Cato Corp (CATO) · Peers
Cato against the 23 other companies here in its SEC industry, SIC 56xx (the wider group: its own four-digit code has fewer than five). Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 24, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | CATO | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $43.85M | median $388.55M | 20 of 23 |
| P/E | 481.8× | median 16.3× | 1 of 16 |
| EV/EBITDA | -14.8× | median 9.1× | 20 of 20 |
| P/S | 0.1× | median 0.4× | 21 of 23 |
| FCF yield | -2.5% | median 4.0% | 19 of 23 |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | median 37.2% | 16 of 23 |
| Operating margin | -1.1% | median 2.6% | 19 of 24 |
| Net margin | 0.0% | median 3.0% | 17 of 24 |
| ROIC | -6.6% | median 13.9% | 19 of 23 |
| ROE | 0.1% | median 17.0% | 17 of 22 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | -4.0% | median -1.9% | 16 of 23 |
| Current ratio | 1.3× | median 1.5× | 15 of 24 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.3% | median 0.6% | 20 of 24 |
| Share count change | -2.4% | median -0.2% | 17 of 24 |
Green where Cato is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATOCato Corp | $43.85M | P/E 481.8× | -6.6% | 4.2 |
| TJXThe TJX Companies Inc | $162.76B | P/E 28.1× | 77.5% | 6.6 |
| ROSTRoss Stores Inc | $75.99B | P/E 32.8× | 66.8% | 6.7 |
| GAPGAP Inc | $8.32B | P/E 8.7× | 39.7% | 7.6 |
| URBNUrban Outfitters Inc | $7.41B | P/E 15.7× | 22.2% | 7.2 |
| VSXYVictoria's Secret & Co. | $6.94B | P/E 32.9× | 16.4% | 5.4 |
| ANFAbercrombie & Fitch Co | $6.81B | P/E 13.8× | 75.2% | 8.3 |
| BOOTBoot Barn Holdings, Inc. | $3.69B | P/E 15.2× | 20.4% | 7.4 |
| AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters Inc | $3.01B | P/E 10.7× | 17.5% | 7.3 |
| BKEBuckle Inc | $2.40B | P/E 10.8× | 129.7% | 7.7 |
| GCOGenesco Inc | $412.07M | P/E 21.2× | 4.2% | 6.1 |
| CTRNCiti Trends Inc | $403.50M | P/E 33.4× | 19.3% | 6.3 |
| SHOEShoe Station Group Inc. | $373.60M | P/E 10.0× | 7.1% | 6.3 |
| DBIDesigner Brands Inc. | $341.67M | P/E 32.2× | 8.0% | 5.8 |
| LELands’ End Inc | $300.95M | P/E – | 0.4% | 5.5 |
| ZUMZZumiez Inc | $235.54M | P/E 16.3× | 9.4% | 6.2 |
| CURVTorrid Holdings Inc. | $233.38M | P/E – | 34.0% | 4.0 |
| VNCEVince Holding Corp. | $165.22M | P/E 18.2× | 11.4% | 4.9 |
| DLTHDuluth Holdings Inc. | $138.85M | P/E – | -3.0% | 5.7 |
| TLYSTilly's, Inc. | $138.55M | P/E – | -10.2% | 5.0 |
| DXLGDestination XL Group, Inc. | $27.08M | P/E – | -18.8% | 3.8 |
| PLCEChildrens Place, Inc. | $23.79M | P/E – | – | 3.4 |
| DBGIDigital Brands Group, Inc. | $2.20M | P/E – | -110.4% | 1.9 |
| JEM707 Cayman Holdings Ltd. | – | P/E – | -291.5% | 3.3 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.