GROSSPATTERN / FUNDAMENTAL STATE / POINT IN TIME

CATO · Aug 1, 2026

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

STATE CAPABILITYLEVEL 4[email protected]

Inspectable configuration

State dimensions

Filing0001562762-26-000100General Corporate

Capex intensity40thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.81% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation90thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

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

8.75% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth40thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-6.24% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure30thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

49.84% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin35thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-0.37% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity20thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.24% · 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: 0.62%
Current: 0.81%
Delta: 0.19%

Cash Generation Increased

Previous: 4.70%
Current: 8.75%
Delta: 4.05%

Growth Decreased

Previous: 0.51%
Current: -6.24%
Delta: -6.74%

Inventory Pressure Decreased

Previous: 54.05%
Current: 49.84%
Delta: -4.21%

Profitability Decreased

Previous: 5.23%
Current: -0.37%
Delta: -5.61%

Sbc Intensity Decreased

Previous: 0.34%
Current: 0.24%
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.

May 3, 2014

Similarity: 90%
Compared: 4 dimensions
Coverage: 67%

Sbc Intensity 8.9 · Capex Intensity 17.8 · Cash Generation 1.1 · Inventory Pressure 3.3

May 5, 2018

Similarity: 77%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 10.0 · Profitability 38.3 · Sbc Intensity 5.0 · Capex Intensity 40.0 · Cash Generation 5.0 · Inventory Pressure 5.0

May 2, 2026

Similarity: 76%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 20.0 · Profitability 45.0 · Sbc Intensity 15.0 · Capex Intensity 5.0 · Cash Generation 25.0 · Inventory Pressure 15.0

Aug 2, 2025

Similarity: 75%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 40.0 · Profitability 35.0 · Sbc Intensity 0.0 · Capex Intensity 15.0 · Cash Generation 20.0 · Inventory Pressure 20.0

Aug 3, 2024

Similarity: 73%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 15.0 · Profitability 5.0 · Sbc Intensity 10.0 · Capex Intensity 15.0 · Cash Generation 50.0 · Inventory Pressure 35.0

Research Graph

Related governed research

Compared To · SIC 56 family →Analogous To · CATO state analogue 5 →Analogous To · CATO state analogue 3 →Analogous To · CATO state analogue 2 →Analogous To · CATO state analogue 4 →Analogous To · CATO state analogue 1 →Has State · CATO CORP →Transitioned To · CATO Fundamental State →Transitioned To · CATO CAPEX_INTENSITY_INCREASED →Transitioned To · CATO CASH_GENERATION_INCREASED →Transitioned To · CATO GROWTH_DECREASED →Transitioned To · CATO INVENTORY_PRESSURE_DECREASED →

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.