Growth Metrics

Genesco (GCO) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Genesco has reported Gross Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 45.89% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Gross Margin at 45.89% for Q1 2026, down 98.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 46.26% (down 92.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 46.26%, down 92.0%.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 was 45.89% at Genesco, down from 46.84% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for GCO hit a ceiling of 48.89% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 45.78% in Q3 2025.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 47.26% (2024), compared with a mean of 47.24%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: surged 306bps in 2022 and later tumbled -246bps in 2023.
  • Genesco's Gross Margin stood at 48.66% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 48.06% in 2023, then decreased by 0bps to 47.84% in 2024, then decreased by -2bps to 46.84% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 45.89% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Gross Margin were 45.89% (Q1 2026), 46.84% (Q4 2025), and 45.78% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.