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CATO CORP
Retail-Women's Clothing Stores · DE · CIK 18255
Cato Corp operates fashion specialty stores offering quality apparel and accessories at low prices
$64M
Market cap
$3.23
Last close
-3.3%
1D
+0.9%
5D
18K
Volume
Price · last 39 sessions+7.3%
May 4L $2.86 · H $3.45Jun 29
283
Total filings
May 28, 2026
Last filing
01/30
Fiscal year end
10-QFORM 10-QMay 28, 20268-KResults of Operations · Shareholder VoteMay 26, 2026DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 10, 202610-KFORM 10-KMar 25, 20268-K/AResults of OperationsMar 25, 20268-KResults of OperationsMar 23, 202610-QFORM 10QNov 25, 20258-KResults of OperationsNov 24, 202510-QFORM 10-QAug 28, 20258-KResults of OperationsAug 26, 202510-QFORM 10-QMay 29, 20258-KResults of Operations · Shareholder VoteMay 27, 2025DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 10, 202510-KFORM 10-KMar 31, 20258-KResults of OperationsMar 24, 20258-KMaterial Agreement · Agreement TerminatedMar 19, 202510-QFORM 10-QNov 26, 20248-KResults of Operations · Reg FD DisclosureNov 25, 202410-QFORM 10-QAug 29, 20248-KResults of OperationsAug 27, 202410-QFORM 10QMay 30, 20248-K/AShareholder VoteMay 28, 20248-KResults of Operations · Shareholder VoteMay 28, 2024DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 3, 202410-KFORM 10KMar 27, 20248-KResults of OperationsMar 25, 202410-QFORM 10QNov 21, 20238-KResults of OperationsNov 20, 202310-QFORM 10-QAug 23, 20238-KResults of OperationsAug 21, 202310-QFORM 10-QMay 25, 20238-KResults of Operations · Shareholder VoteMay 22, 2023DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 6, 202310-KFORM 10KMar 23, 20238-KCompany UpdateMar 20, 202310-QFORM 10-QNov 22, 20228-KCompany UpdateNov 18, 202210-QFORM 10-QAug 25, 20228-KCompany UpdateAug 22, 202210-QFORM 10-QMay 26, 20228-KMaterial Agreement · Agreement TerminatedMay 23, 2022DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 6, 20228-KChange of ControlMar 31, 2022SC 13GSC 13GMar 30, 202210-KFORM 10-KMar 23, 20228-KResults of OperationsMar 22, 2022SC 13GSC 13GJan 25, 20228-KExecutive ChangeJan 6, 202210-QFORM 10-QNov 19, 20218-KResults of OperationsNov 17, 20218-KReg FD DisclosureAug 27, 202110-QFORM 10-QAug 25, 20218-KResults of OperationsAug 20, 202110-QFORM 10-QMay 27, 20218-KResults of Operations · Shareholder VoteMay 21, 2021DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 8, 202110-KFORM 10-KMar 29, 20218-KResults of OperationsMar 19, 2021SC 13GSC 13GJan 25, 202110-QFORM 10-QNov 24, 20208-KResults of OperationsNov 20, 202010-QFORM 10-QAug 27, 20208-KExecutive Change · Reg FD DisclosureAug 27, 20208-KResults of OperationsAug 24, 202010-QFORM 10-QJun 4, 20208-KExecutive ChangeMay 28, 20208-KShareholder VoteMay 22, 20208-KResults of OperationsMay 22, 20208-KExecutive ChangeMay 4, 2020DEF 14ADEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTApr 9, 20208-KReg FD DisclosureApr 7, 202010-KFORM 10-KMar 27, 20208-KResults of OperationsMar 23, 202010-QFORM-10QNov 26, 20198-KCompany UpdateNov 22, 201910-QFORM-10QAug 30, 20198-KResults of OperationsAug 23, 201910-QFORM 10-QMay 30, 20198-KShareholder VoteMay 24, 20198-KResults of OperationsMay 23, 2019
What Changed
Risk factors · Mar 31, 2025 → Mar 25, 202620 added · 23 removed between the two most recent 10-Ks. The risks a company starts — or stops — disclosing are often the story.
