Growth Metrics

Genesco (GCO) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Genesco has reported Operating Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 6.42% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 23.0% year-over-year to 6.42%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.71%, up 11.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.71%, 11.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 6.42% at Genesco, up from 1.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 11.46% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 7.39% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 1.11% and a median of 1.7% in 2022 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: plummeted -908bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 543bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 4.32% in 2022, then plummeted by -57bps to 1.87% in 2023, then decreased by -9bps to 1.71% in 2024, then fell by -19bps to 1.39% in 2025, then soared by 361bps to 6.42% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for GCO at 6.42% in Q1 2026, 1.39% in Q4 2025, and 2.64% in Q3 2025.