M's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 10.
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Up 3% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 28% in the past year.
“The decline was mainly due to store closures at the end of fiscal year 2024”
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 23 |
Tue Dec 15: Ex-dividend, $0.1915 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 4.
After its last 4 reports it closed 0.0% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
M is #2 of 3 by Quality Score among Retail-Department Stores.
Sales over four quarters against a year before: M +0.3%, BURL +11%, KSS -2.9%.
More in Department Stores, on the Consumer Discretionary page
Expected to report Wed Dec 2, before the open (in 30 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“SG&A expense of $1.96 billion increased $16 million, reflecting higher variable costs driven by net sales growth as well as the company's investments in Bold New Chapter initiatives, partially offset by continued cost management efforts.”
M's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales fell 3.9% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Pays $0.77 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | -5.9% | -4.7% | +1.4% |
| Jun 3, 2026 | +1.5% | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| Mar 18, 2026 | +4.0% | +4.7% | +8.6% |
Sales grew in one of the last four years, to $23B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the five years.
Its dividends come to 14% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.77 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $200M a year |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
2 insiders sold $667K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: M is 0.2% of SCHD, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Founded in 1858 and based in New York City, Macy's operates about 430 eponymous stores, 60 stores under the Bloomingdale's (full-price and outlet) and Bloomie's names, and 170 freestanding Bluemercury specialty beauty stores. Macy's also operates e-commerce sites and licenses Bloomingdale's stores in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Women's apparel, accessories, shoes, cosmetics, and fragrances constituted 64% of 2025 net retail sales.
“The Company operates in a highly competitive retail landscape, competing with a broad set of retailers and platforms, including department stores, off-price retailers, specialty retailers, mass merchants, marketplaces and direct-to-consumer brands.”
M scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 3 in Retail-Department Stores by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 3% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 28% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
M scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 3 in Retail-Department Stores by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind M's 10.
2 insiders sold $667K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Paul Griscom, SVP and Controller, who sold $258K on Jun 25. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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