Cato EV/EBIT CATO

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: n/m; an operating loss
Last meaningful: 16.1×; May 2023
10-year median: 4.9×
10-year range: 0.1× to 114×
Peer median: 10.5×

Cato has no meaningful EV/EBIT today: it made an operating loss of $14.6M over the last twelve months.

It was last meaningful in May 2023, at 16.1×.

On the days it had one over the last ten years, its median was 4.9×, from 0.1× in Apr 2020 to 114× in Nov 2022.

EV/EBIT over time

median 4.9×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2023	16.1×	15.1×	108×
2022	77.2×	2.4×	114×
2021	4.5×	3.4×	9.3×
2020	0.5×	0.1×	4.6×
2019	4.6×	2.7×	6.3×
2018	3.9×	3.4×	17.9×
2017	10.2×	2.9×	10.3×
2016	6.1×	5.3×	8.8×
2015	7.8×	6.8×	11.1×
2014	10.3×	5.9×	10.3×
2013	7.2×	4.5×	8.0×
2012	5.2×	5.1×	6.3×

Against its peers

Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Cato's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
CATOCato	n/m
TLYSTilly'S	83.4×
DLTHDuluth	8.7×
VNCEVince	12.3×
ZUMZZumiez	15.7×
DBIDesigner Brands	6.3×
CTRNCiti Trends	95.0×
SHOEShoe Station	6.7×
GCOGenesco	6.8×
Peer median	10.5×

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.