Genesco (GCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Genesco (GCO) posted Operating Margin of 0.68% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 3.33 percentage points from -2.64% a year earlier and up 3.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Genesco (GCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Operating Margin at Genesco was 1.98%, up 1.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 0.71%, up 0.11 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +6.71 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Genesco's Operating Margin was 0.60% in FY2025 (+1.18 pp), -0.58% in FY2024 (-4.49 pp), 3.91% in FY2023 (-2.51 pp) and 6.42% in FY2022 (+12.43 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -7.39% in fiscal Q2 2024 to a high of 11.46% in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 5.58 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 9.08 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -3.16% (Q1 2027), 6.42% (Q4 2026) and 1.39% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Genesco | 369.83 Mn | 153.14 Mn | 272.12 Mn | 0.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.68% |
| May 2, 2026 | -3.16% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.42% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.39% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -2.64% |
| May 3, 2025 | -5.94% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 6.18% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.71% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -1.96% |
| May 4, 2024 | -7.02% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 5.05% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.87% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -7.39% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -4.76% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 6.87% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.58% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 11.46% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 7.29% |
Genesco Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();