Genesco Inc. (GCO)Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Retail | Nashville, United States | NYSE
37.42 USD
+1.47
(4.089%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 37.42 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:57 a.m. EDT
Genesco presents a precarious picture where the business fundamentals are deteriorating while the balance sheet remains fragile. The company is generating negative operating margins and seeing revenue shrink, which is a severe warning sign for long-term holders. The valuation appears cheap on paper due to this distress, but the lack of growth and the negative cash flow from operations suggest the core business is struggling. Crucially, there is no dividend to provide income or a floor for investors. On the short end, the options market is screaming caution; the heavy concentration of put open interest at deep strikes implies traders are hedging against a significant drop or waiting for a bottom to form. While the stock trades below book value, the combination of shrinking sales, negative margins, and a debt load that exceeds equity makes this a risky hold rather than a value opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.094629 |
| AutoTheta | 0.100925 |
| AutoETS | 0.101566 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.102958 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 4.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.069 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1973-04-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 1973-04-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 104.836 |
| Revenue per Share | 233.71 |
| Market Cap | 404,890,080 |
| Trailing P/E | 9.74 |
| Forward P/E | 12.68 |
| Beta | 1.81 |
| Profit Margins | 1.71% |
| Website | https://www.genesco.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 17.5 and 20) expiring in late 2026 and mid-2027. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes (40 and 60), suggesting a speculative bet on a rebound rather than a conviction in immediate upside. The skew indicates a market expecting significant volatility or a continued grind lower before any recovery.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1973-04-09 | 0.153846 | 1.478259 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.24222529 |
| Address1 | 535 Marriott Drive |
| All Time High | 89.58 |
| All Time Low | 1.470588 |
| Ask | 37.68 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 109,720 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 193,378 |
| Average Volume | 193,378 |
| Average Volume10Days | 109,720 |
| Beta | 1.813 |
| Bid | 37.14 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 50.024 |
| City | Nashville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 37.42 |
| Current Ratio | 1.585 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 37.66 |
| Day Low | 36.75 |
| Debt To Equity | 104.836 |
| Display Name | Genesco |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,438,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,438,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,438,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,796,301,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,796,301,000 |
| Ebitda | 78,037,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03207 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.95 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.383 |
| Enterprise Value | 932,504,064 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.3625 |
| Eps Forward | 2.95 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 103,161,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 34.9994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.420597 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0691611 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 24.222528 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 43.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14174314 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.93 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 15.489998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7063382 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.93 - 43.6 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 99,153,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 8,637,944 |
| Forward Eps | 2.95 |
| Forward P E | 12.684745 |
| Free Cashflow | 47,046,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 4,800 |
| Fullday Change | 1.4699974 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 4.0890055 |
| Fullday Price | 37.42 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.46648 |
| Gross Profits | 1,134,956,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14067 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96521 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 10,820,152 |
| Industry | Apparel Retail |
| Industry Disp | Apparel Retail |
| Industry Key | apparel-retail |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=75042&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 103,161,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.153846 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Genesco Inc. operates as a retailer and wholesaler of footwear, apparel, and accessories. The company operates through four segments: Journeys Group, Schuh Group, Johnston & Murphy Group, and Genesco Brands Group. The Journeys Group segment offers footwear and accessories for young men, women, and children through the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Little Burgundy retail chains, as well as through e-commerce operations. The Schuh Group segment operates Schuh retail footwear stores that offer casual and athletic footwear, as well as sells footwear through e-commerce. The Johnston & Murphy Group segment is involved in the retail and e-commerce operations; and wholesale distribution of footwear, apparel, and accessories primarily for men. The Genesco Brands Group segment markets footwear under the Levi's, Dockers, and other brands. The company provides its products through catalogs and e-commerce websites, including journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, littleburgundyshoes.com, johnstonmurphy.com, and nashvilleshoewarehouse.com. It operates retail stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland primarily under the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Schuh, Little Burgundy, and Johnston & Murphy brands. Genesco Inc. was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Long Name | Genesco Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 404,890,080 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_274846 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,542,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 41,620,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 379,570,932 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 36.36 |
| Operating Cashflow | 134,056,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.03101 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.68 |
| Phone | 615 367 7000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 37.42 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,094,437 |
| Previous Close | 35.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.839153 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.7480409 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.16641319 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01711 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.227 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.47 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.08901 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.66 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.75 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.75 - 37.66 |
| Regular Market Open | 36.36 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 35.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.42 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 94,228 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01074 |
| Return On Equity | 0.07828 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.03 |
| Revenue Per Share | 233.71 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 10,820,152 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1169 |
| Shares Short | 1,264,549 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,098,722 |
| Short Name | Genesco Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1285 |
| Short Ratio | 5.67 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | GCO |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 36.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 39.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 38.0 |
| Total Cash | 57,133,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.28 |
| Total Debt | 583,912,000 |
| Total Revenue | 2,433,040,896 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.84 |
| Trailing P E | 9.744791 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.0887 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.331299 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13089964 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 94,228 |
| Website | https://www.genesco.com |
| Zip | 37,214 |