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Macy's (M)


Market Price (10/25/2025): $18.725 | Market Cap: $5.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Broadline Retail

Macy's (M)


Market Price (10/25/2025): $18.725
Market Cap: $5.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Broadline Retail

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 14%, Dividend Yield is 3.9%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 9.3%, FCF Yield is 12%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is 0.0%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 91%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -32%
Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -70%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -3.4%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -4.5%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -1.9%
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 14%, Dividend Yield is 3.9%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 9.3%, FCF Yield is 12%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -32%
2 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is 0.0%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -70%
4 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 91%
5 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -3.4%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -4.5%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -1.9%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

M Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
M Return-31%136%-19%2%-12%15%29%
Peers Return12%6%-16%21%5%4%32%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%15%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
M Win Rate58%83%25%50%42%44% 
Peers Win Rate43%43%33%50%42%64% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
M Max Drawdown-73%-0%-41%-47%-28%-40% 
Peers Max Drawdown-38%-12%-28%-13%-14%-22% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TJX, TGT, OLLI, KSS, BBBY. See M Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/24/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventMS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-71.7%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven253.5%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-75.5%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven308.6%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven345 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-65.8%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven192.4%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-87.8%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven718.8%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven1631 days1480 days

Compare to TJX, TGT, OLLI, KSS, BBBY


In The Past

Macy's's stock fell -71.7% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 11/18/2021. A -71.7% loss requires a 253.5% gain to breakeven.

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About Macy's (M)

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ANF_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025ANFAbercrombie & FitchDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-18.6%-18.6%-22.1%
DECK_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025DECKDeckers OutdoorDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
1.2%1.2%-6.2%
CHH_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CHHChoice Hotels InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-8.4%-8.4%-8.4%
VAC_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025VACMarriott Vacations WorldwideDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
5.1%5.1%-6.1%
FUN_9302025_Short_Squeeze09302025FUNSix Flags EntertainmentSpecialShort Squeeze PotentialShort Squeeze Potential
Has potential for a short squeeze. High short interest, rising short interest and high debt.
9.7%9.7%-11.7%
M_5312023_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG05312023MMacy'sDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
18.0%46.8%-20.3%
M_8312019_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG08312019MMacy'sDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
-6.2%-48.7%-67.3%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ANF_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025ANFAbercrombie & FitchDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-18.6%-18.6%-22.1%
DECK_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025DECKDeckers OutdoorDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
1.2%1.2%-6.2%
CHH_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CHHChoice Hotels InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-8.4%-8.4%-8.4%
VAC_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025VACMarriott Vacations WorldwideDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
5.1%5.1%-6.1%
FUN_9302025_Short_Squeeze09302025FUNSix Flags EntertainmentSpecialShort Squeeze PotentialShort Squeeze Potential
Has potential for a short squeeze. High short interest, rising short interest and high debt.
9.7%9.7%-11.7%
M_5312023_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG05312023MMacy'sDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
18.0%46.8%-20.3%
M_8312019_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG08312019MMacy'sDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
-6.2%-48.7%-67.3%

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Financials

MTJXTGTOLLIKSSBBBYMedian
NameMacy's TJX Comp.Target Ollie's .Kohl's Bed Bath. 
Mkt Price18.72141.9194.26117.1316.388.5756.49
Mkt Cap5.1158.242.97.21.8-7.2
Rev LTM22,70257,925105,6402,44115,8861,12919,294
Op Inc LTM8496,4765,424265521-128685
FCF LTM6034,0412,944144480-113542
FCF 3Y Avg4064,3583,282125543-115475
CFO LTM1,3965,9356,386253907-991,152
CFO 3Y Avg1,3836,1457,4702341,050-871,217

Growth & Margins

MTJXTGTOLLIKSSBBBYMedian
NameMacy's TJX Comp.Target Ollie's .Kohl's Bed Bath. 
Rev Chg LTM-3.4%4.1%-1.5%10.1%-7.2%-26.6%-2.5%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-4.5%5.3%-0.7%11.9%-5.6%-21.3%-2.6%
Rev Chg Q-1.9%6.9%-0.9%17.5%-5.0%-29.1%-1.4%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.4%1.6%-0.2%4.3%-1.2%-9.3%-0.3%
Op Mgn LTM3.7%11.2%5.1%10.9%3.3%-11.3%4.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg4.6%10.7%5.1%10.7%2.7%-8.5%4.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.1%0.2%-0.3%0.2%0.0%1.3%0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM6.1%10.2%6.0%10.4%5.7%-8.8%6.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg5.9%11.2%7.0%10.7%6.2%-6.4%6.6%
FCF/Rev LTM2.7%7.0%2.8%5.9%3.0%-10.0%2.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg1.7%8.0%3.1%5.8%3.2%-8.3%3.1%

