# CATO CORP

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cato-corp |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-13T04:46:58.074933+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-13T04:46:58.074933+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: CATO CORP
- Display name: CATO CORP

## Leadership

- John P. D. Cato: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2.
- Bailey W. Patrick: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:3.
- Bryan F. Kennedy, III: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2.
- D. Harding Stowe: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:3.
- Pamela L. Davies: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2.
- Theresa J. Drew: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:3.
- Thomas B. Henson: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:3.
- Charles D. Knight: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2.
- Gordon D. Smith: Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and Store Development Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2.
- John P. D. Cato: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- CATO CORP. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:1.

## Headquarters

- US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:1.

## Published Fact

- US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:1.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cato-corp).
- alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:2: [SEC DEF 14A 0001206774-26-000206](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18255/000120677426000206/cato4585991-def14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:company:1d50f1ce-243b-4ae4-b9b4-082aac65b43e:3: [CATO CORP DEF 14A 2026-04-10](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18255/000120677426000206/cato4585991-def14a.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
- Current index memberships: Unavailable
- Index membership events: Unavailable

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cato-corp)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cato-corp.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cato-corp)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cato-corp?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cato-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp