Cato Stock Price History
NYSE: CATOConsumer DiscretionaryClothing/Shoe/Accessory StoresUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
CATO price history at a glance
The price history for Cato (CATO) on this page begins on April 20, 1987, when the stock closed at $5.22; it most recently closed at $2.47 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $44.89, reached on February 23, 2015; the latest close is 94.5% below that peak. Across the 38 complete calendar years in the table, CATO finished higher in 21 and lower in 17. Its best year was 1991 (+2063.3%) and its worst was 1990 (-81.0%).
Over roughly 39 years the share price changed -52.7%, a -1.9% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, CATO has lost 43.9%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1987
- $44.89
- Date of high
- Feb 23, 2015
- Low since 1987
- $0.25
- Date of low
- Jan 28, 1991
- 52-week high
- $4.59
- 52-week low
- $2.30
- Last close
- $2.47
CATO returns
1 week
+2.92%
1 month
-0.40%
3 months
-28.82%
6 months
-16.55%
Year to date
-20.06%
1 year
-43.86%
3 years
-65.93%
5 years
-85.51%
CATO price return, excluding dividends.
CATO annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.47 | -17.67% |
| 2025 | 3.00 | -21.67% |
| 2024 | 3.83 | -46.36% |
| 2023 | 7.14 | -23.47% |
| 2022 | 9.33 | -45.63% |
| 2021 | 17.16 | +78.94% |
| 2020 | 9.59 | -44.63% |
| 2019 | 17.32 | +17.66% |
| 2018 | 14.72 | -7.54% |
| 2017 | 15.92 | -47.07% |
| 2016 | 30.08 | -18.31% |
| 2015 | 36.82 | -12.27% |
| 2014 | 41.97 | +30.95% |
| 2013 | 32.05 | +17.06% |
| 2012 | 27.38 | +13.14% |
| 2011 | 24.20 | -11.71% |
| 2010 | 27.41 | +36.64% |
| 2009 | 20.06 | +34.36% |
| 2008 | 14.93 | +2.33% |
| 2007 | 14.59 | -36.32% |
| 2006 | 22.91 | +6.81% |
| 2005 | 21.45 | +11.64% |
| 2004 | 19.21 | +42.18% |
| 2003 | 13.51 | -5.94% |
| 2002 | 14.37 | +4.31% |
| 2001 | 13.77 | +50.25% |
| 2000 | 9.17 | +8.91% |
| 1999 | 8.42 | +28.25% |
| 1998 | 6.56 | +15.81% |
| 1997 | 5.67 | +70.00% |
| 1996 | 3.33 | -35.48% |
| 1995 | 5.17 | +6.90% |
| 1994 | 4.83 | -63.75% |
| 1993 | 13.33 | +27.66% |
| 1992 | 10.44 | +57.98% |
| 1991 | 6.61 | +2063.32% |
| 1990 | 0.3056 | -81.03% |
| 1989 | 1.61 | -12.12% |
| 1988 | 1.83 | -2.94% |
| 1987* | 1.89 | -63.83% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1987; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
CATO daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.36 | 2.48 | 2.33 | 2.47 | +3.78% | |
| 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.34 | 2.38 | +0.42% | |
| 2.39 | 2.38 | 2.35 | 2.37 | -0.84% | |
| 2.39 | 2.40 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 0.00% | |
| 2.37 | 2.40 | 2.37 | 2.39 | -0.42% | |
| 2.43 | 2.44 | 2.38 | 2.40 | +0.42% | |
| 2.39 | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 0.00% | |
| 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.39 | 2.39 | -1.24% | |
| 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 0.00% | |
| 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 2.42 | -1.22% | |
