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The Cato Corporation filings document public-company reporting for a NYSE-listed Class A common stock issuer in specialty apparel retail. Current reports on Form 8-K disclose results of operations and financial condition through earnings-release exhibits, including sales, comparable-store sales, margin discussion, expense trends, tax items and store-count changes.
Definitive proxy statements document annual shareholder meeting procedures, voting matters and governance disclosures. The filing record also includes amendments to material-event reports when the company corrects or updates exhibits tied to previously furnished financial-results information.
The Cato Corporation reported much stronger first-quarter results. For the quarter ended May 2, 2026, net income was $9.3 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared with $3.3 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, a year earlier.
Sales were $169.5 million, up 0.7%, and same-store sales increased 3%. Gross margin rose to 37.2% from 35.1%, helped by a pre-tax $5.7 million IEEPA tariff refund, while selling, general and administrative expenses fell to $53.9 million. The company repurchased 107,823 shares, ended the quarter with 1,065 stores, and noted that higher fuel and food prices are pressuring customers’ discretionary income and may hurt future sales.
Shareholders re-elected three directors, approved the advisory vote on executive compensation, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor.
Cato Corp. reports an ownership disclosure by Amit Agarwal. The filing states Mr. Agarwal beneficially owns 1,600,000 shares of Class A common stock, representing 8.90% of that class as of 05/21/2026. The filing shows he has sole voting and dispositive power over those shares.
Cato Corp. Schedule 13G/A reports that Amit Agarwal beneficially owns 1,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 7.78% of the class as stated in Item 4. The filing lists sole voting and dispositive power over the cited shares and is signed on 05/20/2026.
Amit Agarwal reported beneficial ownership of 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Cato Corp., representing 6.7% of that class. The filing is an Amendment No. 9 to a Schedule 13G/A and is signed with a date of 05/05/2026. The filing lists sole voting and dispositive power over the 1,200,000 shares and provides the reporting person’s address as PO BOX 18861, Tampa, FL.
The Cato Corporation is asking shareholders to vote at its May 21, 2026 annual meeting in Charlotte, NC. Owners of 17,910,433 Class A shares (one vote each) and 1,763,652 Class B shares (ten votes each) as of March 23, 2026 may vote.
Shareholders are being asked to elect three directors (Pamela L. Davies, Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy), approve on an advisory basis the executive compensation program, and ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for the year ending January 30, 2027.
The proxy describes a controlled company structure with John P. D. Cato holding all Class B stock and 53.3% of total voting power, a largely independent board and standard NYSE-style committee governance. It highlights a pay-for-performance philosophy, heavy stock ownership requirements and no executive employment or change-in-control cash severance agreements.
In fiscal 2025, no annual bonuses or new equity awards were granted to named executives because performance thresholds were not met, so compensation consisted mainly of salary. CEO total pay was $1,486,624 with a disclosed CEO-to-median employee pay ratio of 100:1.
Cato Corp. files an amended Schedule 13G stating Amit Agarwal beneficially owns 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The filing reports 1,000,000 shares representing 5.56% of the class and shows sole voting and dispositive power over those shares as of 04/08/2026.
The Cato Corporation files its annual report describing its 2025 fiscal year and risk profile as a value-focused specialty apparel retailer. The company operated 1,069 stores across 31 states as of January 31, 2026 and had 17,976,854 Class A and 1,763,652 Class B shares outstanding. Non‑affiliate Class A equity was valued at $46,198,006 as of August 2, 2025. Cato emphasizes off‑mall strip-center locations, private-label merchandise and everyday low prices, with credit card and layaway representing about 6% of fiscal 2025 retail sales. Management details extensive risk factors, including overseas sourcing and freight disruptions, inflation and weak consumer demand, technology and cybersecurity threats, competitive labor markets, and intense retail competition. The report notes reliance on a single distribution center, an asset‑based revolver with restrictive covenants, and that Chairman and CEO John P. D. Cato controls about 53.3% of total voting power, while quarterly dividends were suspended in November 2024.
The Cato Corporation filed an amended report to correct the date on its balance sheet, while reaffirming results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2026.
The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $10.7 million, or ($0.55) per diluted share, improving from a loss of $14.1 million, or ($0.74) per share, a year earlier. Quarterly sales fell 3.4% to $150.0 million, with same-store sales flat. For fiscal 2025, Cato posted a net loss of $5.9 million, or ($0.31) per share, compared with a $18.1 million loss in 2024, as sales inched up to $646.8 million and same-store sales rose 4%. Full-year gross margin increased to 33.3% of sales and SG&A fell to 35.0% of sales, reflecting lower payroll and store-related costs. The company closed 48 stores in 2025, ending the year with 1,069 locations, and plans to open up to 10 and close up to 40 underperforming stores in 2026.
The Cato Corporation reported a net loss of $10.7 million, or ($0.55) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2026, narrowing from a net loss of $14.1 million, or ($0.74) per share, a year earlier. Fourth-quarter sales were $150.0 million, down 3.4% from $155.3 million, with same-store sales flat.
For full-year fiscal 2025, Cato posted a net loss of $5.9 million, or ($0.31) per diluted share, improving from a loss of $18.1 million, or ($0.97), in 2024. Annual sales rose slightly to $646.8 million, and same-store sales increased 4%, while gross margin expanded to 33.3% and SG&A fell to 35.0% of sales.
Cato Corp shareholder Amit Agarwal filed an ownership report with the SEC showing beneficial ownership of 899,000 shares of the company’s Class A common stock, representing 4.99% of that class as of February 7, 2025.
The report states he has sole voting and sole dispositive power over all 899,000 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. It also certifies that the securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing the control of Cato Corp, except for limited activities permitted in connection with director nominations under SEC rules.