What is Macy's's operating cash flow?

Macy's (M) reported operating cash flow of $292M in Q1 2026.

How has Macy's's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Macy's's operating cash flow increased by 556.3% year-over-year, from -$64M to $292M.

What is the long-term trend for Macy's's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Macy's's operating cash flow has grown at a -15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.84B to $1.44B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Macy's M Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.9B+2.1%

Gross profit$2.0B+1.7%

Operating income$112.0M+19.1%

Net income$63.0M+65.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.23+76.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B+38.8%

Total debt$2.4B-12.5%

Total equity$4.8B+8.7%

Total assets$16.3B+1.3%

Cash flow

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CapEx$88.0M-12.0%

Free cash flow$204.0M+224%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.35B+71.1%

Enterprise value$7.49B+32.2%

P/E9.5×+2.9×

P/S0.3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin4.6%+0.8pp

Net margin2.9%+0.5pp

FCF margin6.3%+3.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.4%+1.3pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio1.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Macy's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Macy's’s 10-Q, filed June 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Macy's's operating cash flow?: Macy's (M) reported operating cash flow of $292M in Q1 2026.
How has Macy's's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Macy's's operating cash flow increased by 556.3% year-over-year, from -$64M to $292M.
What is the long-term trend for Macy's's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Macy's's operating cash flow has grown at a -15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.84B to $1.44B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.