Macy's Inc M

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
55/100
Moderate

Ranked against 167 peers in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary)

About Macy's Inc

Macy's, Inc., an omni-channel retail organization, operates stores, websites, and mobile applications in the United States. It sells a range of merchandise, such as apparel and accessories for men, women, and kids; cosmetics; home furnishings; and other consumer goods under the Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury brands. The company also operates in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and Al Zahra, Kuwait … Full M analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 61.2th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Operating Expense Control OpEx growth is controlled (score 0.62), demonstrating operating leverage.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where M ranks in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary)

Macy's Inc ranks #64 of 168 scored companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) by moat score — the top 38%. The widest moat in the group is Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
60 Arhaus, Inc. ARHS 58/100 Moderate
61 Murphy USA Inc. MUSA 57/100 Moderate
62 Guess?, Inc. GES 57/100 Moderate
63 HOMESTOLIFE LTD HTLM 56/100 Moderate
64 Macy's Inc M 55/100 Moderate
65 Hour Loop, Inc. HOUR 55/100 Moderate
66 RH RH 55/100 Moderate
67 Rocky Brands, Inc. RCKY 55/100 Moderate
68 ATRenew Inc. RERE 55/100 Moderate

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How M scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 59 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 55 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 53 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 59 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 53 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 51 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding M's moat

What is Macy's Inc's moat score?

Macy's Inc (M) scores 55 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #64 of 168 scored companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary), the top 38%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 167 companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary). Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (59/100) and its weakest is Scale & Market Position (51/100).

How does Macy's Inc compare with other Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) companies?

Macy's Inc ranks #64 of 168 scored companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) by moat score. The widest moat in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) is Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are HOMESTOLIFE LTD (HTLM) at 56 just above it and Hour Loop, Inc. (HOUR) at 55 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 167 companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary). The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Macy's Inc scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Macy's Inc?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and M scores: Pricing Power (59), Cost Advantage (55), Customer Stickiness (53), Capital Efficiency (59), Resilience (53), Scale & Market Position (51). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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