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Macy's, Inc.

$M·$6.0B·Department Stores·Consumer Cyclical
$23.01+1.6%YTD+3.5%1Y+26.6%
Price updated 14h ago·X counts updated 2d ago
MM
$MMacy's, Inc.
$23.01+1.63%545 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $M on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

545X posts · last 7 days
Sep 11Sep 27
Chatter Meter
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How loud $M's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 62% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data14 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-28

This M thread is entirely a Solana memecoin $M/EP callout parade, with the same telegram calls quoting 4x, 5x, 6.7x, 7.5x and 11.9x gains from a ~$20k mcap entry. It's not the Macy's stock — no fundamental discussion, just influencer P&L brags around a $34k-$93k market cap microcoin.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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Comeback attemptStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-09-28

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

Macy's Bold New Chapter strategy is quietly driving sales growth — a boring retail turnaround the market keeps refusing to underwrite.

Macy's is the largest US mid-tier department-store chain — Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Bluemercury — running a multi-year store-rationalization plan called Bold New Chapter. The stock is flat YTD but up 33% over 12 months as the plan quietly compounds.

  • The economics are steadier than the tape implies: Q1 revenue grew 2% YoY to $4.9B at 1.6% operating margin, and the trailing-twelve-month P/E is a modest 10.5x — a real business earning real money, just not much growth on top.
  • The 22% free-cash-flow yield is the actual story: buybacks and a well-covered dividend give this a bond-like return profile in an environment where retail names are being priced as terminal — the market is treating a functioning company like a wind-down.
  • Bold New Chapter is showing up: management says the strategy is driving sales growth at retained stores, and the mid-September investor conference reaffirmed the plan — a slow-burn catalyst that keeps the story going without needing a headline.

Fiscal Q3 earnings on Dec 2 is where the tape has to see either accelerating comps or a raised guide to break the range — a beat on Bold New Chapter stores plus holiday-quarter visibility restarts the story; another in-line print and the stock keeps drifting mid-range.

What to watch: Fiscal Q3 earnings on Dec 2 — a beat on Bold New Chapter store comps plus a raised holiday-quarter guide restarts the story; another in-line print and the stock stays range-bound.

On the calendar: 2026-12-02 — Q3 FY26 earnings

bold new chapterhigh fcf yieldrange bound

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Department store retailer operating an omnichannel business selling apparel, cosmetics, home goods, and accessories under Macy s and Bloomingdale s.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Department Stores sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $M.

Department Stores · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Structural secular decline from e-commerce and off-price competition persists.

What this means for $M

Neutral — Department store retailer operating an omnichannel business selling apparel, cosmetics, home goods, and accessories under Macy s and Bloomingdale s.

Top industry ETF

$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
-4.3%YTD
-4.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
10.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
22.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
14.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
36.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.63$0.37+70.0%
Q1 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.13$0.03+324.3%
Q4 2025Mar 18, 2026$1.67$1.53+9.2%
Q3 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.09$-0.13+168.8%
Next earningsWed, Dec 2·consensus EPS $-0.19

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.9B+2.1%41.5%1.6%$0.24$204.0M
Q4 FY25$7.9B-1.1%26.7%9.3%$1.87$1.2B
Q3 FY25$4.9B+0.2%41.9%0.9%$0.04$-101.0M
Q2 FY25$5.0B-1.9%42.0%3.1%$0.32$240.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$21.6B$21.5B – $21.7B$2.19$2.14 – $2.285
FY27$21.8B$21.7B – $21.8B$2.32$2.28 – $2.367
FY28$21.6B$21.5B – $21.6B$2.38$2.24 – $2.507
FY29$20.5B$18.2B – $22.0B$2.52$2.40 – $2.643

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.65%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-1.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+6.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 258.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.435-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 25Paul GriscomSVP and Controller10.1K sh$258KSellJun 24Edwards Thomas Jr.CFO16.4K sh$409KSellApr 6Danielle L. KirganEVP, Chief HR Officer10.0K sh$179KSellApr 6Paul GriscomSVP and Controller745 sh$13KSellApr 6Antony SpringCEO50.0K sh$897KSellApr 6Olivier BronCEO7.2K sh$130KSellApr 6Tracy M PrestonEVP, CLO & Corporate Secretary5.3K sh$94K
+ 16 other (10 awards · 6 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 188-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Macy's 2026 Annual Meeting on May 15, 2026 approved the Amended and Restated 2024 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (effective May 15, 2026), which had been approved by the Board on March 26, 2026 subject to shareholder approval. Equity plan expansion at Macy's; plan details in the definitive proxy.

+ 12 other (5 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 11-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Kohl's vs. Macy's: Which Struggling Retailer Can Still Afford Its Dividend?247wallst.com·2d agoMacy's (M) Could Be a Great Choicezacks.com·4d agoMacy's rival might nab coveted ad space on corner of NYC flagship, setting up potential legal fightnypost.com·6d agoEncouraging High-Pressure Slurry Ablation Test Results at Myriad's Copper Mountain Uranium Projectnewsfilecorp.com·7d agoMacy's Says Bold New Chapter Strategy Is Driving Sales Growth at Investor Conferencemarketbeat.com·13d ago

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