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

CATO · Nov 1, 2025

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

Filing0001562762-25-000278General Corporate
Capex intensity10thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.34% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

-7.98% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth80thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

6.32% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure75thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

60.53% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin20thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-5.25% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity40thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.35% · 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 Decreased
Previous
0.76%
Current
0.34%
Delta
-0.42%
Cash Generation Decreased
Previous
6.67%
Current
-7.98%
Delta
-14.65%
Growth Increased
Previous
4.67%
Current
6.32%
Delta
1.64%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
55.11%
Current
60.53%
Delta
5.42%
Profitability Decreased
Previous
3.13%
Current
-5.25%
Delta
-8.38%
Sbc Intensity Increased
Previous
0.22%
Current
0.35%
Delta
0.13%
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.