Macy's (M) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Macy's (M) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.05 for Q1 2026, up 108.94% sequentially from 0.51 in Q4 2025, and up 12.32% YoY from 0.04 in Q1 2025.

Macy's (M) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Macy's has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.05 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 12.32% year-over-year to 0.05 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.19 (down 11.28% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.19, down 11.28% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.05 in Q1 2026 per M's latest filing, from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.88 in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.62 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.1 and a median of 0.03 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 323.09% in 2023, then sank 199.83% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.47 in 2022, then surged by 52.57% to 0.22 in 2023, then advanced by 15.42% to 0.19 in 2024, then plunged by 169.42% to 0.51 in 2025, then jumped by 108.94% to 0.05 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.05, 0.51, and 0.19 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Dillard'S 8.76 Bn 7.34 Bn 718.25 Mn 0.01
2 Macy's 6.16 Bn 4.86 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.25
3 Polibeli 3.96 Bn 3.96 Bn - -
4 Kohls 2.18 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.37 Bn -0.09

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 0.25
Jan 31, 2026 0.05
Nov 1, 2025 -0.51
Aug 2, 2025 0.19
May 3, 2025 -0.31
Feb 1, 2025 0.04
Nov 2, 2024 -0.19
Aug 3, 2024 -0.62
May 4, 2024 0.89
Feb 3, 2024 0.04
Oct 28, 2023 -0.22
Jul 29, 2023 0.62
Apr 29, 2023 1.88
Jan 28, 2023 0.03
Oct 29, 2022 -0.47
Jul 30, 2022 -0.28
Apr 30, 2022 0.58
Jan 29, 2022 0.03
Oct 30, 2021 -0.34
May 2, 2020 -0.58