Ratios in Focus: Analyzing Macy’s Inc (M)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Abby Carey

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In the latest session, Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) closed at $20.75 up 6.96% from its previous closing price of $19.4. In other words, the price has increased by $6.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.84 million shares were traded. M stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.425.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Macy’s Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.

On September 04, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $14 to $17.

Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on May 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $15 to $14.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 17 ’25 when Kirgan Danielle L. sold 100,000 shares for $17.75 per share. The transaction valued at 1,775,000 led to the insider holds 136,161 shares of the business.

Kirgan Danielle L. bought 50,000 shares of M for $870,000 on Sep 18 ’25. On Sep 11 ’25, another insider, Kirgan Danielle L., who serves as the EVP, Chief HR Officer of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $17.50 each. As a result, the insider received 875,000 and left with 236,161 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, M now has a Market Capitalization of 5571494400 and an Enterprise Value of 10223494144. As of this moment, Macy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.45 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.282.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for M is 1.47, which has changed by 0.1793313 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, M has reached a high of $19.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 48.56%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, M has traded an average of 8.87M shares per day and 6160110 over the past ten days. A total of 268.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 267.69M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.17% stake in the company. Shares short for M as of 1760486400 were 22525990 with a Short Ratio of 2.54, compared to 1757894400 on 25891086. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22525990 and a Short% of Float of 9.62.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for M is 0.72, from 0.712 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03670103. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.85. The current Payout Ratio is 32.41% for M, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 13.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.55, with high estimates of $1.74 and low estimates of $1.09.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.28 and $1.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.96. EPS for the following year is $2.02, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $2.34 and $1.45.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.52B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.6B to a low estimate of $4.43B. As of. The current estimate, Macy’s Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.74BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.32B. There is a high estimate of $7.45B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.04B.

A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for M’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.88B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $22.29BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.36B and the low estimate is $19.24B.

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