| 2.47 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 2.45 | +0.82% | |
| 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.43 | 2.43 | -1.22% | |
| 2.45 | 2.50 | 2.43 | 2.46 | -0.40% | |
| 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.47 | 2.47 | +0.82% | |
| 2.51 | 2.53 | 2.43 | 2.45 | -2.39% | |
| 2.52 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 2.51 | +5.46% | |
| 2.34 | 2.39 | 2.34 | 2.38 | +1.71% | |
| 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.31 | 2.34 | -2.90% | |
| 2.37 | 2.42 | 2.32 | 2.41 | +1.69% | |
| 2.39 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.37 | -1.66% | |
| 2.42 | 2.46 | 2.38 | 2.41 | -0.41% | |
| 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.37 | 2.42 | -2.42% | |
| 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.45 | 2.48 | -2.36% | |
| 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.54 | 2.54 | -2.31% | |
| 2.60 | 2.61 | 2.58 | 2.60 | 0.00% | |
| 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.60 | 2.60 | -0.76% | |
| 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.61 | 2.62 | +0.38% | |
| 2.65 | 2.71 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 0.00% | |
| 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.56 | 2.61 | -1.51% | |
| 2.66 | 2.70 | 2.63 | 2.65 | -0.38% | |
| 2.75 | 2.78 | 2.65 | 2.66 | -3.97% | |
| 2.78 | 2.80 | 2.77 | 2.77 | -0.72% | |
| 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.77 | 2.79 | 0.00% | |
| 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.79 | 2.79 | -4.45% | |
| 2.88 | 3.04 | 2.88 | 2.92 | -3.95% | |
| 3.35 | 3.50 | 2.78 | 3.04 | -18.93% | |
| 3.52 | 3.78 | 3.44 | 3.75 | +6.23% | |
| 3.30 | 3.63 | 3.27 | 3.53 | +7.95% | |
| 3.32 | 3.39 | 3.20 | 3.27 | -3.82% | |
| 3.37 | 3.42 | 3.36 | 3.40 | +1.80% | |
| 3.30 | 3.37 | 3.30 | 3.34 | +1.52% | |
| 3.33 | 3.36 | 3.23 | 3.29 | +0.61% | |
| 3.32 | 3.35 | 3.23 | 3.27 | -1.51% | |
| 3.35 | 3.45 | 3.27 | 3.32 | +0.30% | |
| 3.26 | 3.36 | 3.26 | 3.31 | +0.30% | |
| 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.27 | 3.30 | -3.79% | |
| 3.35 | 3.43 | 3.35 | 3.43 | +3.00% | |
| 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.30 | 3.33 | -4.03% | |
| 3.48 | 3.53 | 3.42 | 3.47 | +1.46% | |
| 3.40 | 3.43 | 3.33 | 3.42 | +2.70% | |
| 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.30 | 3.33 | +1.22% | |
| 3.43 | 3.49 | 3.11 | 3.29 | -2.37% | |
| 3.26 | 3.40 | 3.19 | 3.37 | +4.98% | |
| 3.31 | 3.44 | 3.18 | 3.21 | -2.73% | |
| 3.23 | 3.44 | 3.23 | 3.30 | +0.92% | |
| 3.33 | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.27 | -2.10% | |
| 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.32 | 3.34 | -1.47% | |
| 3.31 | 3.47 | 3.27 | 3.39 | +2.73% | |
| 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.23 | 3.30 | +2.80% | |
| 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.04 | 3.21 | -3.89% | |
| 3.23 | 3.49 | 3.19 | 3.34 | +3.73% | |
| 3.23 | 3.24 | 3.17 | 3.22 | -0.31% | |
| 3.22 | 3.27 | 3.15 | 3.23 | 0.00% | |
| 3.47 | 3.55 | 3.14 | 3.23 | -6.92% | |
