CATO
The Cato Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score CATO yet.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 18x earnings, below its usual 33x. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady, though they disagree widely on how much.
CATO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CATO's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
CATO PE Valuation
CATO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 30x, in its fair range.
CATO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CATO to show an outlook.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE 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.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE has the edge over CATO on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE 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 NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
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.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has the edge over CATO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
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.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with 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.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE 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 the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.