CATO Dividend History & Yield Analysis

CATO has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
Forward yield
Dividend per share (TTM)
Annualized rate
Payout frequency
Last payment
$0.1700
5-year dividend CAGR
-17.32%
Consecutive growth years

Yields calculated against a market price of $3.27.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2024$0.5100
  • 2023$0.6800
  • 2022$0.6800
  • 2021$0.4500
  • 2020$0.3300
  • 2019$1.32
  • 2018$1.32
  • 2017$1.32
  • 2016$1.29
  • 2015$1.20
  • 2014$1.20
  • 2013$0.2000
  • 2012$2.98
  • 2011$0.8750
  • 2010$0.7200
  • 2009$0.6600
  • 2008$0.6600
  • 2007$0.6450
  • 2006$0.5800
  • 2005$0.5067
  • 2004$0.4568
  • 2003$0.4201
  • 2002$0.3900
  • 2001$0.3150

CATO Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

CATO dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2024-09-012024-09-16$0.1700
2024-06-012024-06-10$0.1700
2024-03-012024-03-25$0.1700
2023-12-012023-12-15$0.1700
2023-09-012023-09-08$0.1700
2023-06-012023-06-09$0.1700
2023-03-012023-03-20$0.1700
2022-12-012022-12-22$0.1700
2022-09-012022-09-09$0.1700
2022-06-012022-06-10$0.1700
2022-03-012022-03-21$0.1700
2021-12-012021-12-17$0.1700
2021-09-012021-09-10$0.1700
2021-06-012021-06-04$0.1100
2020-03-012020-03-06$0.3300
2019-12-012019-12-13$0.3300
2019-09-012019-09-13$0.3300
2019-06-012019-06-07$0.3300
2019-03-012019-03-08$0.3300
2018-12-012018-12-07$0.3300
2018-09-012018-09-14$0.3300
2018-06-012018-06-08$0.3300
2018-03-012018-03-09$0.3300
2017-12-012017-12-08$0.3300
2017-09-012017-09-08$0.3300
2017-06-012017-06-01$0.3300
2017-03-012017-03-02$0.3300
2016-12-012016-12-08$0.3300
2016-09-012016-09-08$0.3300
2016-06-012016-06-02$0.3300
2016-03-012016-03-03$0.3000
2015-12-012015-12-10$0.3000
2015-09-012015-09-10$0.3000
2015-06-012015-06-04$0.3000
2015-03-012015-03-05$0.3000
2014-12-012014-12-11$0.3000
2014-09-012014-09-11$0.3000
2014-06-012014-06-05$0.3000
2014-03-012014-03-06$0.3000
2013-12-012013-12-12$0.0500
2013-09-012013-09-12$0.0500
2013-06-012013-06-06$0.0500
2013-03-012013-03-07$0.0500
2012-12-012012-12-12$2.25
2012-09-012012-09-06$0.2500
2012-06-012012-06-07$0.2500
2012-03-012012-03-01$0.2300
2011-12-012011-12-15$0.2300
2011-09-012011-09-08$0.2300
2011-06-012011-06-09$0.2300
2011-03-012011-03-03$0.1850
2010-12-012010-12-16$0.1850
2010-09-012010-09-09$0.1850
2010-06-012010-06-10$0.1850
2010-03-012010-03-04$0.1650
2009-12-012009-12-17$0.1650
2009-09-012009-09-10$0.1650
2009-06-012009-06-04$0.1650
2009-03-012009-03-05$0.1650
2008-12-012008-12-18$0.1650

Does CATO pay dividends?

Yes. CATO pays on a schedule, most recently $0.1700 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2024-09-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the CATO yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share () by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the CATO DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.