CATO
The Cato Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score CATO yet.
EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 26x earnings, above its usual 16x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
CATO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CATO's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
CATO PE Valuation
CATO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
CATO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CATO to show an outlook.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBAY, with profitability holding steady.
CATO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.30 | +$0.70 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.01 | +$1.33 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.49 | +$0.90 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.00 | -$0.10 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.34 | -$0.49 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.97 | +$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.39 | -$1.23 |
CATO is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.30 per share over the past year, against $2.01 at its worst in early 2021.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over CATO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CATO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $165.5M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $171.1M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $151.7M | -4% |
| Q4 2025 | $155.4M | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $176.5M | +4.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $170.2M | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $157.9M | -9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $146.2M | -7.6% |
CATO's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $166M last quarter, down 6.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.9% | +6.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2% | -4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | -8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | -3.5 points |
CATO's operating margin was −0.4% last quarter, down 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over CATO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over CATO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CATO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $7M | +145% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.6M | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.9M | +$10.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.4M | +555% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.8M | +$5.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.8M | -$12.1M |
CATO has the edge over EBAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY generated $2.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 54% from the year before.
CATO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +182K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +191K shares |
| 3 years | -2% | -395K shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -2.4M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -4.7M shares |
CATO has 19M diluted shares, up 1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $111,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $311,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $60,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $935,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $161,000 |
CATO spent $422,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 84% from the year before.
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has the edge over CATO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
CATO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -10.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -48.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -9.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
CATO has more cash than debt.
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 years a year ago.
CATO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 2.2 | Oversold |
CATO's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
CATO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CATO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
CATO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY is trading at 26x earnings, a 46% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
CATO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.36 | 3.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.77 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.97 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.16 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.98 | 54% below |
CATO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 54% below its 200-week average.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY has the edge over CATO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CATO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.2 | $8.20 | -52% |
| 2021 | $8.20 | $16.9 | +106% |
| 2022 | $16.9 | $9.18 | -46% |
| 2023 | $9.18 | $7.14 | -22% |
| 2024 | $7.14 | $3.93 | -45% |
| 2025 | $3.93 | $3.08 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.08 | $2.27 | -26% |
CATO has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 26% so far in 2026.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has the edge over CATO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.