# Genesco Inc. (GCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $35.81, market value $398 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.0×** (5-yr avg 13.2×, 3-yr avg 23.1×). Genesco Inc. trades at 9.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 13.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 12.1×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.07**. A PEG of 0.07 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.6×**. Enterprise value is 3.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 21.5%** (5-yr avg 6.3%). Free cash flow equals 21.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 11.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 46.3%**. Genesco Inc. keeps 46.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 1.2%**. 1.2% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.5%**. 0.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.3%**. 2.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.8%** (3-yr 0.7%/yr, 5-yr 6.4%/yr). Revenue grew 4.8% over the last year, against 6.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 171.8%** (3-yr -39.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 171.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.01**. Debt is 0.01 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Genesco Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.65**. A Z-score of 2.65 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Genesco Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Genesco Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $40.33 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.3%** (YTD 44.6%, 3-mo -5.6%). The shares are up 6.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.9%** (63.3% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.49** (volatility 61%). Beta of 1.49 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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