composition

Dec 21

Cato  reports Q3 results

Nov 19

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Cato has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:CATO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
2/1/2025	650	-19	-28	-20	N/A
11/2/2024	667	-27	-33	-24	N/A
8/3/2024	679	-17	-21	-12	N/A
5/4/2024	693	-16	-13	-4	N/A
2/3/2024	708	-23	-12	0	N/A
10/28/2023	712	-3	-10	6	N/A
7/29/2023	731	-2	0	18	N/A
4/29/2023	745	-5	3	24	N/A
1/28/2023	759	0	-6	13	N/A
10/29/2022	756	-3	-17	0	N/A
7/30/2022	752	9	-19	-5	N/A
4/30/2022	763	24	7	15	N/A
1/29/2022	769	35	56	60	N/A
10/30/2021	748	33	70	75	N/A
7/31/2021	727	22	94	99	N/A
5/1/2021	687	2	76	85	N/A
1/30/2021	575	-45	-45	-31	N/A
10/31/2020	611	-41	-37	-22	N/A
8/1/2020	651	-31	-56	-40	N/A
5/2/2020	696	-13	-45	-33	N/A
2/1/2020	825	35	45	53	N/A
11/2/2019	827	35	49	55	N/A
8/3/2019	825	32	44	49	N/A
5/4/2019	822	27	39	43	N/A
2/2/2019	830	30	56	60	N/A
11/3/2018	850	18	N/A	52	N/A
8/4/2018	850	17	N/A	49	N/A
5/5/2018	849	9	N/A	52	N/A
2/3/2018	850	8	N/A	36	N/A
10/28/2017	857	11	N/A	64	N/A
7/29/2017	876	16	N/A	61	N/A
4/29/2017	908	33	N/A	52	N/A
1/28/2017	957	46	N/A	72	N/A
10/29/2016	987	70	N/A	82	N/A
7/30/2016	1,003	70	N/A	93	N/A
4/30/2016	1,015	70	N/A	100	N/A
1/30/2016	1,011	65	N/A	94	N/A
10/31/2015	1,001	63	N/A	84	N/A
8/1/2015	991	60	N/A	89	N/A
5/2/2015	986	60	N/A	92	N/A
1/31/2015	987	59	N/A	117	N/A
11/1/2014	964	54	N/A	108	N/A
8/2/2014	949	53	N/A	103	N/A
5/3/2014	935	53	N/A	100	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if CATO's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if CATO's earnings are forecast to grow faster than the US market

High Growth Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if CATO's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if CATO's revenue is forecast to grow faster than the US market.

High Growth Revenue: Insufficient data to determine if CATO's revenue is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if CATO's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/04/13 16:05
End of Day Share Price	2025/04/11 00:00
Earnings	2025/02/01
Annual Earnings	2025/02/01

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

The Cato Corporation is covered by 2 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
Patrick McKeever	MKM Partners LLC
Heather Boksen	Sidoti & Company, LLC

Cato Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

The Cato Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 22, 2025

Full year 2025 earnings released: US$0.97 loss per share (vs US$1.17 loss in FY 2024)

The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) Shares May Have Slumped 38% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely

New minor risk - Market cap size

Third quarter 2025 earnings released: US$0.79 loss per share (vs US$0.29 loss in 3Q 2024)

Now 22% undervalued

We Think Cato (NYSE:CATO) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Cato Corporation: Signs Of Life May Be Finally Preempting A Sustained Bullish-Run

Now 21% undervalued

The Cato Corporation's (NYSE:CATO) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Second quarter dividend of US$0.17 announced

The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 30, 2024

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.005 (vs US$0.055 in 2Q 2024)

The Cato Corporation(NYSE:CATO) dropped from Russell 3000 Index

Don't Get Fooled By Cato's Dividend

What The Cato Corporation's (NYSE:CATO) 27% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

First quarter dividend of US$0.17 announced

The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 24, 2024

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.54 (vs US$0.22 in 1Q 2024)

New minor risk - Market cap size

The Cato Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: US$1.17 loss per share (vs US$0.001 profit in FY 2023)

Cato Corporation: Commercially Doomed But Liquidation Upside Exists

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Third quarter dividend of US$0.17 announced

Cato's Operations Are Eating The Deep Value Play

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Cato: Declining Sales And Widening Losses Could Impact Dividend Payout

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 10.0% yield

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.30 loss per share (vs US$0.21 loss in 3Q 2023)

The Cato Corporation: Pressure On Growth Rates And Profitability Continues

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 8.8% yield

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.17

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.06 (vs US$0.11 loss in 2Q 2023)

The Cato Corporation: A Deep Value Retail Stock With Solid Upside

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 8.6% yield

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.17

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.46 in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.001 (vs US$1.65 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share at 7.6% yield

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.17

Cato declares $0.17 dividend, boosts share repurchase authorization

The Cato Corporation's Fortress Balance Sheet Deserves Attention

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.17

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.17

The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on January 3, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.21 loss per share (vs US$0.39 profit in 3Q 2022)

Insufficient new directors

The Cato Corporation: Cheap Enough To Warrant Attention

Capital Allocation Trends At Cato (NYSE:CATO) Aren't Ideal

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Cato (NYSE:CATO) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.17

the Cato Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend Payable on September 26, 2022

Cato declares $0.17 dividend

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.12 loss per share (vs US$0.62 profit in 2Q 2022)

Cato&nbsp; GAAP EPS of -$0.11, revenue of $196.84M

The Cato Corporation: A Cheap Prospect That Bears Some Long-Term Risk

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

The Cato Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 27, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.48 (vs US$0.92 in 1Q 2022)

Insufficient new directors

The Cato Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 19, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

The Cato Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on April 4, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Insufficient new directors

Cato Corporation: Milk This Rally For All Its Worth

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$0.40 (vs US$0.15 loss in 3Q 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$0.62 (vs US$0.30 loss in 2Q 2021)

Shopping For Value At Cato

Cato GAAP EPS of -$0.11, revenue of $196.84M

Cato reports Q3 results