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Macy's, Inc., an omni-channel retail organization, operates stores, websites, and mobile applications in the United States. It sells a range of merchandise, such as apparel and accessories for men, wo...

12.81 USD
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12.60 - 20.70
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Analysis

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The following section summarizes insights on Macy’s Inc's Return on Common Equity:

Jan 2017Jan 2019Jan 2021Jan 2023Jan 2025-100.0%-50.0%0.0%50.0%

Performance Summary
  • Macy’s's latest twelve months return on common equity is 13.6%
  • Macy’s's return on common equity for fiscal years ending January 2021 to 2025 averaged 0.5%.
  • Macy’s's operated at median return on common equity of 13.6% from fiscal years ending January 2021 to 2025.
  • Looking back at the last 5 years, Macy’s's return on common equity peaked in January 2022 at 46.3%.
  • Macy’s's return on common equity hit its 5-year low in January 2021 of -88.3%.
  • Macy’s's return on common equity decreased in 2021 (-88.3%, -1,103.4%), 2023 (29.8%, -35.8%), and 2024 (1.1%, -96.3%) and increased in 2022 (46.3%, -152.4%) and 2025 (13.6%, +1,122.5%).

How does Macy’s Inc's Return on Common Equity benchmark against competitors?

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Return on Common Equity

A ratio used to measure the return that a firm generates on the book value of common equity.

Definition of Return on Common Equity

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Return on Common Equity is defined as:

Return on Common Equity = Net Income To Common / Average Total Common Equity

Return on Common Equity for Macy’s is calculated as follows:

Net Income [ 582 M ]
(/) Average Equity over Period [ 4.293 B ]
(=) Return on Common Equity [ 13.6% ]

The tables below summarizes the trend in Macy’s’s return on common equity over the last five years:

Fiscal Year Net Income Average Common Equity Return on Common Equity
2021-01-30 -3.944 B 4.465 B −88.3%
2022-01-29 1.43 B 3.087 B 46.3%
2023-01-28 1.146 B 3.852 B 29.8%
2024-02-03 45 M 4.059 B 1.1%
2025-02-01 582 M 4.293 B 13.6%

Return on equity represents the percentage return a company generates on the money shareholders have invested.

The Net Income used in the numerator is often adjusted for one-time and non-recurring items to present a clearer view of future earnings. Since income is earned over the course of a year, we average book value of Common Equity at the start and end of the year for the denominator.

In general, a higher return on equity suggests management is utilizing the capital invested by shareholders efficiently.


Click the link below to download a spreadsheet with an example Return on Common Equity calculation for Macy’s Inc below:

Sector Benchmark Analysis

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-321.9%-221.9%-121.9%66.0%0200400600

The chart above depicts the distribution of return on common equity for companies operating in the Consumer Discretionary sector in the Developed economic region. Over 2,300 companies were considered in this analysis, and 2,216 had meaningful values. The average return on common equity of companies in the sector is -5.0% with a standard deviation of 44.4%.

Macy’s Inc's Return on Common Equity of 13.6% ranks in the 74.6% percentile for the sector. The following table provides additional summary stats:

Return on Common Equity In The Consumer Discretionary Sector
Economic Risk RegionDeveloped
Total Constituents2,308
Included Constituents2,216
Min-326.4%
Max65.5%
Median5.6%
Mean-5.0%
Standard Deviation44.4%

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