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Genesco Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Genesco Inc had return on equity of 2.4% and a net margin of 0.5%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Jan 20102011Jan 20112012Jan 20122013Feb 20132017Jan 20172018Feb 20182019Feb 20192020Feb 20202021Jan 20212022Jan 20222023Jan 20232024Feb 20242025Feb 20252026Jan 2026LTMAug 2026
Net margin1.8%3.0%4.0%4.3%4.8%−5.3%−2.4%2.8%−3.2%4.7%3.0%−0.7%−0.8%0.5%1.7%
Return on equity4.9%8.9%13.7%14.5%11.2%−12.8%−6.6%9.0%−9.5%19.6%11.9%−2.9%−3.4%2.4%7.4%
Return on assets3.3%5.9%8.4%8.8%7.0%−8.1%−4.2%4.3%−3.5%7.3%4.8%−1.2%−1.4%1.0%2.9%
Effective tax rate42.4%35.8%40.2%31.5%35.4%46.8%34.5%25.1%—24.9%19.8%——−5.4%9.2%
SG&A as % of revenue45.9%44.8%42.9%42.6%43.4%43.7%44.0%44.0%45.6%42.7%43.7%46.5%46.4%45.2%45.3%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

7 of 7 checks passed · August 1, 2026
What it owns · $1.5bn
Short-term assets $676mLonger-term assets $828m
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.5bn
Short-term liabilities $427mLonger-term liabilities $521mShareholders' equity $557m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $676m of assets due within a year against $427m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $676m short-term assets against $521m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $57m of cash against $16m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 3% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 3% to 3% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $134m of operating cash flow against $16m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.

From Genesco Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

44 /100

Weak moat

How hard Genesco's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 3 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 4.2% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 16 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 47.5%, moving by 1.0 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 2.8%; its worst year was -5.7%.

  • Cash conversion 10 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 3.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 25.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.5% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (49 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Genesco Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Genesco Inc.