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Macy's, Inc. (M) · Q4 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $24.85 · 2026-11-11
Results Q4 2026 vs Q3 2026 · previous quarter · published 18 Mar 2026 and 11 Feb 2026
Management sounded cautious, though noticeably more positive answering analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
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No financial figures for this pair
Outlook given
2 · How management spoke
Cautious
Among the least upbeat of all company calls
Answers to analysts: very upbeat, and more positive than the script.
Last call it was different: script and answers matched.
3 · What stood out
Figure
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade drew a record 34 million-plus viewers and over 3 billion earned social media impressions, which increased by about 30%.
Valuation
Is Macy's, Inc. undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2026-01-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At −3.9% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $30.62 a share — the stock trades 19% below it. Today's price assumes −6.4% growth a year.
Current price
$24.85
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
-6.4% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$30.62
Buy below
$22.96
Price vs fair value
Undervalued 19%
Price vs buy-below price
Overvalued 8%
Read between the lines
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Key theme
The execution of the Bold New Chapter strategy and a strong balance sheet drove enterprise-wide improvements and measurable traction during the transformation period.
Source quote
“Solid execution of our Bold New Chapter strategy, supported by our strong balance sheet drove enterprise-wide improvements. 2025 was a year of transformation. We're gaining measurable traction and delivering meaningfully positive results.”
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Guidance
Full-year net sales expected at approximately $21.4 billion to $21.65 billion.
Source quote
“With that, for the full year, we expect net sales of approximately $21.4 billion to $21.65 billion.”
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Guidance
Tariffs expected to reduce gross margin by roughly 20 to 30 basis points.
Source quote
“We expect tariff impact to gross margin of roughly 20 to 30 basis points.”
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Fading
Besides revenue market share for SUVs, Macy's' LCV share has gone up 10 basis points also at 51.9% now.
Source quote
“Besides revenue market share for SUVs, our LCV share has gone up 10 basis points also at 51.9% now. New product launches, you've heard about, have done very well. Farm volume up from an export standpoint, 36%.”
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q4 2026. Ring: Q3 2026.
Management was more positive answering analysts than in its script — usually a sign it was comfortable with the details it was asked about.
Sentences that drove the tone
“Bloomingdale's comparable sales rose 9.9%, benefiting from its best holiday result on record, and Bluemercury comparable sales increased 1.3%.”
“In 2025, Bloomingdale's achieved 7.4% comparable sales growth, representing a 490 basis point improvement versus last year and a 1,030 point improvement on a 2-year basis.”
“Bloomingdale's has strong momentum with multiple levers for continued growth.”
Topics
Most discussed now
- Macy's expects gross margin rate to be down in the first quarter and up in the second through fourth quarters.
- New To directing top-down centrally every aspect of the program, Macy's is empowering locally more so in the next tranche of...
- New Revenues included $277 million of other revenue comprised of credit card and...
- New As it relates to Bloomingdale's and Macy's, Macy's is absolutely leaning into newness as well as partnering with the major...
- Together, Macy's is making meaningful progress towards its long-term sustainable profitable growth.
Faded since Q3 2026
- Fading What you see again is a continued strong performance across businesses, and you're seeing contribution from all Macy's' businesses to...
- Fading Farm did have some impairments internationally, and that dragged down the overall number, but domestic operating performance was up 64%.
- Fading The price advantage relatively in less than 4 meter kind of goes away.
- Fading In the segments in which Macy's plays, I don't think the GST arbitrage change is making any difference.
Latest announcements
Official filings, newest first.
- Results of operations · SEC 8-K
- Results of operations · SEC 8-K
- Director or officer change; Shareholder vote results · SEC 8-K
- Director or officer change · SEC 8-K
- Results of operations · SEC 8-K
- Other events · SEC 8-K
- Regulation FD disclosure · SEC 8-K
- Director or officer change · SEC 8-K