| 3.45 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.47 | +2.97% | |
| 3.13 | 3.47 | 3.13 | 3.37 | +7.67% | |
| 3.26 | 3.26 | 2.94 | 3.13 | -5.44% | |
| 3.32 | 3.41 | 3.24 | 3.31 | +0.30% | |
| 3.36 | 3.46 | 3.25 | 3.30 | -1.49% | |
| 3.30 | 3.47 | 3.23 | 3.35 | +2.13% | |
| 3.29 | 3.62 | 3.19 | 3.28 | +1.23% | |
| 3.19 | 3.24 | 3.19 | 3.24 | +0.31% | |
| 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.19 | 3.23 | -3.29% | |
| 3.21 | 3.34 | 3.16 | 3.34 | +3.73% | |
| 3.19 | 3.27 | 3.13 | 3.22 | +0.63% | |
| 3.20 | 3.37 | 3.17 | 3.20 | -0.93% | |
| 3.19 | 3.23 | 3.13 | 3.23 | +0.94% | |
| 3.29 | 3.37 | 3.18 | 3.20 | -3.03% | |
| 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.24 | 3.30 | +2.48% | |
| 3.23 | 3.28 | 3.19 | 3.22 | -0.62% | |
| 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.13 | 3.24 | +0.31% | |
| 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.19 | 3.23 | +0.94% | |
| 3.22 | 3.23 | 3.14 | 3.20 | 0.00% | |
| 3.17 | 3.21 | 3.14 | 3.20 | +0.95% | |
| 3.18 | 3.32 | 3.13 | 3.17 | -1.86% | |
| 3.29 | 3.42 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 0.00% | |
| 3.16 | 3.43 | 3.12 | 3.23 | +1.57% | |
| 3.28 | 3.51 | 3.18 | 3.18 | -3.05% | |
| 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.19 | 3.28 | -1.80% | |
| 3.14 | 3.42 | 3.09 | 3.34 | +8.09% | |
| 3.14 | 3.15 | 3.02 | 3.09 | -1.59% | |
| 3.24 | 3.38 | 3.12 | 3.14 | -3.09% | |
| 3.31 | 3.40 | 3.12 | 3.24 | -0.61% | |
| 3.13 | 3.33 | 3.11 | 3.26 | +5.50% | |
| 3.00 | 3.18 | 2.98 | 3.09 | +0.65% | |
| 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.07 | 3.07 | -6.40% | |
| 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.18 | 3.28 | -4.93% | |
| 3.06 | 3.73 | 3.02 | 3.45 | +12.75% | |
| 3.06 | 3.30 | 2.97 | 3.06 | -0.97% | |
| 2.95 | 3.16 | 2.92 | 3.09 | +5.10% | |
| 2.94 | 3.20 | 2.83 | 2.94 | 0.00% | |
| 2.90 | 3.05 | 2.86 | 2.94 | +2.80% | |
| 2.94 | 2.98 | 2.85 | 2.86 | -1.38% | |
| 2.94 | 2.98 | 2.88 | 2.90 | -0.34% | |
| 2.93 | 2.94 | 2.86 | 2.91 | 0.00% | |
| 2.87 | 2.95 | 2.86 | 2.91 | +0.69% | |
| 2.92 | 2.94 | 2.88 | 2.89 | -0.34% | |
| 2.88 | 2.92 | 2.84 | 2.90 | +0.69% | |
| 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.86 | 2.88 | -0.69% | |
| 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 2.90 | -3.65% | |
| 2.84 | 3.13 | 2.84 | 3.01 | +5.24% | |
| 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.85 | 2.86 | -0.35% | |
| 2.85 | 2.91 | 2.82 | 2.87 | +2.14% | |
| 2.80 | 2.91 | 2.77 | 2.81 | -1.06% | |
| 2.84 | 2.86 | 2.79 | 2.84 | +0.35% | |
| 2.88 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 2.83 | -2.08% | |
| 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.85 | 2.89 | +0.70% | |
| 2.93 | 2.97 | 2.85 | 2.87 | -3.37% | |
| 2.94 | 2.98 | 2.92 | 2.97 | +2.06% | |
| 2.83 | 2.98 | 2.83 | 2.91 | +4.30% | |
| 2.86 | 2.89 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 0.00% | |
| 3.03 | 3.03 | 2.79 | 2.79 | -6.38% | |
| 2.96 | 3.02 | 2.90 | 2.98 | +1.02% | |
| 2.90 | 2.99 | 2.90 | 2.95 | +2.79% | |
