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Cato EPS CATO

Diluted earnings per share by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Last 12 months, to Aug 1, 2026
−$0.31
Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
$0.06
−83% on a year earlier
Fiscal year 2025
−$0.32

Cato's earnings per share was −$0.31 over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026.

In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $0.06, down 83% on the same quarter a year before.

Earnings per share over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearEPSChange
FY2025−$0.32n/a
FY2024−$0.98n/a
FY2023−$1.16n/a
FY2022$0.00−100%
FY2021$1.63n/a
FY2020−$2.01−238%
FY2019$1.46+19%
FY2018$1.23+297%
FY2017$0.31−82%
FY2016$1.68−30%
FY2015$2.39+12%
FY2014$2.13+15%
FY2013$1.86−12%
FY2012$2.11−5%
FY2011$2.22n/a

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedEPSOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q2 FY26$0.06−83%−$0.31
Q1 FY26$0.47+176%−$0.02
Q4 FY25−$0.56n/a−$0.32
Q3 FY25−$0.28n/a−$0.50
Q2 FY25$0.35+3400%−$1.01
Q1 FY25$0.17−69%−$1.35
Q4 FY24−$0.74n/a−$0.98
Q3 FY24−$0.79n/a−$1.38
Q2 FY24$0.01−83%−$0.89
Q1 FY24$0.54+145%−$0.84
Q4 FY23−$1.14n/a−$1.16
Q3 FY23−$0.30n/a−$0.16

Against its peers

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CATOCato−$0.31
TLYSTilly'S$0.06
DLTHDuluth$0.14
VNCEVince$0.57
ZUMZZumiez$0.74+7300% a year
DBIDesigner Brands$0.28
CTRNCiti Trends$0.83
SHOEShoe Station$0.88−61% a year
GCOGenesco$3.89
Peer median$0.66

What the EPS figure tells you

Net income divided by diluted shares. The denominator of PE.

One-off charges and gains swing it. The TTM view smooths a single odd quarter.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.