Macy's, Inc.
$23.41-1.8%YTD+17.9%1Y+80.6%
Mentions · last 7 days
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Price updated 1d ago·X counts updated 2d ago
AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Today's AI verdict on what's driving $M, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.
What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
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
No material change from last week — Kohl's value and proprietary brands turnaround is the sole narrative here; consumer trade-down from premium department stores provides a modest structural tailwind, but the execution risk of the turnaround dominates over sector-level catalysts.
What this means for $M
Partial — Department store retailer operating an omnichannel business selling apparel, cosmetics, home goods, and accessories under Macy s and Bloomingdale s; partial earnings exposure to department stores demand dynamics through its product portfolio.
Top industry ETF
$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
+7.7%YTD
+6.2%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
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%
Q2 2025Sep 3, 2025$0.41$0.19+115.8%
Next earningsWed, Sep 2·consensus EPS $0.35
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
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$21.6B$21.5B – $21.7B$2.19$2.14 – $2.285
FY27$21.7B$21.6B – $21.7B$2.20$2.13 – $2.327
FY28$21.4B$21.2B – $21.5B$2.28$2.15 – $2.486
FY29$18.7B$16.9B – $20.6B$2.38$2.26 – $2.512
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.1.1×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.77%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.-2.9%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.+9.6%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 today1.9% 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.β1.455-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.
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
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 268-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 188-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 17 other (6 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 11-K) in window
Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
Digi Power X Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Operational Update and 2027 OutlookShould Value Investors Buy Macy's (M) Stock?There's No Denying Macy's Is a Great Buy Now, but This Stock Could Be an Even Better Buy Over the Next 10 YearsHere's Why Macy's (M) Fell More Than Broader MarketNioCorp Project to Expand Production to 8 Made-in-USA Critical Minerals Over a 40-Year Mine Life with an Estimated $4.1 Billion Pre-Tax NPV8%
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