The Cato Corporation (CATO) Stock Total Returns

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Investment Performance

Final Value
$2,569
Total Return
-74.31%
CAGR
-23.80%
Dividends
$1,550.16
Yield on Cost
15.50%

Rolling Returns

1-Month (21 Trading Days)
Average-1.57%
Median-2.76%
Best+64.54%
Worst-51.45%
% of Windows Positive38.5%
1-Year (252 Trading Days)
Average-27.95%
Median-30.96%
Best+34.98%
Worst-56.37%
% of Windows Positive6.6%
3-Year (756 Trading Days)
Average-65.24%
Median-63.80%
Best-43.98%
Worst-81.53%
% of Windows Positive0.0%

Risk Metrics

Maximum Drawdown -85.89%
Average Drawdown -54.64%
Drawdown Duration 1145 Trading Days (Unrecovered)
Sortino Ratio -0.39
Calmar Ratio -0.28
CVaR (5%) -7.08%

Yearly Returns

Year Percentage Abs. Return Dividends Taxes Trans. Costs
2026 partial +8.09% (+20.26% ann.) +$809.06 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2025 -20.77% $2076.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2024 -40.90% $4090.31 $732.33 $146.47 $1.17
2023 -17.97% $1796.98 $746.99 $149.40 $1.19
2022 -42.87% $4286.72 $402.71 $80.54 $0.64
2021 +82.99% +$8299.01 $472.70 $94.54 $0.76
2020 -43.86% $4385.66 $189.66 $37.93 $0.30
2019 +30.79% +$3079.38 $952.32 $190.46 $1.52
2018 -4.50% $449.63 $850.05 $170.01 $1.36
2017 -43.77% $4377.32 $447.57 $89.51 $0.72
2016 -15.83% $1582.95 $354.10 $70.82 $0.57
2015 -10.47% $1047.12 $287.13 $57.43 $0.46
2014 +36.54% +$3653.69 $381.87 $76.37 $0.61
2013 +16.62% +$1662.16 $73.08 $14.62 $0.12
2012 +23.58% +$2357.78 $1252.12 $250.42 $2.00
2011 -9.20% $920.14 $322.55 $64.51 $0.52
2010 +39.92% +$3991.90 $362.37 $72.47 $0.58
2009 +36.92% +$3691.89 $442.57 $88.51 $0.71
2008 -0.29% $28.75 $426.77 $85.35 $0.68
2007 -29.83% $2983.28 $284.08 $56.82 $0.45
2006 +9.05% +$904.69 $272.62 $54.52 $0.44
2005 +13.86% +$1385.62 $265.69 $53.14 $0.43
2004 +44.05% +$4404.86 $337.43 $67.49 $0.54
2003 -2.61% $261.15 $294.73 $58.95 $0.47
2002 +16.76% +$1676.20 $312.06 $62.41 $0.50
2001 +42.12% +$4211.78 $539.93 $107.99 $0.86
2000 +12.10% +$1209.98 $340.54 $68.11 $0.54
1999 +30.54% +$3053.76 $286.39 $57.28 $0.45
1998 +12.29% +$1229.21 $215.02 $43.01 $0.34
1997 +81.02% +$8102.40 $322.72 $64.54 $0.52
1996 -34.23% $3422.55 $207.70 $41.55 $0.34
1995 +8.93% +$892.69 $222.32 $44.46 $0.37
1994 -63.34% $6333.55 $72.72 $14.54 $0.11
1993 +28.10% +$2810.34 $56.24 $11.25 $0.09
1992 +62.54% +$6253.83 $41.42 $8.29 $0.07
1991 +1917.40% +$191739.71 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
1990 -80.06% $8005.73 $55.17 $11.03 $0.10
1989 -10.83% $1083.08 $194.94 $38.99 $0.34
1988 -1.40% $140.07 $189.30 $37.86 $0.34
1987 partial -64.21% (-77.31% ann.) $6421.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Market Regimes

