Macy's Gross Margin Growth & History (M)

Macy's's gross margin was 38.83% for fiscal 2017.

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Macy's annual gross margin history

Macy's annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20172018-02-0338.83%−0.37 pp
20162017-01-2839.20%+0.12 pp
20152016-01-3039.08%−0.92 pp
20142015-01-3140.00%−0.12 pp
20132014-02-0140.12%−0.15 pp
20122013-02-0240.27%−0.13 pp
20112012-01-2840.40%−0.31 pp
20102011-01-2940.71%+0.20 pp
20092010-01-3040.51%+0.81 pp
20082009-01-3139.70%−0.72 pp
20072008-02-0240.42%

Macy's gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Macy's's gross margin decreased from 40.27% to 38.83%, a change of −1.43 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2017, shows 38.15%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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