Macy's, Inc. · Department Stores

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Low riskNext report: Around Dec 2 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Raised its dividend (3.1% yield)
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (229 bought, 222 sold)
Held by Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$23.58-2.1% that day

Company value: $6.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 8.6x; You pay about $9 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.27x; Company value is 0.27 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 3.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 21%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 39%; Debt as a share of company value

From M's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$5.1B+1.2% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $22.8B, up 0.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 5.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of M. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth0% a yearRecently: +0.3% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 3.3%P/E at the end9xToday: 8.6x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$22.8B

Profit in 5 years$683M

Price these guesses point to$24.76+5.0% vs $23.58 todayAbout +1.0% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 9x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.0% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.13.6%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.50x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.2.8%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.1B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-1.6% in 3 years

Revenue: $22.6B; -1.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +5.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.4B; 0.50x equity
Current ratio: 1.49x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.