Growth Metrics

Macy's (M) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Macy's' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.08% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 0.08%, up 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.08%, 5.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.08% at Macy's, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.22% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.34% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.08% (2021), against an average of 0.08%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 54bps in 2021 against a maximum downside of -37bps in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.15% in 2021, then soared by 31bps to 0.19% in 2022, then tumbled by -50bps to 0.1% in 2023, then plummeted by -75bps to 0.02% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 210bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for M's Return on Capital Employed are 0.08% (Q4 2025), 0.07% (Q3 2025), and 0.07% (Q2 2025).