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GENESCO INC GCO

NYSE · stock · Retail-Shoe Stores · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

GENESCO INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$401.9M
P / E30.3×
P / S0.2×
P / B0.7×
P / FCF4.8×
Net margin0.5%
Return on equity2.3%
FCF margin3.4%
Net cash$102.0M
Net debt / EBITDA-1.4×
Enterprise value USD$299.8M
EV / EBITDA4.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.8%
Return on capital1.7%
Graham number +10.2%$38.74

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($38.74); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.80% -5.30% -2.40% 2.80% -3.20% 4.70% 3.00% -0.70% -0.80% 0.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
70.10% 47.50% 47.80% 48.40% 45.00% 48.80% 47.60% 47.30% 47.20% 46.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
5.30% 3.50% 3.70% 3.80% -6.00% 6.40% 3.90% -0.60% 0.60% 0.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
10.60% -13.50% -7.00% 9.90% -10.00% 19.10% 11.80% -2.90% -3.50% 2.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
20.2M 19.9M 19.5M 15.7M 14.2M 14.5M 12.7M 11.2M 10.8M 10.6M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$34.6M $48.4M -$101.6M -$67.0M -$182.1M -$304.8M $44.9M -$473000 -$34.0M -$102.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
6.80% -8.50% -4.40% 3.70% -3.60% 7.40% 4.90% -1.30% -1.40% 1.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.50% 1.70% 8.20% 4.00% 7.50% 7.70% -9.40% 1.50% 2.00% 3.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.09× 0.11× 0.09× 0.02× 0.06× 0.03× 0.07× 0.06× 0.00× 0.01× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$4.83 -$5.80 -$2.66 $3.92 -$3.97 $7.92 $5.66 -$1.50 -$1.74 $1.25 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

GENESCO INC trades at about 28.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.9×–21.8×, median 16.1×).

7.9× 28.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.9×–21.8×); dot = today's 28.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin46.3%47.2%47.3%47.6%48.8%45.0%48.4%47.8%47.5%70.1%
Operating margin0.7%0.6%-0.6%3.9%6.4%-6.0%3.8%3.7%3.5%5.3%
Net margin0.5%-0.8%-0.7%3.0%4.7%-3.2%2.8%-2.4%-5.3%4.8%
FCF margin3.4%2.0%1.5%-9.4%7.7%7.5%4.0%8.2%1.7%3.5%
Return on assets1.0%-1.4%-1.3%4.9%7.4%-3.6%3.7%-4.4%-8.5%6.8%
Return on equity2.3%-3.5%-2.9%11.8%19.1%-10.0%9.9%-7.0%-13.5%10.6%
Debt / equity0.01×0.00×0.06×0.07×0.03×0.06×0.02×0.09×0.11×0.09×
Current ratio1.641.601.591.591.641.661.402.652.722.32

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.