Cato Corporation (CATO) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of January 2026: -0.02x

Cato Corporation (CATO) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of -0.02x as of January 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $-4.71 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($264.11 Million) in one year. See Cato Corporation free cash flow efficiency to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

-0.02x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$-4.71 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$264.11 Million
USD

Data as of

Jan 2026
Most recent filing

Cato Corporation Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (1990–2026)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Cato Corporation across 37 annual periods. Also explore CATO year-over-year net asset growth to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Cato Corporation (1990–2026)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Cato Corporation. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see CATO market cap overview.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2026 -0.01x $-1.46 Million $264.11 Million ▲ +91.9%
2025 -0.07x $-19.75 Million $290.06 Million ▼ -4302.6%
2024 0.00x $477.00K $294.50 Million ▼ -96.0%
2023 0.04x $13.37 Million $326.55 Million ▼ -74.0%
2022 0.16x $59.79 Million $379.57 Million ▲ +276.9%
2021 -0.09x $-30.71 Million $344.95 Million ▼ -161.4%
2020 0.14x $53.40 Million $368.46 Million ▼ -56.2%
2019 0.33x $60.24 Million $182.17 Million ▲ +74.3%
2018 0.19x $35.99 Million $189.72 Million ▼ -41.5%
2017 0.32x $72.13 Million $222.42 Million ▼ -20.6%
2016 0.41x $93.85 Million $229.68 Million ▼ -20.7%
2015 0.51x $117.46 Million $228.08 Million ▲ +14.0%
2014 0.45x $92.96 Million $205.81 Million ▲ +5.3%
2013 0.43x $80.35 Million $187.41 Million ▼ -2.8%
2012 0.44x $81.34 Million $184.41 Million ▲ +9.1%
2011 0.40x $79.48 Million $196.53 Million ▼ -9.4%
2010 0.45x $84.69 Million $189.68 Million ▲ +8.3%
2009 0.41x $71.57 Million $173.54 Million ▼ -3.6%
2008 0.43x $74.16 Million $173.42 Million ▲ +13.3%
2007 0.38x $58.70 Million $155.53 Million ▼ -11.3%
2006 0.43x $70.94 Million $166.69 Million ▼ -2.5%
2005 0.44x $79.85 Million $182.96 Million ▲ +4.5%
2004 0.42x $65.75 Million $157.46 Million ▼ -25.8%
2003 0.56x $63.73 Million $113.25 Million ▲ +16.4%
2002 0.48x $47.06 Million $97.34 Million ▲ +12.9%
2001 0.43x $44.09 Million $102.98 Million ▼ -6.7%
2000 0.46x $44.52 Million $97.01 Million ▼ -3.2%
1999 0.47x $40.90 Million $86.30 Million ▲ +2.2%
1998 0.46x $38.90 Million $83.90 Million ▲ +97.1%
1997 0.24x $15.60 Million $66.30 Million ▼ -4.9%
1996 0.25x $14.90 Million $60.20 Million ▼ -55.7%
1995 0.56x $33.40 Million $59.80 Million ▲ +339.1%
1994 0.13x $6.50 Million $51.10 Million ▼ -67.3%
1993 0.39x $17.10 Million $44.00 Million ▲ +9.3%
1992 0.36x $22.90 Million $64.40 Million ▲ +263.6%
1991 0.10x $6.20 Million $63.40 Million ▲ +103.8%
1990 0.05x $3.20 Million $66.70 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.