GCO Consumer Cyclical

Genesco Inc.

$36.53-2.90%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Country: United States
Market cap: 395.3M USD
Enterprise value: 360.1M USD
Full-time employees: 4,800

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.81 vs a peer median of 0.63)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.81 vs peers 0.63)

Ranks #510 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 34%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $39M vs $54M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jan 2026.
Over three fiscal years Genesco recorded $39M of stock-based pay expense and spent $54M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Genesco recorded $39M of stock-based pay expense and spent $54M repurchasing shares.
Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.
Genesco made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jan 2023: revenue +2.1%, operating profit −81%.
Since FY Jan 2023, Genesco's revenue changed +2.1% while operating profit fell 81%: costs rose faster than sales.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 177% of reported profit.
Genesco's free cash flow is 177% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

59/ 100

Oct 5 59 → Nov 4 59

Valuation

Is the price right?

96/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Share count down 2.6%

Valuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EBITDA yield
▲ Earnings yield
▲ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield10.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 1.87Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield28.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile50% base weight · Z-score 4.05Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield18.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 2.30Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield140.9%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

74/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a loss to a profit33% base weight · Z-score 3.48Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth1.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.45Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth3.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.11Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

35/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin2.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.95Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets2.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.21Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital7.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.01Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin47.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity7.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.81

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.80Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.58×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.19Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.03×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.23Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Genesco

Is Genesco getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Sep 10, 2026) got stronger: share count down 2.6%. Its overall score is unchanged at 59/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Genesco valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 96/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 28.2% vs a peer median of 8.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).EBITDA yield 28.2% vs peers 8.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).
Is Genesco growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 74/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. 3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).
How profitable is Genesco?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 35/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 2.0% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 78% of peers).Operating margin 2.0% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 78% of peers).
How risky is Genesco?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.03× vs a peer median of 0.46× (stronger than 92% of peers).Debt / equity 0.03× vs peers 0.46× (stronger than 92% of peers). Beta 1.81 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.81 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026 · filed Sep 10, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended May 2, 2026

Got stronger

Share count down 2.6%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	2.4B USD	2.4B USD	−0.7%
Net income (12 months)	19.7M USD	41.6M USD	+111.5%
Operating margin	1.2%	2.0%	+0.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	85.5M USD	73.8M USD	−13.6%
Debt	45.3M USD	15.8M USD	−65.2%
Cash	27.1M USD	57.1M USD	+110.7%
Shares outstanding	11.1M	10.8M	−2.6%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Apparel Retail companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jan 2022	FY Jan 2023	FY Jan 2024	FY Jan 2025	FY Jan 2026	Change
Gross margin	48.8%	47.6%	47.3%	47.2%	46.3%	▼ 0.9 pts
Operating margin	6.4%	3.9%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	▲ 0.1 pts
Net margin	4.7%	3.0%	-0.7%	-0.8%	0.5%	▲ 1.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	7.4%	4.9%	-1.3%	-1.4%	1.0%	▲ 2.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	19.1%	11.8%	-2.9%	-3.5%	2.3%	▲ 5.8 pts
Free cash flow margin	7.7%	-9.4%	1.5%	2.0%	3.4%	▲ 1.4 pts
Current ratio	1.64×	1.59×	1.59×	1.60×	1.64×	▲ 2.5%
Quick ratio	1.00×	0.32×	0.40×	0.48×	0.49×	▲ 1.5%
Debt to equity	0.03×	0.07×	0.06×	0.00×	0.01×	—
Interest coverage	63.55×	31.93×	-1.73×	—	—	—

GCO price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.81 vs a peer median of 0.63)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.81 vs peers 0.63)

Ranks #510 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 34%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $39M vs $54M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jan 2026.

Over three fiscal years Genesco recorded $39M of stock-based pay expense and spent $54M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Genesco recorded $39M of stock-based pay expense and spent $54M repurchasing shares.

Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.

Genesco made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jan 2023: revenue +2.1%, operating profit −81%.

Since FY Jan 2023, Genesco's revenue changed +2.1% while operating profit fell 81%: costs rose faster than sales.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 177% of reported profit.

Genesco's free cash flow is 177% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Genesco

Is Genesco getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Sep 10, 2026) got stronger: share count down 2.6%. Its overall score is unchanged at 59/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Genesco valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 96/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 28.2% vs a peer median of 8.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).EBITDA yield 28.2% vs peers 8.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).

Is Genesco growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 74/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. 3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).

How profitable is Genesco?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 35/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 2.0% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 78% of peers).Operating margin 2.0% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 78% of peers).

How risky is Genesco?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.03× vs a peer median of 0.46× (stronger than 92% of peers).Debt / equity 0.03× vs peers 0.46× (stronger than 92% of peers). Beta 1.81 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.81 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

2.4B USD

2.4B USD

−0.7%

Net income (12 months)

19.7M USD

41.6M USD

+111.5%

Operating margin

1.2%

2.0%

+0.8 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

85.5M USD

73.8M USD

−13.6%

Debt

45.3M USD

15.8M USD

−65.2%

Cash

27.1M USD

57.1M USD

+110.7%

Shares outstanding

11.1M

10.8M

−2.6%

Key ratios

FY Jan 2022

FY Jan 2023

FY Jan 2024

FY Jan 2025

FY Jan 2026

Change

Gross margin

48.8%

47.6%

47.3%

47.2%

46.3%

▼ 0.9 pts

Operating margin

6.4%

3.9%

-0.6%

0.6%

0.7%

▲ 0.1 pts

Net margin

4.7%

3.0%

-0.7%

-0.8%

0.5%

▲ 1.4 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

7.4%

4.9%

-1.3%

-1.4%

1.0%

▲ 2.4 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

19.1%

11.8%

-2.9%

-3.5%

2.3%

▲ 5.8 pts

Free cash flow margin

7.7%

-9.4%

1.5%

2.0%

3.4%

▲ 1.4 pts

Current ratio

1.64×

1.59×

1.60×

1.64×

▲ 2.5%

Quick ratio

1.00×

0.32×

0.40×

0.48×

0.49×

▲ 1.5%

Debt to equity

0.03×

0.07×

0.06×

0.00×

0.01×

—

Interest coverage

63.55×

31.93×

-1.73×

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