Operating Margin of CATO CORP from 03 Feb 2018 to 01 Nov 2025

Taxonomy & unit
ratio: %
Description
The operating margin measures the profit a company makes on a dollar of sales after accounting for the direct costs involved in earning those revenues.
Summary
CATO CORP quarterly and annual Operating Margin in % history and change rate from 03 Feb 2018 to 01 Nov 2025.
  • CATO CORP Operating Margin for the quarter ending 01 Nov 2025 was -2%, a 49% increase year-over-year.
  • CATO CORP annual Operating Margin for 2024 was -4%, a 61% decline from 2023.
  • CATO CORP annual Operating Margin for 2023 was -3%, a 437% decline from 2022.
  • CATO CORP annual Operating Margin for 2022 was 0%, a 109% decline from 2021.
Operating Margin, Quarterly (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Operating Margin, Annual (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Annual Change (%)

CATO CORP Quarterly Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
Q3 2025 -2% +2% +49% 03 Aug 2025 01 Nov 2025
Q2 2025 -4% 0% -11% 04 May 2025 02 Aug 2025
Q1 2025 -5% -2% -71% 02 Feb 2025 03 May 2025
Q4 2024 -4% -2% -61% 03 Nov 2024 01 Feb 2025
Q3 2024 -4% -3% -175% 04 Aug 2024 02 Nov 2024
Q2 2024 -3% -2% -138% 05 May 2024 03 Aug 2024
Q1 2024 -3% -1% -127% 04 Feb 2024 04 May 2024
Q4 2023 -3% -2% -437% 29 Oct 2023 03 Feb 2024
Q3 2023 -2% -2% -4298% 30 Jul 2023 28 Oct 2023
Q2 2023 -1% -3% -185% 30 Apr 2023 29 Jul 2023
Q1 2023 -1% -5% -133% 29 Jan 2023 29 Apr 2023
Q4 2022 0% -6% -109% 30 Oct 2022 28 Jan 2023
Q3 2022 0% -5% -101% 31 Jul 2022 29 Oct 2022
Q2 2022 2% -1% -37% 01 May 2022 30 Jul 2022
Q1 2022 4% +5% 30 Jan 2022 30 Apr 2022
Q4 2021 5% +18% 31 Oct 2021 29 Jan 2022
Q3 2021 5% +15% 01 Aug 2021 30 Oct 2021
Q2 2021 2% +9% 02 May 2021 31 Jul 2021
Q1 2021 -2% +1% +42% 31 Jan 2021 01 May 2021
Q4 2020 -13% -18% -342% 01 Nov 2020 30 Jan 2021
Q3 2020 -11% -16% -307% 02 Aug 2020 31 Oct 2020
Q2 2020 -7% -12% -248% 03 May 2020 01 Aug 2020
Q1 2020 -3% -7% -173% 02 Feb 2020 02 May 2020
Q4 2019 5% +1% +31% 03 Nov 2019 01 Feb 2020
Q3 2019 5% +2% +53% 04 Aug 2019 02 Nov 2019
Q2 2019 5% +2% +55% 05 May 2019 03 Aug 2019
Q1 2019 4% +2% +107% 03 Feb 2019 04 May 2019
Q4 2018 4% +2% +112% 04 Nov 2018 02 Feb 2019
Q3 2018 3% 05 Aug 2018 03 Nov 2018
Q2 2018 3% 06 May 2018 04 Aug 2018
Q1 2018 2% 04 Feb 2018 05 May 2018
Q4 2017 2% 29 Oct 2017 03 Feb 2018

CATO CORP Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 -4% -2% -61% 04 Feb 2024 01 Feb 2025
2023 -3% -2% -437% 29 Jan 2023 03 Feb 2024
2022 0% -6% -109% 30 Jan 2022 28 Jan 2023
2021 5% +18% 31 Jan 2021 29 Jan 2022
2020 -13% -18% -342% 02 Feb 2020 30 Jan 2021
2019 5% +1% +31% 03 Feb 2019 01 Feb 2020
2018 4% +2% +112% 04 Feb 2018 02 Feb 2019
2017 2% 29 Jan 2017 03 Feb 2018
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.