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Regime Period Percentage Annual Abs. Return Dividends Taxes Trans. Costs
Dot-com bubble / TMT mania August 9, 1995 – March 10, 2000 +54.81% +10.00% +$5481.25 $1344.07 $268.85 $2.15
Dot-com bust / post-bubble disinflation scare March 13, 2000 – October 9, 2002 +42.48% +14.75% +$4247.85 $1448.58 $289.72 $2.32
China-WTO / housing-credit / commodity boom October 10, 2002 – October 9, 2007 +116.17% +16.68% +$11617.24 $2526.47 $505.30 $4.04
GFC / deleveraging / dollar shortage October 10, 2007 – March 9, 2009 -32.80% -24.53% $3280.37 $491.27 $98.25 $0.79
Policy-led rebound / euro-sovereign-crisis overlay March 10, 2009 – July 25, 2012 +115.34% +25.51% +$11533.53 $1884.51 $376.90 $3.02
Secular stagnation / QE / low inflation / duration bull July 26, 2012 – February 19, 2020 -14.12% -1.99% $1412.00 $4204.03 $840.80 $6.72
Pandemic shock / liquidity crash February 20, 2020 – March 23, 2020 -31.62% -98.69% $3161.78 $190.97 $38.19 $0.31
Policy bazooka / monetary euphoria March 24, 2020 – November 6, 2020 -41.54% -57.84% $4154.10 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Reopening reflation / fiscal boom / supply bottlenecks November 9, 2020 – November 29, 2021 +117.12% +108.66% +$11712.19 $357.42 $71.49 $0.57
Inflation shock / duration crash / aggressive tightening November 30, 2021 – November 9, 2022 -31.33% -32.90% $3132.74 $419.12 $83.82 $0.67
Disinflation rebound / AI-led narrow bull / higher-for-longer November 10, 2022 – September 17, 2024 -52.79% -33.30% $5278.97 $1260.98 $252.20 $2.02
Disinflationary easing / resilient growth / AI capex under oil-shock test partial September 18, 2024 – June 3, 2026 -25.28% -15.71% $2527.96 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Dividend History

Annual Dividends Per Share
TTM Yield
Consecutive Years Paid
current
Consecutive Years of Growth
current

Date Per Share Yield %
1988-03-09 $0.0089 0.42%
1988-06-08 $0.0089 0.44%
1988-09-02 $0.0089 0.67%
1988-12-12 $0.0089 0.44%
1989-03-06 $0.0089 0.46%
1989-06-05 $0.0089 0.41%
1989-09-08 $0.0089 0.41%
1989-12-13 $0.0089 0.50%
1990-03-05 $0.0089 0.73%
1992-06-02 $0.0089 0.16%
1992-09-08 $0.0089 0.12%
1992-12-15 $0.0089 0.09%
1993-03-09 $0.0089 0.07%
1993-06-01 $0.0164 0.12%
1993-09-07 $0.0167 0.11%
1993-12-14 $0.0167 0.12%
1994-03-08 $0.0167 0.12%
1994-05-31 $0.0267 0.33%
1994-09-06 $0.0267 0.38%
1994-12-13 $0.0267 0.65%
1995-03-07 $0.0267 0.63%
1995-06-15 $0.0267 0.49%
1995-09-07 $0.0267 0.55%
1995-12-14 $0.0267 0.59%
1996-03-14 $0.0267 0.46%
1996-05-30 $0.0267 0.51%
1996-09-12 $0.0267 0.60%
1996-12-19 $0.0267 0.80%
1997-03-13 $0.0267 0.71%
1997-05-29 $0.0267 0.82%
1997-09-11 $0.0267 0.40%
1997-12-18 $0.0267 0.48%
1998-03-12 $0.0300 0.36%
1998-05-28 $0.0300 0.32%
1998-09-10 $0.0333 0.42%
1998-12-17 $0.0333 0.48%
1999-03-11 $0.0367 0.54%
1999-06-03 $0.0500 0.55%
1999-09-09 $0.0500 0.50%
1999-12-16 $0.0500 0.61%
2000-03-09 $0.0667 0.91%
2000-06-08 $0.0667 0.91%
2000-09-07 $0.0667 0.84%
2000-12-20 $0.0833 0.88%
2001-03-15 $0.0833 0.82%
2001-06-07 $0.0900 0.67%
2001-09-13 $0.1350 1.09%
2001-09-17 $0.0900 0.73%
2001-12-20 $0.0900 0.74%
2002-03-07 $0.0900 0.67%
2002-06-06 $0.1000 0.58%
2002-09-12 $0.1000 0.78%
2002-12-19 $0.1000 0.69%
2003-03-13 $0.1000 0.91%
2003-06-05 $0.1067 0.76%
2003-09-11 $0.1067 0.73%
2003-12-18 $0.1067 0.81%
2004-03-11 $0.1067 0.80%
2004-06-10 $0.1167 0.80%
2004-09-09 $0.1167 0.85%
2004-12-16 $0.1167 0.62%
2005-03-10 $0.1167 0.57%
2005-06-09 $0.1300 0.68%
2005-09-08 $0.1300 0.66%
2005-12-15 $0.1300 0.56%
2006-03-09 $0.1300 0.66%
2006-06-08 $0.1500 0.67%
2006-09-07 $0.1500 0.65%
2006-12-14 $0.1500 0.62%
2007-03-08 $0.1500 0.72%
2007-06-07 $0.1650 0.75%
2007-09-06 $0.1650 0.76%
2007-12-20 $0.1650 1.10%
2008-03-06 $0.1650 1.05%
2008-06-05 $0.1650 1.07%
2008-09-11 $0.1650 0.91%
2008-12-18 $0.1650 1.15%
2009-03-05 $0.1650 1.23%
2009-06-04 $0.1650 0.82%
2009-09-10 $0.1650 0.90%
2009-12-17 $0.1650 0.84%
2010-03-04 $0.1650 0.81%
2010-06-10 $0.1850 0.79%
2010-09-09 $0.1850 0.77%
2010-12-16 $0.1850 0.66%
2011-03-03 $0.1850 0.76%
2011-06-09 $0.2300 0.89%
2011-09-08 $0.2300 0.94%
2011-12-15 $0.2300 0.95%
2012-03-01 $0.2300 0.85%
2012-06-07 $0.2500 0.83%
2012-09-06 $0.2500 0.84%
2012-12-12 $2.2500 7.62%
2013-03-07 $0.0500 0.20%
2013-06-06 $0.0500 0.20%
2013-09-12 $0.0500 0.18%
2013-12-12 $0.0500 0.16%
2014-03-06 $0.3000 1.06%
2014-06-05 $0.3000 1.03%
2014-09-11 $0.3000 0.86%
2014-12-11 $0.3000 0.75%
2015-03-05 $0.3000 0.69%
2015-06-04 $0.3000 0.80%
2015-09-10 $0.3000 0.87%
2015-12-10 $0.3000 0.78%
2016-03-03 $0.3000 0.82%
2016-06-02 $0.3300 0.86%
2016-09-08 $0.3300 1.00%
2016-12-08 $0.3300 1.08%
2017-03-02 $0.3300 1.34%
2017-06-01 $0.3300 1.64%
2017-09-08 $0.3300 2.46%
2017-12-08 $0.3300 2.10%
2018-03-09 $0.3300 2.72%
2018-06-08 $0.3300 1.36%
2018-09-14 $0.3300 1.54%
2018-12-07 $0.3300 2.20%
2019-03-08 $0.3300 2.36%
2019-06-07 $0.3300 2.56%
2019-09-13 $0.3300 1.87%
2019-12-13 $0.3300 1.78%
2020-03-06 $0.3300 2.40%
2021-06-04 $0.1100 0.68%
2021-09-10 $0.1700 1.03%
2021-12-17 $0.1700 1.08%
2022-03-21 $0.1700 1.09%
2022-06-10 $0.1700 1.42%
2022-09-09 $0.1700 1.73%
2022-12-22 $0.1700 1.84%
2023-03-20 $0.1700 1.97%
2023-06-09 $0.1700 2.04%
2023-09-08 $0.1700 2.21%
2023-12-15 $0.1700 2.39%
2024-03-25 $0.1700 3.01%
2024-06-10 $0.1700 2.80%
2024-09-16 $0.1700 3.70%
Total 136 payments

