The Cato's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.17. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.68. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.00. As of today, The Cato's Dividend Yield % is 13.94%.
Good Sign:
The Cato Corp stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 27.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -13.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Cato was 102.70% per year. The lowest was -37.00% per year. And the median was 9.15% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
The Cato Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Cato's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, The Cato's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Cato Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Cato's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Dividend Yield % falls into.
The Cato Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
The Cato (NYSE:CATO) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
The Cato's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Cato was 340.00. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.83.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
The Cato Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.170
2024-03-25
2024-03-26
2024-04-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.170
2023-12-15
2023-12-18
2024-01-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.170
2023-09-08
2023-09-11
2023-09-25
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.170
2023-06-09
2023-06-12
2023-06-26
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
The Cato's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $4.88.
The Cato's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.68.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of The Cato was 18.26%. The lowest was 0.61%. And the median was 5.71%.
Good Sign:
The Cato Corp stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
The Cato Dividends per Share Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of The Cato's Dividends per Share provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
The Cato Corp operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. Its primary objective is to be the fashion specialty retailer for fashion and value in its markets. The company operates through the following business segments: Retail and Credit. The Retail segment which generates majority revenue offers fashion specialty stores. The Credit segment involves credit card services.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
CATO has been successfully added to your 