Macy's (M) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Macy's (M) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.47% for Q1 2026, up 12.59% sequentially from 7.52% in Q4 2025, and up 109.0% YoY from 4.05% in Q1 2025.
Macy's (M) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Macy's has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.47% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 109.0% year-over-year to 8.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 8.47% (up 109.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 8.71%, up 101.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 8.47% in Q1 2026 per M's latest filing, from 7.52% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 22.01% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 1.6% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 10.08% and a median of 8.47% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 5281 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1093 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.48% in 2022, then tumbled by 50 bps to 9.75% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 2.42% in 2024, then soared by 210 bps to 7.52% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 8.47% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.47%, 7.52%, and 6.95% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 9.04% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 8.47% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 7.52% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 6.95% |
| May 3, 2025 | 7.41% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 7.38% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 2.31% |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 2.39% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 9.75% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 9.64% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 12.13% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 13.31% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 19.48% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 19.96% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 22.01% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 18.65% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 14.87% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 9.40% |