Is M a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Macy's, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how M compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Macy's, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to M based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes M a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

M - Macy's, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C 53.8 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

D+ 42.5

5yr Avg ROIC 8.8% 54/100
Operating Margin Trend -1.21 pp/yr 16/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A- 86.6

5yr Avg ROE 15.8% 82/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -3.1% 95/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

F 14.4

5yr Revenue CAGR -2.9% 14/100
5yr EPS CAGR -15.5% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

C+ 57.9

5yr FCF Margin 3.8% 44/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 2.33x 75/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

B 72.4

Net Debt / EBITDA 2.06x 69/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 10.62x 86/100
Altman Z-Score 2.65 62/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

C- 46.2

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.52 29/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

6 of 6 gurus held; 1 new buy; 3 added; 1 trimmed.

Holders: 6 +1
Avg Δ position: +98.8%
New buys: 1
Full exits: 0

Buffett new
Cooperman increased +521%
Dalio decreased -65%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (20%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (20%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (15%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.