Operating Margin in % of CATO CORP from 2017 to Q3 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/annual Operating Margin history and change rate from 2017 to Q3 2025.
  • CATO CORP Operating Margin for the quarter ending 01 Nov 2025 was -2 %, a 49.2% increase year-over-year.
  • CATO CORP annual Operating Margin for 2024 was -4 %, a 60.5% decline from 2023.
  • CATO CORP annual Operating Margin for 2023 was -2 %, 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 +49.2% 03 Aug 2025 01 Nov 2025
Q2 2025 -3 -0 -11.4% 04 May 2025 02 Aug 2025
Q1 2025 -4 -2 -70.7% 02 Feb 2025 03 May 2025
Q4 2024 -4 -2 -60.5% 03 Nov 2024 01 Feb 2025
Q3 2024 -4 -3 -1.8% 04 Aug 2024 02 Nov 2024
Q2 2024 -3 -2 -1.4% 05 May 2024 03 Aug 2024
Q1 2024 -2 -1 -1.3% 04 Feb 2024 04 May 2024
Q4 2023 -2 -2 -4.4% 29 Oct 2023 03 Feb 2024
Q3 2023 -1 -2 -43% 30 Jul 2023 28 Oct 2023
Q2 2023 -1 -3 -1.8% 30 Apr 2023 29 Jul 2023
Q1 2023 -1 -5 -1.3% 29 Jan 2023 29 Apr 2023
Q4 2022 0 -6 -1.1% 30 Oct 2022 28 Jan 2023
Q3 2022 0 -5 -1% 31 Jul 2022 29 Oct 2022
Q2 2022 1 -1 -37.3% 01 May 2022 30 Jul 2022
Q1 2022 3 +5 30 Jan 2022 30 Apr 2022
Q4 2021 5 +18 31 Oct 2021 29 Jan 2022
Q3 2021 4 +15 01 Aug 2021 30 Oct 2021
Q2 2021 2 +9 02 May 2021 31 Jul 2021
Q1 2021 -1 +1 +41.6% 31 Jan 2021 01 May 2021
Q4 2020 -12 -18 -3.4% 01 Nov 2020 30 Jan 2021
Q3 2020 -10 -16 -3.1% 02 Aug 2020 31 Oct 2020
Q2 2020 -6 -12 -2.5% 03 May 2020 01 Aug 2020
Q1 2020 -2 -7 -1.7% 02 Feb 2020 02 May 2020
Q4 2019 5 +1 +31.4% 03 Nov 2019 01 Feb 2020
Q3 2019 5 +2 +53% 04 Aug 2019 02 Nov 2019
Q2 2019 4 +2 +55.1% 05 May 2019 03 Aug 2019
Q1 2019 3 +2 +1.1% 03 Feb 2019 04 May 2019
Q4 2018 3 +2 +1.1% 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 1 04 Feb 2018 05 May 2018
Q4 2017 1 29 Oct 2017 03 Feb 2018

CATO CORP Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 -4 -2 -60.5% 04 Feb 2024 01 Feb 2025
2023 -2 -2 -4.4% 29 Jan 2023 03 Feb 2024
2022 0 -6 -1.1% 30 Jan 2022 28 Jan 2023
2021 5 +18 31 Jan 2021 29 Jan 2022
2020 -12 -18 -3.4% 02 Feb 2020 30 Jan 2021
2019 5 +1 +31.4% 03 Feb 2019 01 Feb 2020
2018 3 +2 +1.1% 04 Feb 2018 02 Feb 2019
2017 1 29 Jan 2017 03 Feb 2018
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.