Growth Metrics

Macy's (M) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Macy's recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 1195.88% quarter-over-quarter from -$97.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 20.85% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Macy's' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 20.85% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 15.65% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.1 billion, up 15.65% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Macy's, up from -$97.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$424.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $303.2 million and a median of $54.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 399.44% in 2022 and sank 403.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Macy's' Free Cash Flow stood at -$92.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 360.87% to -$424.0 million in 2023, then surged by 30.42% to -$295.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 67.12% to -$97.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 1195.88% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, -$97.0 million, and $255.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Macy's 5.57 Bn 4.33 Bn 3.55 Bn 1.06 Bn
2 Kohls 1.46 Bn 788.72 Mn 1.85 Bn 686.00 Mn
3 Dillard'S 8.79 Mn -1.06 Bn 783.65 Mn 191.61 Mn
4 Loan Artificial Intelligence - - - -37,631.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 1.06 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.06 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 -97.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -97.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 255.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 255.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -164.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -164.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 1.34 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 1.34 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 -295.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -295.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -188.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -188.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 54.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 54.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 1.00 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 1.00 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 -424.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -424.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 73.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 73.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 24.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 24.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 894.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 894.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -92.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -92.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -152.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -152.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 77.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 77.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 1.78 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 1.78 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 -137.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -137.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 390.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 390.00 Mn
May 1, 2021 433.00 Mn
May 1, 2021 433.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2021 357.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2021 357.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 189.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 189.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2020 -33.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2020 -33.00 Mn
May 2, 2020 -202.00 Mn
May 2, 2020 -202.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2020 723.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2020 723.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 -244.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 -244.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 325.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 325.00 Mn
May 4, 2019 -98.00 Mn
May 4, 2019 -98.00 Mn
Feb 2, 2019 1.24 Bn
Feb 2, 2019 1.24 Bn
Nov 3, 2018 -191.00 Mn
Nov 3, 2018 -191.00 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 147.00 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 147.00 Mn
May 5, 2018 264.00 Mn
May 5, 2018 264.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 1.50 Bn
Feb 3, 2018 1.50 Bn
Oct 28, 2017 -213.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2017 -213.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 301.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 301.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 120.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 120.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2017 1.35 Bn
Jan 28, 2017 1.35 Bn
Oct 29, 2016 -410.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2016 -410.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 334.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 334.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 -67.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 -67.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2016 1.62 Bn
Jan 30, 2016 1.62 Bn
Oct 31, 2015 -225.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 -225.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 264.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 264.00 Mn
May 2, 2015 -10.00 Mn
May 2, 2015 -10.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 1.29 Bn
Jan 31, 2015 1.29 Bn
Nov 1, 2014 31.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2014 31.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2014 597.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2014 597.00 Mn
May 3, 2014 23.00 Mn
May 3, 2014 23.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2014 1.30 Bn
Feb 1, 2014 1.30 Bn
Nov 2, 2013 85.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2013 85.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2013 306.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2013 306.00 Mn
May 4, 2013 248.00 Mn
May 4, 2013 248.00 Mn
Feb 2, 2013 1.06 Bn
Feb 2, 2013 1.06 Bn
Oct 27, 2012 -104.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2012 -104.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2012 432.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2012 432.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2012 97.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2012 97.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2012 1.35 Bn
Jan 28, 2012 1.35 Bn
Oct 29, 2011 -155.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2011 -155.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2011 417.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2011 417.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 6.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 6.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2011 1.02 Bn
Jan 29, 2011 1.02 Bn
Oct 30, 2010 -43.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2010 -43.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 371.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 371.00 Mn
May 1, 2010 -185.00 Mn
May 1, 2010 -185.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2010 1.29 Bn
Jan 30, 2010 1.29 Bn
Oct 31, 2009 -129.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 -129.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2009 298.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2009 298.00 Mn
May 2, 2009 -60.00 Mn
May 2, 2009 -60.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2009 1.33 Bn
Jan 31, 2009 1.33 Bn