CATO Scorecard | THE CATO CORPORATION

THE CATO CORPORATION (CATO) Scorecard

2026-Q2: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Lose; EPS growth Lose.
2026-Q1: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Lose; EPS growth Lose.
2025-Q4: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Lose; EPS growth Lose.
2025-Q3: Total return Win; Revenue growth Lose; EPS growth Lose.

40 QUARTERS × 3 ROAST BATTLES

26/120 All 120 Win/Lose results shown below

Every strict quarterly win earns 1 point. A loss, tie, or unavailable scoring value earns 0.

Trailing 1 year (4 quarters): 1 wins, 11 lossesLast fetched: 4 Sept 2026

Complete point ledger

Each cell identifies the missing side explicitly.

Quarter	Total return	Revenue growth	EPS growth
2026-Q20/3	LoseCATO / S&P 14.49% / 15.20%	LoseCATO / S&P 1.97% / 15.00%	LoseCATO / S&P -98.51% / 50.40%
2026-Q10/3	LoseCATO / S&P -8.41% / -4.33%	LoseCATO / S&P 0.73% / 11.30%	LoseCATO / S&P -67.01% / 27.70%
2025-Q40/3	LoseCATO / S&P -26.60% / 2.65%	LoseCATO / S&P -1.05% / 9.00%	LoseCATO / S&P -64.75% / 13.40%
2025-Q31/3	WinCATO / S&P 49.82% / 8.12%	LoseCATO / S&P -4.18% / 4.61%	LoseCATO / S&P 11.11% / 13.45%
2025-Q21/3	LoseCATO / S&P -15.62% / 10.94%	LoseCATO / S&P -7.30% / 4.83%	WinCATO / S&P 57.65% / 10.63%
2025-Q10/3	LoseCATO / S&P -14.62% / -4.27%	LoseCATO / S&P -8.31% / 4.98%	LoseCATO / S&P -17.09% / 10.57%
2024-Q41/3	LoseCATO / S&P -21.84% / 2.41%	LoseCATO / S&P -6.62% / 5.25%	WinCATO / S&P 768.75% / 6.15%
2024-Q31/3	LoseCATO / S&P -6.46% / 5.89%	LoseCATO / S&P -7.31% / 5.89%	WinCATO / S&P 1185.71% / 6.11%
2024-Q21/3	LoseCATO / S&P -1.22% / 4.28%	LoseCATO / S&P -7.11% / 5.38%	WinCATO / S&P 254.17% / 5.12%
2024-Q10/3	LoseCATO / S&P -16.68% / 10.56%	LoseCATO / S&P -6.92% / 5.71%	LoseCATO / S&P -4215369251218784256.00% / 5.59%
2023-Q41/3	LoseCATO / S&P -4.50% / 11.69%	LoseCATO / S&P -5.72% / 6.81%	WinCATO / S&P 14.29% / 7.78%
2023-Q31/3	WinCATO / S&P -2.45% / -3.27%	LoseCATO / S&P -2.71% / 7.52%	LoseCATO / S&P -115.22% / -5.03%
2023-Q20/3	LoseCATO / S&P -7.27% / 8.74%	LoseCATO / S&P -2.29% / 9.50%	LoseCATO / S&P -120.17% / -8.57%
2023-Q10/3	LoseCATO / S&P -3.35% / 7.50%	LoseCATO / S&P -1.18% / 10.77%	LoseCATO / S&P -100.00% / -15.69%
2022-Q40/3	LoseCATO / S&P -0.37% / 7.56%	LoseCATO / S&P 1.02% / 11.88%	LoseCATO / S&P -108.97% / -17.99%
2022-Q30/3	LoseCATO / S&P -16.38% / -4.88%	LoseCATO / S&P 3.40% / 13.47%	LoseCATO / S&P -54.90% / -1.41%
2022-Q21/3	LoseCATO / S&P -19.66% / -16.10%	LoseCATO / S&P 11.05% / 13.71%	WinCATO / S&P 1090.00% / 11.04%
2022-Q11/3	LoseCATO / S&P -13.63% / -4.60%	WinCATO / S&P 34.16% / 15.97%	LoseCATO / S&P -182.09% / 42.23%
2021-Q41/3	LoseCATO / S&P 4.88% / 11.03%	WinCATO / S&P 22.94% / 15.00%	LoseCATO / S&P -188.14% / 96.40%
2021-Q31/3	LoseCATO / S&P -0.94% / 0.58%	WinCATO / S&P 11.95% / 10.77%	LoseCATO / S&P -173.91% / 69.42%
2021-Q21/3	WinCATO / S&P 41.54% / 8.55%	LoseCATO / S&P -1.02% / 6.58%	LoseCATO / S&P -116.67% / 51.81%
2021-Q11/3	WinCATO / S&P 25.13% / 6.17%	LoseCATO / S&P -30.47% / -1.06%	LoseCATO / S&P -237.67% / 7.39%
2020-Q41/3	WinCATO / S&P 22.63% / 12.15%	LoseCATO / S&P -26.33% / -3.72%	LoseCATO / S&P -221.23% / -33.42%
2020-Q30/3	LoseCATO / S&P -4.40% / 8.93%	LoseCATO / S&P -21.28% / -2.04%	LoseCATO / S&P -200.00% / -27.10%
2020-Q20/3	LoseCATO / S&P -23.34% / 20.54%	LoseCATO / S&P -15.52% / -0.46%	LoseCATO / S&P -151.72% / -27.11%
2020-Q11/3	LoseCATO / S&P -37.17% / -19.60%	LoseCATO / S&P -0.60% / 3.47%	WinCATO / S&P 18.70% / -14.75%
2019-Q41/3	LoseCATO / S&P 0.60% / 9.07%	LoseCATO / S&P -2.80% / 5.36%	WinCATO / S&P 89.61% / 2.99%
2019-Q32/3	WinCATO / S&P 45.66% / 1.70%	LoseCATO / S&P -3.03% / 5.02%	WinCATO / S&P 91.67% / 0.21%
2019-Q21/3	LoseCATO / S&P -15.59% / 4.30%	LoseCATO / S&P -3.24% / 6.64%	WinCATO / S&P 169.77% / 8.65%
2019-Q11/3	LoseCATO / S&P 7.51% / 13.65%	LoseCATO / S&P -2.48% / 8.12%	WinCATO / S&P 261.76% / 14.29%
2018-Q41/3	LoseCATO / S&P -30.58% / -13.52%	LoseCATO / S&P -0.89% / 9.05%	WinCATO / S&P 60.42% / 18.23%
2018-Q30/3	LoseCATO / S&P -13.28% / 7.71%	LoseCATO / S&P -2.96% / 10.21%	LoseCATO / S&P 7.46% / 19.06%
2018-Q21/3	WinCATO / S&P 69.33% / 3.43%	LoseCATO / S&P -6.58% / 9.03%	LoseCATO / S&P -66.14% / 14.46%
2018-Q10/3	LoseCATO / S&P -4.82% / -0.76%	LoseCATO / S&P -11.12% / 7.68%	LoseCATO / S&P -80.12% / 12.46%
2017-Q41/3	WinCATO / S&P 22.91% / 6.64%	LoseCATO / S&P -13.03% / 7.03%	LoseCATO / S&P -81.40% / 13.82%
2017-Q30/3	LoseCATO / S&P -22.89% / 4.48%	LoseCATO / S&P -12.58% / 5.68%	LoseCATO / S&P -74.03% / 17.57%
2017-Q20/3	LoseCATO / S&P -18.57% / 3.09%	LoseCATO / S&P -10.52% / 4.83%	LoseCATO / S&P -50.58% / 17.74%
2017-Q10/3	LoseCATO / S&P -26.00% / 6.07%	LoseCATO / S&P -5.39% / 3.67%	LoseCATO / S&P -28.45% / 13.32%
2016-Q41/3	LoseCATO / S&P -7.54% / 3.82%	LoseCATO / S&P -1.56% / 2.09%	WinCATO / S&P 12.17% / 7.05%
2016-Q32/3	LoseCATO / S&P -11.93% / 3.85%	WinCATO / S&P 1.05% / 0.20%	WinCATO / S&P 17.27% / -3.15%

Dividend-reinvested, split-adjusted total return

1Y · 2025-08-29 to 2026-08-27

Metric	CATO total return	S&P 500 Total Return Index
Total return	-35.28%	20.78%
Annualized return	-35.28%	20.78%

5Y · 2021-09-01 to 2026-08-27

Metric	CATO total return	S&P 500 Total Return Index
Total return	-79.71%	83.14%
Annualized return	-27.31%	12.86%

10Y · 2016-09-01 to 2026-08-27

Metric	CATO total return	S&P 500 Total Return Index
Total return	-85.70%	319.30%
Annualized return	-17.68%	15.41%

Calculation rules

window: Latest 40 completed benchmark quarters; unavailable issuer evidence remains visible and scores 0.
return Basis: Issuer adjusted close reinvests distributions and normalizes splits; the S&P 500 Total Return Index is the direct benchmark.
point Rule: Strict same-quarter win = 1. Loss, tie or unavailable evidence = 0. No partial or subjective points.
frequency: Quarter endpoints only.
fundamentals: Trailing-four-quarter issuer revenue and EPS growth use the issuer's normalized government-filed facts.
non Scoring

Snapshot captured 2026-09-04.