---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-26-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CATO"
cik: "0000018255"
company_name: "CATO CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-26T18:00:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T18:03:52.974902+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cato Q1 net income $9.3M ($0.47 EPS) vs $3.3M last year; same-store sales +3%

## Summary
- Net income $9.3M ($0.47 diluted EPS) vs $3.3M ($0.17) prior-year Q1; revenue $169.5M (+0.7%).
- Same-store sales up 3%; gross margin 37.2% (35.1%) boosted by $5.7M pre-tax IEEPA tariff refund claim.
- Company repurchased 107,823 shares during the quarter; store count 1,065 (down 44 YoY).
- Shareholders re-elected three directors, approved executive compensation, and ratified PwC as auditor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-26-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CATO
- cik: 0000018255
- company_name: CATO CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-26T18:00:21+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18255/000156276226000069/0001562762-26-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18255/000156276226000069/cato-20260521.htm

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