Cato reports Q4 net loss of $10.7M; full-year loss narrows to $5.9M

CATO CORP

2025-FY EPS reported -$0.31 revenue$653,812,000

Q4 net loss $10.7M ($0.55 per share) vs loss $14.1M year ago; sales $150.0M, down 3.4%
Full-year net loss $5.9M ($0.31 per share) vs loss $18.1M prior year; sales $646.8M, up 0.7%
Q4 same-store sales flat; full-year same-store sales up 4%.
Gross margin improved to 29.2% in Q4 (from 28.0%) and 33.3% for year (from 32.0%).
Closed 48 stores in 2025; plans to open up to 10 and close up to 40 in 2026.

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Earnings Releases SEC 8-K Item 2.02 confidence 0.95

CATO CORP reported fourth quarter ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $150.0 million, net income ($10.7) million, EPS ($0.55) per diluted share.

Period: fourth quarter ended January 31, 2026
Revenue: $150.0 million
Net income: ($10.7) million
EPS: ($0.55) per diluted share
Result: reported results

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million or ($0.31) per diluted share compared to a net loss of ($18.1) million or ($0.97) per diluted share for 2024. Sales for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2026 were $150.0 million, a decrease of 3.4% from sales of $155.3 million for the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2025. Same-store sales for the fourth quarter were flat compared to 2024. For the year,

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Earnings Releases SEC 8-K Item 2.02 confidence 0.95

CATO CORP reported full-year fiscal 2025 results: revenue $646.8 million, net income ($5.9) million, EPS ($0.31) per diluted share.

Period: full-year fiscal 2025
Revenue: $646.8 million
Net income: ($5.9) million
EPS: ($0.31) per diluted share
Result: reported results

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million for the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2025. Same-store sales for the fourth quarter were flat compared to 2024. For the year, the Company's sales increased 0.7% to $646.8 million from 2024 sales of $642.1 million. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 4% compared to 2024. "Compared to 2024, our fiscal 2025 sales trend was encouraging although 2024 was

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