Portfolio Dividend Returns

Based on $10,000 initial investment, 20% tax rate, 0.2% transaction cost. Showing 2021-06-03 to 2026-06-03. Change
Date Total Yield Tax Trans. Cost Shares Bought
2021-06-04 $67.90 $13.58 $0.11 3.3925
2021-09-10 $105.52 $21.10 $0.17 5.2553
2021-12-17 $106.41 $21.28 $0.17 5.3365
2022-03-21 $107.32 $21.46 $0.17 5.5854
2022-06-10 $108.27 $21.65 $0.17 7.6427
2022-09-09 $109.56 $21.91 $0.17 9.0089
2022-12-22 $111.10 $22.22 $0.18 9.8336
2023-03-20 $112.77 $22.55 $0.18 10.3368
2023-06-09 $114.52 $22.90 $0.18 11.3586
2023-09-08 $116.46 $23.29 $0.19 12.3641
2023-12-15 $118.56 $23.71 $0.19 13.6393
2024-03-25 $120.88 $24.18 $0.19 18.1065
2024-06-10 $123.95 $24.79 $0.20 17.6724
2024-09-16 $126.96 $25.39 $0.20 22.4754
Total $1550.16 $310.03 $2.48 152.0080

All calculations use split-adjusted closing prices. Dividends are reinvested on the ex-dividend date at that day's closing price.

For each rolling window, returns are calculated at every possible starting point:

return = (value[i] ÷ value[i − windowSize] − 1) × 100

Windows
1-month = 21 trading days, 1-year = 252 trading days, 3-year = 756 trading days.
Statistics
Average: arithmetic mean. Median: middle value when sorted. Best / Worst: max and min. % Positive: share of windows with return > 0.

The series is segmented by calendar year:

return = (endValue ÷ startValue − 1) × 100

startValue is the last value of the prior year (or the first value for the initial year). Partial first/last years are flagged. Dividends, taxes, and transaction costs are scaled proportionally to the initial investment.

SD

CAGR 0.49% Total 4.87% Final $10,487
2016-10-04 — 2026-06-03
BLK

CAGR 19.12% Total 10526.34% Final $1,062,634
1999-10-01 — 2026-06-03
INTT

CAGR 2.82% Total 123.99% Final $22,399
1997-06-17 — 2026-06-03