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Macy's, Inc.M · shops
GradeElkBsecond fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 29.6, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger
Rank77 of 258
ProfitabilityB/Cpercentile 37.4
SolvencyBpercentile 34.1
Growth and financingCpercentile 53.7
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $16.2B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: distress
Inputs computable12 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 27, 2026196 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$22.792026-10-08; market equity $6.0B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$20$25NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctDB$22.79
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2012E88.9Q5
Apr 21, 2012C/D56.8Q5
May 21, 2012C55.9Q5
Jun 21, 2012C/D56.7Q5
Jul 21, 2012C56.1Q5
Aug 21, 2012C/D57.1Q5
Feb 21, 2013D65.7Q5
Mar 21, 2013C/D60.5Q5
Apr 21, 2013C55.2Q5
Aug 21, 2013C/D61.0Q5
Feb 21, 2014D64.5Q5
Apr 21, 2014C/D60.5Q5
Feb 21, 2015C51.7Q5
Mar 21, 2015C/D58.6Q5
Apr 21, 2015D64.3Q5
Apr 21, 2016E91.8Q5
Apr 21, 2018D76.5Q5
Jun 21, 2018D/E76.6Q5
Jul 21, 2018D76.5Q5
Feb 21, 2019D/E78.0Q5
Nov 21, 2019D76.2Q5
Apr 21, 2020E86.7Q5
Sep 21, 2020D/E82.4Q5
Apr 21, 2021E100.0Q5
Apr 21, 2022C46.2Q5
Apr 21, 2023D70.9Q5
Feb 21, 2024C/D62.8Q5
Apr 21, 2024D64.3Q5
Oct 21, 2024C/D62.1Q5
Mar 21, 2025D74.2Q5
Apr 21, 2026B31.5Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 27, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Macy’s, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a premier omnichannel retail organization that operates 665 stores, websites and mobile applications under three iconic brands: Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury. The Company sells a wide range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods and operates across a broad spectrum that spans from value-conscious, off-price shoppers to premium luxury consumers. Macy’s, Inc.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 37.4
Gross profitability50.9%[1-3]42.6%36.12422026-01-31
Return on invested capital12.9%[4-12]10.9%42.2842026-01-31
Accruals ratio(4.8%)[1,13-15](4.9%)54.22872026-01-31
Gross margin stability, five years0.6 pts[2-3,16-23]1.2 pts17.02192026-01-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 34.1
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-08-01
Altman Z double-primenot computable1.92
one or more required annual facts are missing
Net debt to EBITDA0.62x[4,7,9,24]1.84x30.31002026-01-31
Interest coverage7.41x[4,25]2.26x27.0642026-01-31
Current ratio1.49x[26-27]1.37x44.92952026-01-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 53.7
Revenue growth, three-year compound(3.8%)[2,16,18,20]1.5%70.92692026-01-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound13.3%[14,28-34]5.6%34.21472026-01-31
Reinvestment rate(38.0%)[4-6,24,26-28,35-36]7.3%82.81522026-01-31
Asset growth, three years(1.3%)[1,15,37-38]3.4%66.12722026-01-31
Net share issuance, one year(5.0%)[39-40](0.6%)14.32112026-02-28

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.180; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.

Among 258 Peers [top]

ABCDECOST, Costco Wholesale Corp.; A, percentile 4.7; market equity $420.1B; warnings: fortress balance sheetCOSTAMZN, Amazon COM Inc.; A/B, percentile 20.2; market equity $2.7T; warnings: fortress balance sheetAMZNHD, Home Depot, Inc.; B, percentile 32.3; market equity $294.8BHDTJX, TJX Companies Inc.; C, percentile 43.6; market equity $152.6BTJXWMT, Walmart Inc.; C, percentile 52.9; market equity $877.2BWMTMCD, Mcdonalds Corp.; D, percentile 63.4; market equity $167.6BMCDM 29.6strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
72Hawkins Inc. (HWKN)

Hawkins Inc. (HWKN)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 27.6

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products

market equity $2.7B; last close $128.59

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

27.6B
73Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.0

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $10.7B; last close $162.69

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

28.0Bfortress balance sheet
74Nathans Famous, Inc. (NATH)

Nathans Famous, Inc. (NATH)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.4

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $416.9M; last close $101.82

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

28.4B
75Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC)

Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.8

NYSE · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line

market equity $14.9B; last close $94.66

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

28.8B
76Williams Sonoma Inc. (WSM)

