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Macy’s Lifts Outlook After Surprise Profit and Best Comps in 13 Quarters, Issues Cautious Holiday View

Strength at Bloomingdale’s plus Bluemercury powered gains, with store closures continuing under the Bold New Chapter plan.

Overview

  • For Q3, revenue reached $4.71 billion versus $4.62 billion expected and adjusted EPS was $0.09 versus an expected loss, with net income of $11 million.
  • Companywide comparable sales rose 3.2% on an owned-plus-licensed-plus-marketplace basis, the strongest growth in 13 quarters, with go-forward fleet comps up 3.4%.
  • Macy’s raised full-year 2025 guidance to net sales of $21.475 billion to $21.625 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.00 to $2.20, with comps now projected from flat to up about 0.5%.
  • Bloomingdale’s comparable sales jumped roughly 9% and Bluemercury rose 1.1%, while the Reimagine 125 Macy’s locations posted 2.7% comparable growth.
  • Management warned of selective spending and tariff pressure in the holiday quarter, kept promotions in line with last year, and saw shares trade choppily despite year-to-date gains.