Cato Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Cato Corp's operations generated −$1.5m of cash; it spent $3.8m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$5.2m. It returned $995,000 through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Cato Corp: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jan 2010	2011Jan 2011	2012Jan 2012	2013Feb 2013	2014Feb 2014	2015Jan 2015	2016Jan 2016	2017Jan 2017	2018Feb 2018	2019Feb 2019	2020Feb 2020	2021Jan 2021	2022Jan 2022	2023Jan 2023	2024Feb 2024	2025Feb 2025	2026Jan 2026	LTMAug 2026
Cash from operations	85	79	81	79	93	117	94	72	36	60	53	−31	60	13	0	−20	−1	5
Depreciation and amortisation	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	20	16	15	15	12	11	10	10	10	9
Stock-based pay	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	2	2	2
Capital spending	10	20	36	45	32	29	27	27	11	4	8	14	4	19	13	8	4	4
Free cash flow	75	60	45	34	61	89	67	45	25	56	45	−45	56	−6	−12	−28	−5	2
Free cash flow after stock pay	73	58	43	31	58	85	63	41	21	51	40	−49	52	−9	−16	−30	−7	−0
Dividends paid	19	21	26	87	6	34	34	35	34	33	33	8	10	14	14	11	0	—
Share buybacks	0	6	11	0	6	42	6	43	39	13	10	20	22	15	3	4	1	0

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Cato Corp: cash flow statement, quarterly
Quarter	2025 Q3Nov 2024	2025 Q4Feb 2025	2026 Q1May 2025	2026 Q2Aug 2025	2026 Q3Nov 2025	2026 Q4Jan 2026	2027 Q1May 2026	2027 Q2Aug 2026
Cash from operations	−22	−6	4	12	−12	−5	8	14
Depreciation and amortisation	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Stock-based pay	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
Capital spending	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Free cash flow	−24	−8	3	10	−13	−6	7	13
Free cash flow after stock pay	−25	−9	3	10	−13	−6	6	13

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Cato Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cato Corp.