Williams Sonoma Inc. (WSM)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.2

NYSE · Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores

market equity $28.1B; last close $238.79

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs

29.2Bfortress balance sheet
77Macy's, Inc. (M)

Macy's, Inc. (M)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.6

NYSE · Retail-Department Stores

market equity $6.0B; last close $22.79

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

29.6B
78Ingles Markets Inc. (IMKTA)

Ingles Markets Inc. (IMKTA)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.0

Nasdaq · Retail-Grocery Stores

last close $85.52

Warnings: late filer; 10 of 14 inputs

30.0Blate filer
79GAP Inc. (GAP)

GAP Inc. (GAP)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.4

NYSE · Retail-Family Clothing Stores

market equity $8.2B; last close $23.37

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

30.4Bfortress balance sheet
80Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.7

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line

market equity $4.5B; last close $111.58

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

30.7B
81Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.1

NYSE · Retail-Grocery Stores

market equity $693.2M; last close $30.20

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

31.1B
82Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH)

Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.7

NYSE · Retail-Eating Places

last close $366.73

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

31.7B
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesB23.02204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)B29.6258
same exchange, equal sleevesA/B20.9984
sector peers, equal inputsB33.5258

Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month24.7%(0.1%)72hotter than 72 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(13.0%)(24.1%)73closer to its high than 73 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value14.5%5.3%94pricier than 6 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield17.8%4.2%93pricier than 7 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.830.3677pricier than 23 of 100 peers
Sales to price3.661.7575pricier than 25 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(36.5%)(16.7%)13more equity-funded than 13 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return0.240.0272ahead of 72 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $6.0B; EBIT $1.0B; free cash flow $1.1B; book equity $4.9B; sales $21.8B; debt $2.4B; cash $1.3B[41].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9, period end 2026-01-31
Return on assets above zero3.9%✓ pass[13,15]
Operating cash flow above zero$1.4B✓ pass[14]
Return on assets improved0.3 pts✓ pass[13,15,37,42]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$788.0M✓ pass[13-14]
Long-term leverage fell(2.1 pts)✓ pass[1,7,10,15,37]
Current ratio improved5.3 pts✓ pass[26-27,35-36]
No new shares issued(5.0%)✓ pass[39-40]
Gross margin improved(0.4 pts)✗ fail[2-3,16-17]
Asset turnover improved(4.5 pts)✗ fail[2,15-16,37]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$1.3B[43]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$1.8B[14,43-47]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing29
10-Q received Sep 10, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$123.5M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input196

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$16.2B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$21.8B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
3cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$13.5B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
4operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$1.0B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
5pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$849.0M2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
6income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$207.0M2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
7total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$2.4B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
8book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$4.9B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
9cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$1.2B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
10total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$2.8B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
11book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$4.6B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
12cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$1.3B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
13net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$642.0M2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
14operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.4B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
15assetsus-gaap:Assets$16.4B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
16revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$22.3B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
17cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$13.7B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
18revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$23.1B2024-02-032026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
19cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$14.2B2024-02-032026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
20revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$24.4B2023-01-282025-03-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
21cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$15.3B2023-01-282025-03-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
22revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$24.5B2022-01-292024-03-2210-Kfiling · viewer · series
23cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$15.0B2022-01-292024-03-2210-Kfiling · viewer · series
24depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$894.0M2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
25interest expenseus-gaap:InterestExpense$139.0M2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
26current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$6.7B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
27current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$4.5B2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
28capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$373.0M2026-01-312026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
29operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.3B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
30capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$518.0M2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
31operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.3B2024-02-032026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
32capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$631.0M2024-02-032026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
33operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.6B2023-01-282025-03-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
34capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$888.0M2023-01-282025-03-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
35current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$6.5B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
36current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$4.5B2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
37assetsus-gaap:Assets$16.2B2024-02-032025-03-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
38assetsus-gaap:Assets$16.9B2023-01-282024-03-2210-Kfiling · viewer · series
39shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding263,739,4902026-02-282026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
40shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding277,717,6372025-03-012025-03-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
41shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding261,176,6462026-08-292026-09-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
42net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$582.0M2025-02-012026-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
43cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$1.3B2026-08-012026-09-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
44operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$586.0M2026-08-012026-09-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
45operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$292.0M2026-05-022026-06-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series
46operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$247.0M2025-11-012025-12-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
47operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$255.0M2025-08-022026-09-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 29.6 is 9.6 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.