Cato Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index
Cato Corporation cash flow quality index. Cato Corporation (CATO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 12.61x as of July 2026. Operating cash flow of $14.49 Million exceeds net income of $1.15 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See CATO financial flexibility score to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Cato Corporation (1992–2023)
Cash flow quality index of Cato Corporation from 1992 to 2023. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Cato Corporation across 31 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore how well can Cato Corporation service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Cato Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1992–2023)
Cato Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1992 to 2023. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Cato Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CATO cash generation efficiency.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 461.03x | $13.37 Million | $29.00K | ▲ +28311.0% |
| 2022 | 1.62x | $59.79 Million | $36.84 Million | ▲ +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.49x | $53.40 Million | $35.90 Million | ▼ -24.8% |
| 2019 | 1.98x | $60.24 Million | $30.46 Million | ▼ -53.1% |
| 2018 | 4.21x | $35.99 Million | $8.54 Million | ▲ +175.8% |
| 2017 | 1.53x | $72.13 Million | $47.21 Million | ▲ +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.40x | $93.85 Million | $66.84 Million | ▼ -27.7% |
| 2015 | 1.94x | $117.46 Million | $60.50 Million | ▲ +13.4% |
| 2014 | 1.71x | $92.96 Million | $54.32 Million | ▲ +31.3% |
| 2013 | 1.30x | $80.35 Million | $61.67 Million | ▲ +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.25x | $81.34 Million | $64.83 Million | ▼ -8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.38x | $79.48 Million | $57.74 Million | ▼ -25.6% |
| 2010 | 1.85x | $84.69 Million | $45.77 Million | ▼ -13.0% |
| 2009 | 2.13x | $71.57 Million | $33.63 Million | ▼ -7.3% |
| 2008 | 2.29x | $74.16 Million | $32.32 Million | ▲ +101.1% |
| 2007 | 1.14x | $58.70 Million | $51.45 Million | ▼ -27.9% |
| 2006 | 1.58x | $70.94 Million | $44.83 Million | ▼ -31.0% |
| 2005 | 2.29x | $79.85 Million | $34.84 Million | ▲ +9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.09x | $65.75 Million | $31.39 Million | ▲ +50.6% |
| 2003 | 1.39x | $63.73 Million | $45.83 Million | ▲ +27.3% |
| 2002 | 1.09x | $47.06 Million | $43.09 Million | ▼ -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13x | $44.09 Million | $39.03 Million | ▼ -14.3% |
| 2000 | 1.32x | $44.52 Million | $33.78 Million | ▼ -23.0% |
| 1999 | 1.71x | $40.90 Million | $23.90 Million | ▼ -23.5% |
| 1998 | 2.24x | $38.90 Million | $17.40 Million | ▲ +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.23x | $15.60 Million | $7.00 Million | ▲ +79.5% |
| 1996 | 1.24x | $14.90 Million | $12.00 Million | ▼ -32.7% |
| 1995 | 1.85x | $33.40 Million | $18.10 Million | ▲ +604.1% |
| 1994 | 0.26x | $6.50 Million | $24.80 Million | ▼ -70.7% |
| 1993 | 0.90x | $17.10 Million | $19.10 Million | ▼ -62.9% |
| 1992 | 2.41x | $22.90 Million | $9.50 Million | — |