Cato Corporation (CATO) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of July 2026: 0.32x

Cato Corporation (CATO) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.32x as of July 2026, reinvesting $4.67 Million (capex $1.34 Million plus investments $-3.33 Million) from operating cash flow of $14.49 Million. See CATO free cash flow to operating cash ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.32x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$4.67 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$14.49 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$1.34 Million
USD

Cato Corporation Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1990–2024)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Cato Corporation across 34 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Cato Corporation.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Cato Corporation (1990–2024)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Cato Corporation. See Cato Corporation free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2024 67.73x $32.31 Million $477.00K $12.53 Million ▲ +2454.1%
2023 2.65x $35.46 Million $13.37 Million $19.43 Million ▲ +535.9%
2022 0.42x $24.93 Million $59.79 Million $4.11 Million ▲ +4.6%
2020 0.40x $21.28 Million $53.40 Million $8.31 Million ▼ -66.1%
2019 1.18x $70.84 Million $60.24 Million $4.35 Million ▼ -52.8%
2018 2.49x $89.73 Million $35.99 Million $11.10 Million ▲ +355.8%
2017 0.55x $39.45 Million $72.13 Million $27.30 Million ▼ -32.6%
2016 0.81x $76.12 Million $93.85 Million $26.53 Million ▲ +205.8%
2015 0.27x $31.16 Million $117.46 Million $28.90 Million ▼ -28.0%
2014 0.37x $34.23 Million $92.96 Million $31.54 Million ▼ -68.2%
2013 1.16x $93.16 Million $80.35 Million $45.17 Million ▲ +59.3%
2012 0.73x $59.19 Million $81.34 Million $35.89 Million ▲ +195.7%
2011 0.25x $19.56 Million $79.48 Million $19.56 Million ▲ +109.3%
2010 0.12x $9.96 Million $84.69 Million $9.96 Million ▼ -56.7%
2009 0.27x $19.44 Million $71.57 Million $19.44 Million ▲ +9.9%
2008 0.25x $18.33 Million $74.16 Million $18.33 Million ▼ -47.3%
2007 0.47x $27.55 Million $58.70 Million $27.55 Million ▲ +16.8%
2006 0.40x $28.51 Million $70.94 Million $28.51 Million ▲ +26.8%
2005 0.32x $25.30 Million $79.85 Million $25.30 Million ▲ +1.4%
2004 0.31x $20.55 Million $65.75 Million $20.55 Million ▼ -31.2%
2003 0.45x $28.95 Million $63.73 Million $28.95 Million ▼ -16.8%
2002 0.55x $25.68 Million $47.06 Million $25.68 Million ▼ -11.6%
2001 0.62x $27.23 Million $44.09 Million $27.23 Million ▲ +14.7%
2000 0.54x $23.96 Million $44.52 Million $23.96 Million ▲ +63.1%
1999 0.33x $13.50 Million $40.90 Million $13.50 Million ▲ +73.5%
1998 0.19x $7.40 Million $38.90 Million $7.40 Million ▼ -64.7%
1997 0.54x $8.40 Million $15.60 Million $8.40 Million ▼ -14.6%
1996 0.63x $9.40 Million $14.90 Million $9.40 Million ▼ -17.4%
1995 0.76x $25.50 Million $33.40 Million $25.50 Million ▼ -71.1%
1994 2.65x $17.20 Million $6.50 Million $17.20 Million ▲ +495.4%
1993 0.44x $7.60 Million $17.10 Million $7.60 Million ▲ +536.1%
1992 0.07x $1.60 Million $22.90 Million $1.60 Million ▼ -75.9%
1991 0.29x $1.80 Million $6.20 Million $1.80 Million ▼ -78.4%
1990 1.34x $4.30 Million $3.20 Million $4.30 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow