GPGrossPatternRESEARCH SYSTEM
SEC CHECK OPERATIONAL
GROSSPATTERN / FUNDAMENTAL STATE / POINT IN TIME

CATO · Jan 31, 2026

CATO CORP. A multidimensional configuration derived from the filing available at this observation—never a composite score or recommendation.

STATE CAPABILITYLEVEL 3[email protected]
Inspectable configuration

State dimensions

Filing0001562762-26-000041General Corporate
Capex intensity25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.58% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation35thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Ratio · gp.fundamentals.operating_cash_flow + gp.fundamentals.revenue

-0.22% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth65thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

0.62% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure0thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

12.80% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin35thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-1.94% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.26% · OPTIONAL · VALID

As-filed lineage

Fundamental state history

Each observation is tied to the filing and facts available at that report date. Amendments remain separate.

History48 statesSelf-history eligible
Period transition

What moved in the state?

Capex Intensity Increased
Previous
0.34%
Current
0.58%
Delta
0.23%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
-7.98%
Current
-0.22%
Delta
7.75%
Growth Decreased
Previous
6.32%
Current
0.62%
Delta
-5.70%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
60.53%
Current
12.80%
Delta
-47.73%
Profitability Increased
Previous
-5.25%
Current
-1.94%
Delta
3.31%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.35%
Current
0.26%
Delta
-0.10%
Self-history only

Previous similar states

Similarity compares compatible valid dimensions from this issuer's own point-in-time history. No market-return claim is attached.

Not enough compatible prior states for a transparent self-history match.
Research Graph

Related governed research

Method Percentiles and historical matches use only observations available at each point in time. Missing dimensions remain missing. Public price outcomes and cross-market analogues are deliberately absent.