Growth Metrics

Macy's (M) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Macy's' Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 0.02%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.03%, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.0% at Macy's, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.08% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.02% (2021), against an average of 0.03%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Sales surged 121bps in 2021 before it decreased -7bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.08% in 2021, then plummeted by -73bps to 0.02% in 2022, then plummeted by -58bps to 0.01% in 2023, then dropped by -28bps to 0.01% in 2024, then tumbled by -66bps to 0.0% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for M's Return on Sales are 0.0% (Q4 2025), 0.02% (Q3 2025), and 0.01% (Q2 2025).