Newly disclosed
- Risks Relating to Accounting and Legal Matters: Our business operations subject us to legal compliance and litigation risks, as well as regulations and regulatory enforcement priorities, which could result in increased costs or liabilities, divert our management’s attention or otherwise adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
- The defense of these claims, even if ultimately successful, may result in costly litigation, and if the Company is not successful in its defense, it could be subject to injunctions and liability for damages or royalty obligations, and the Company’s sales, profitability, cash flows, financial condition and reputation could be adversely affected.
- The use of AI in the development of our products could also cause loss of intellectual property, as well as subject us to risks related to intellectual property infringement or misappropriation, data privacy and cybersecurity.
- There is no guarantee that our use of AI will enhance our technologies, benefit our business operations, or 18 produce apparel and accessories that are preferred by our customers.
- Additionally, AI algorithms or training methodologies may be flawed, and datasets may contain irrelevant, insufficient or biased information, which can cause errors in outputs.
- We are exploring incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into the development of technologies, our business operations and our merchandise.
- AI technology is complex and rapidly evolving and may subject us to significant competitive, legal, regulatory, operational and other risks.
- These laws and regulations could cause us to incur greater compliance costs and limit the use of AI in the development of our products.
- Our competitors may be more successful in their AI strategy and develop superior products with the aid of AI technology.
- References to particular events or contingencies are provided as examples only and should not be interpreted as a complete listing or as any representation about whether or not such events or contingencies have occurred in the past or may occur in the future.
- Any reduction in our customers’ discretionary spending on our products could erode our sales volume and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. 16 Risks Relating to Our Information Technology, Related Systems and Cybersecurity: A failure or disruption relating to our information technology systems could adversely affect our business.
- The United States and other countries may adopt laws and regulations related to AI.
No longer disclosed
- For example, the use of certain commodities in the manufacture of our products and energy we use in our operations may face increased regulation due to climate change or other environmental concerns, which could increase our costs.
- The defense of these claims, even if ultimately successful, may result in costly litigation, and if the Company is not successful in its defense, it could be subject to injunctions and liability for damages or royalty obligations, and the Company’s sales, profitability, cash flows, financial condition and reputation could be adversely affected. 19 Our business operations subject us to legal compliance and litigation risks, as well as regulations and regulatory enforcement priorities, which could result in increased costs or liabilities, divert our management’s attention or otherwise adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
- We have incurred substantial financial commitments and fixed costs related to our retail stores that we will not be able to recover if our stores are not successful and that have resulted in and could result in future impairment charges.
- We are subject to supply chain disruptions affecting transit times and costs, including issues related to a sustained drought in Panama that is causing longer transit times through the Panama Canal and limiting the number of containers on a vessel due to vessel draft restrictions.
- If we are unable to offset the effects of these increased costs to our business by increasing the retail prices of our products, reducing other expenses or otherwise, our business, margins, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
- Furthermore, any failure of or perceived failure by us to comply with any potential future climate change regulatory requirements, including stakeholder expectations regarding the environment, could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.
- The physical effects of climate change such as extreme weather and drought could adversely affect our results of operations, including disrupting our supply chain, the costs of our products and negatively impacting our workforce.
- Tight labor markets have caused wages to increase at the store, distribution center and home office levels, as well as making it more difficult to hire new associates and retain existing associates.
- Risks Relating to Our Information Technology, Related Systems and Cybersecurity: A failure or disruption relating to our information technology systems could adversely affect our business.
- Extreme weather, natural disasters, impacts of climate change, public health threats or similar events have and may continue to adversely affect our sales or operations from time to time.
- If the Company is unable to successfully integrate new businesses into its existing business, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected.
- Existing and increased competition in the women’s retail apparel industry may negatively impact our business, results of operations, financial condition and market share.
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