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CATO vs MA // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Cato Corporation (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CATO 0
— MA 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.38 (-0.42%) • MKT CAP: $47.4M
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
macro-sensitivity
0.90
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CATO VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CATO | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.10% | 33.50% | -40.60 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -11.02% | 3.08% | -14.10 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.90% | 57.60% | -59.50 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.90% | 45.60% | -46.50 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | 16.40% | -15.80 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.6 | 68.8 | -28.21 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.4M | $556.88B | -$556.83B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CATO REV | MA REV | CATO GROSS % | MA GROSS % | CATO FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $653.8M | $32.79B | 34.0% | — | -$5.2M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $649.8M | $28.17B | 32.8% | — | -$27.6M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $708.1M | $25.10B | — | — | $477.0K | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CATO // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90