| 2.96 | 3.01 | 2.85 | 2.87 | -2.38% | |
| 3.00 | 3.02 | 2.89 | 2.94 | -0.68% | |
| 3.06 | 3.09 | 2.91 | 2.96 | -2.95% | |
| 3.13 | 3.24 | 2.99 | 3.05 | -1.61% | |
| 3.14 | 3.36 | 3.10 | 3.10 | +1.64% | |
| 2.81 | 3.12 | 2.59 | 3.05 | +7.39% | |
| 2.77 | 2.90 | 2.75 | 2.84 | +2.16% | |
| 2.82 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 2.78 | -2.11% | |
| 2.83 | 2.95 | 2.83 | 2.84 | +0.35% | |
| 2.85 | 2.87 | 2.75 | 2.83 | +1.80% | |
| 2.75 | 2.90 | 2.75 | 2.78 | +1.46% | |
| 2.67 | 2.85 | 2.65 | 2.74 | +3.01% | |
| 2.75 | 2.78 | 2.65 | 2.66 | -3.27% | |
| 2.82 | 2.90 | 2.73 | 2.75 | -0.72% | |
| 2.96 | 2.97 | 2.77 | 2.77 | -5.14% | |
| 2.95 | 3.01 | 2.92 | 2.92 | -0.34% | |
| 2.94 | 3.25 | 2.91 | 2.93 | +1.03% | |
| 2.94 | 3.12 | 2.90 | 2.90 | -0.68% | |
| 2.98 | 3.03 | 2.92 | 2.92 | -2.34% | |
| 3.04 | 3.06 | 2.97 | 2.99 | -0.99% | |
| 3.00 | 3.08 | 2.97 | 3.02 | +0.67% | |
| 2.99 | 3.05 | 2.96 | 3.00 | -1.32% | |
| 3.00 | 3.08 | 2.97 | 3.04 | +2.36% | |
| 2.96 | 3.11 | 2.96 | 2.97 | +0.68% | |
| 3.07 | 3.11 | 2.91 | 2.95 | -5.14% | |
| 3.05 | 3.14 | 3.02 | 3.11 | +1.63% | |
| 3.28 | 3.35 | 3.05 | 3.06 | -6.99% | |
| 3.11 | 3.41 | 2.98 | 3.29 | +5.45% | |
| 3.04 | 3.12 | 2.98 | 3.12 | +5.05% | |
| 2.97 | 3.02 | 2.89 | 2.97 | -1.00% | |
| 2.97 | 3.16 | 2.96 | 3.00 | -0.33% | |
| 3.05 | 3.12 | 2.99 | 3.01 | -1.63% | |
| 3.05 | 3.11 | 2.95 | 3.06 | +0.66% | |
| 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 3.04 | +0.66% | |
| 2.99 | 3.20 | 2.95 | 3.02 | +2.37% | |
| 3.07 | 3.13 | 2.90 | 2.95 | -5.14% | |
| 3.04 | 3.15 | 3.03 | 3.11 | +2.30% | |
| 3.04 | 3.07 | 3.02 | 3.04 | -0.65% | |
| 3.08 | 3.22 | 3.04 | 3.06 | -1.29% | |
| 3.08 | 3.18 | 3.05 | 3.10 | +0.98% | |
| 3.02 | 3.18 | 2.98 | 3.07 | +2.68% | |
| 3.05 | 3.12 | 2.81 | 2.99 | -0.99% | |
| 3.03 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.02 | +0.33% | |
| 3.05 | 3.15 | 3.01 | 3.01 | -0.66% | |
| 3.04 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 3.03 | 0.00% | |
| 3.01 | 3.10 | 2.99 | 3.03 | +1.00% | |
| 3.04 | 3.06 | 2.98 | 3.00 | -0.99% | |
| 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 3.03 | -0.66% | |
| 3.07 | 3.13 | 3.02 | 3.05 | +0.33% | |
| 3.03 | 3.11 | 3.02 | 3.04 | -0.33% | |
| 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.04 | 3.05 | -1.29% | |
| 3.29 | 3.34 | 2.90 | 3.09 | -4.04% | |
| 3.25 | 3.38 | 3.21 | 3.22 | -3.59% | |
| 3.32 | 3.43 | 3.30 | 3.34 | +0.91% | |
| 3.22 | 3.42 | 3.20 | 3.31 | +3.12% | |
| 3.26 | 3.37 | 3.21 | 3.21 | -4.46% | |
| 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.27 | 3.36 | +2.44% | |
| 3.33 | 3.46 | 3.27 | 3.28 | -1.80% | |
| 3.43 | 3.55 | 3.33 | 3.34 | -3.19% | |
| 3.47 | 3.49 | 3.40 | 3.45 | +0.88% | |
| 3.48 | 3.50 | 3.36 | 3.42 | -3.12% | |
| 3.56 | 3.61 | 3.45 | 3.53 | +1.44% | |
| 3.43 | 3.54 | 3.40 | 3.48 | 0.00% | |
| 3.55 | 3.73 | 3.40 | 3.48 | -1.42% | |
| 3.19 | 3.67 | 3.16 | 3.53 | +9.63% | |
| 3.05 | 3.24 | 3.05 | 3.22 | +6.27% | |
| 3.08 | 3.13 | 3.03 | 3.03 | -0.98% | |
| 3.01 | 3.12 | 3.01 | 3.06 | +0.99% | |
| 3.01 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 3.03 | +1.00% | |
| 3.12 | 3.21 | 2.78 | 3.00 | -2.91% | |
| 3.09 | 3.13 | 3.03 | 3.09 | +1.31% | |
| 3.06 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 3.05 | -1.93% | |
| 3.00 | 3.12 | 2.98 | 3.11 | +0.97% | |
| 3.14 | 3.18 | 3.00 | 3.08 | -2.22% | |
| 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.05 | 3.15 | -1.25% | |
| 3.28 | 3.50 | 3.13 | 3.19 | -2.74% | |
| 3.08 | 3.52 | 3.06 | 3.28 | +6.49% | |
| 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.06 | 3.08 | -2.53% | |
| 3.17 | 3.22 | 3.08 | 3.16 | 0.00% | |
| 3.17 | 3.27 | 3.04 | 3.16 | 0.00% | |
| 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.00 | 3.16 | -1.25% | |
| 3.40 | 3.42 | 3.06 | 3.20 | -5.88% | |
| 3.50 | 3.52 | 3.39 | 3.40 | -2.30% | |
| 3.45 | 3.57 | 3.37 | 3.48 | +2.96% | |
| 3.31 | 3.49 | 3.29 | 3.38 | +3.36% | |
| 3.27 | 3.35 | 3.13 | 3.27 | +0.31% | |
| 3.47 | 3.47 | 3.26 | 3.26 | -6.05% | |
| 3.38 | 3.49 | 3.35 | 3.47 | +1.76% | |
| 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.38 | 3.41 | -5.28% | |
| 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.60 | +3.45% | |
| 3.42 | 3.49 | 3.39 | 3.48 | +1.75% | |
| 3.45 | 3.48 | 3.28 | 3.42 | -2.29% | |
| 3.50 | 3.57 | 3.48 | 3.50 | +0.29% | |
| 3.46 | 3.60 | 3.46 | 3.49 | +0.87% | |
| 3.10 | 3.48 | 3.10 | 3.46 | +12.34% | |
| 3.22 | 3.22 | 3.03 | 3.08 | -5.23% | |
| 3.30 | 3.34 | 3.22 | 3.25 | -2.99% | |
| 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.22 | 3.35 | -2.05% | |
| 3.47 | 3.48 | 3.37 | 3.42 | +0.29% | |
| 3.33 | 3.47 | 3.32 | 3.41 | +1.79% | |
| 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.32 | 3.35 | -5.63% | |
| 3.50 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 3.55 | +1.43% | |
| 3.61 | 3.69 | 3.41 | 3.50 | -4.37% | |
| 3.72 | 3.80 | 3.65 | 3.66 | -1.88% | |
| 3.70 | 3.76 | 3.69 | 3.73 | -0.53% | |
| 3.69 | 3.87 | 3.68 | 3.75 | +2.18% | |
| 3.72 | 3.74 | 3.62 | 3.67 | -2.91% | |
| 3.76 | 3.80 | 3.74 | 3.78 | -1.82% | |
| 3.84 | 3.87 | 3.80 | 3.85 | -0.26% | |
| 3.90 | 4.04 | 3.79 | 3.86 | -2.28% | |
| 3.83 | 3.99 | 3.83 | 3.95 | +2.60% | |
| 3.63 | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.85 | +4.62% | |
| 3.82 | 3.90 | 3.65 | 3.68 | -4.66% | |
| 3.94 | 4.04 | 3.82 | 3.86 | -1.78% | |
| 4.33 | 4.44 | 3.68 | 3.93 | -9.86% | |
| 4.29 | 4.46 | 3.92 | 4.36 | +2.11% | |
| 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.19 | 4.27 | -0.93% | |
| 4.27 | 4.33 | 4.09 | 4.31 | +1.89% | |
| 4.10 | 4.59 | 3.91 | 4.23 | +6.02% | |
| 4.04 | 4.28 | 3.95 | 3.99 | -2.21% | |
| 3.92 | 4.11 | 3.92 | 4.08 | +4.88% | |
| 3.87 | 3.94 | 3.67 | 3.89 | 0.00% | |
| 4.08 | 4.09 | 3.83 | 3.89 | -4.89% | |
| 4.20 | 4.21 | 4.06 | 4.09 | -2.15% | |
| 4.18 | 4.23 | 4.16 | 4.18 | -0.48% | |
| 4.29 | 4.30 | 4.16 | 4.20 | -2.10% | |
| 4.39 | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.29 | -2.50% | |
| 4.31 | 4.40 | 4.28 | 4.40 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the CATO chart for longer ranges.