Valuation

MTJXTGTOLLIKSSBBBYMedian
NameMacy's TJX Comp.Target Ollie's .Kohl's Bed Bath. 
Mkt Cap5.1158.242.97.21.8-7.2
P/S0.22.70.42.90.1-0.4
P/EBIT6.723.67.827.13.3-7.8
P/E10.331.810.933.78.8-10.9
P/CFO3.626.76.728.42.0-6.7
Total Yield13.6%4.2%13.9%3.0%18.9%-13.6%
Dividend Yield3.9%1.1%4.8%0.0%7.6%-3.9%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg10.6%3.7%5.6%2.4%31.9%-5.6%
D/E1.10.10.50.13.7-0.5
Net D/E0.90.10.40.03.6-0.4

Returns

MTJXTGTOLLIKSSBBBYMedian
NameMacy's TJX Comp.Target Ollie's .Kohl's Bed Bath. 
1M Rtn7.7%1.0%6.7%-13.0%-4.3%-6.6%-1.6%
3M Rtn44.7%12.6%-10.2%-12.4%29.0%-12.6%
6M Rtn71.9%12.9%-0.2%9.2%136.9%-12.9%
12M Rtn27.8%25.8%-34.8%29.1%-8.1%-25.8%
3Y Rtn3.6%110.2%-37.3%102.3%-31.1%-3.6%
1M Excs Rtn6.8%-2.5%5.3%-15.2%-0.8%-8.7%-1.6%
3M Excs Rtn31.6%7.2%-16.8%-22.2%22.3%-7.2%
6M Excs Rtn49.0%-10.1%-23.1%-13.8%114.0%--10.1%
12M Excs Rtn9.3%8.7%-50.5%11.5%-29.9%-8.7%
3Y Excs Rtn-70.2%40.3%-116.9%32.9%-110.7%--70.2%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Single Segment23,86625,449   
Credit card revenues, net  832751771
Home/Other  4,6543,7454,067
Macy's Media Network revenue, net  107  
Men's and Kids  5,2473,4865,628
Women's Accessories, Shoes, Cosmetics and Fragrances  9,3857,2069,454
Women's Apparel  5,1742,9095,411
Total23,86625,44925,39918,09725,331


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date10152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity22,525,990
Short Interest: % Change Since 9302025-1.2%
Average Daily Volume8,488,514
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.65
Basic Shares Quantity271,800,000
Short % of Basic Shares8.3%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
9/3/202520.7%29.0%34.6%
5/28/2025-0.3%-4.6%-6.2%
3/6/2025-0.7%4.6%-13.1%
11/25/2024-2.2%3.9%4.3%
8/21/2024-12.9%-13.4%-12.6%
5/21/20245.1%6.7%-3.1%
11/16/20235.7%17.7%57.6%
8/22/2023-14.1%-17.4%-25.9%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive151712
# Negative8611
Median Positive5.9%7.7%13.3%
Median Negative-2.3%-5.5%-13.1%
Max Positive21.2%34.7%57.6%
Max Negative-14.1%-17.4%-29.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025910202510-Q 8/2/2025
4302025605202510-Q 5/3/2025
1312025321202510-K 2/1/2025
103120241212202410-Q 11/2/2024
7312024904202410-Q 8/3/2024
4302024530202410-Q 5/4/2024
1312024322202410-K 2/3/2024
103120231128202310-Q 10/28/2023
7312023825202310-Q 7/29/2023
4302023606202310-Q 4/29/2023
1312023324202310-K 1/28/2023
103120221130202210-Q 10/29/2022
7312022826202210-Q 7/30/2022
4302022607202210-Q 4/30/2022
1312022325202210-K 1/29/2022
103120211207202110-Q 10/30/2021

Insider Activity

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