CATO — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of CATO's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-28 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-25
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +18 | −28 | ~2 | 2 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +1 | −1 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other information | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Legal proceedings
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-28
“approximates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “hopes,” “intends,”
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results
Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
(“fiscal 2025”), as amended or supplemented, and in other reports
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation)
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-25
statements. Forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us as
deterioration in the conditions that drive consumer confidence and spending, including, but not limited to,
prevailing social, economic, political and public health threats and uncertainties, levels
are predominately made in China, will be difficult to source in countries with lower
The method of calculating same-store sales varies across the retail industry.
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-28
15(f)) has occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2026 that has
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-25
evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of November 1,
Risk factors
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-25
the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice