Genesco (GCO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Genesco (GCO) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.51% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 12.22 percentage points from -4.71% a year earlier and up 3.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Genesco (GCO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Genesco reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.38%, up 5.76 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +11.90 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -3.38% in FY2025 (-0.52 pp), -2.86% in FY2024 (-14.75 pp), 11.89% in FY2023 (-7.75 pp) and 19.65% in FY2022 (+29.16 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 47.97 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022, against a drop of 17.93 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 3.52% (Q1 2027), 2.46% (Q4 2026) and 0.01% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,979.57 Bn | 2,476.24 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 23.14% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 350.34 Bn | 343.58 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 93.32% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 150.76 Bn | 128.31 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 57.63% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 130.11 Bn | 123.07 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Carvana | 80.38 Bn | 71.27 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 43.59% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 76.38 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 40.76% |
| 7 | Target | 73.52 Bn | 68.11 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 25.85% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 71.92 Bn | 71.02 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.04 Bn | 50.89 Bn | 3.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | Genesco | 397.86 Mn | 181.16 Mn | 272.12 Mn | -4.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -4.41% |
| May 2, 2026 | -8.78% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -4.71% |
| May 3, 2025 | -2.95% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -3.55% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -4.97% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -0.11% |
| May 4, 2024 | -3.98% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -3.04% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.95% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 12.33% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 16.99% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 18.54% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.44% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 19.22% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 24.26% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 20.18% |
API Access
Genesco Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();