Macy's, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

M · Department Stores · $6.44B market cap

Macy's, Inc. had 90,134 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, down 4.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $22.6B, down 1.7% from a year earlier, or $251K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

90,134

-4.3% YoY

Revenue

$22.6B

-1.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$251K

Peer median $394K

Rank in sector

76 of 110

Consumer Cyclical

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Jan 2017
4776104'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26Revenue 85Staff 61

Hover a year for the numbers.

M employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Jan 202690,134$22.6B$251K-4.3%-1.7%
Feb 202594,189$23.0B$244K+10.1%-3.6%
Feb 202485,581$23.9B$279K-9.5%-6.2%
Jan 202394,570$25.4B$269K+6.4%+0.2%
Jan 202288,857$25.4B$286K+17.4%+40.3%
Jan 202175,711$18.1B$239K-38.4%-28.6%
Feb 2020123,000$25.3B$206K-5.4%-1.6%
Feb 2019130,000$25.7B$198K+0.0%+0.4%
Feb 2018130,000$25.6B$197K-12.3%-3.5%
Jan 2017148,300$26.6B$179K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
75,711'2188,857'2294,570'2385,581'2494,189'2590,134'26
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$239K'21$286K'22$269K'23$279K'24$244K'25$251K'26

Macy's, Inc. against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Consumer Cyclical.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
MUSA
Murphy USA Inc.
5,900$19.4B$3.29MContracting
KMX
CarMax, Inc.
27,796$25.9B$931KContracting
CVNA
Carvana Co.
23,100$20.3B$880KEfficient growth
GPC
Genuine Parts Company
65,000$24.3B$374KEfficient growth
CCL
Carnival Corporation & plc
101,000$26.6B$264KEfficient growth
M
Macy's, Inc.
90,134$22.6B$251KContracting
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
107,000$21.1B$197KLeaner
MAR
Marriott International, Inc.
148,000$26.2B$177KLeaner
LEA
Lear Corporation
164,300$23.3B$142KContracting
Every Consumer Cyclical company

Questions about Macy's, Inc.

How many employees does Macy's, Inc. have?
Macy's, Inc. reported 90,134 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on March 27, 2026. That is down 4.3% from a year earlier.
What is Macy's, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Macy's, Inc. brought in $22.6B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $251K per employee. That ranks 76 of 110 companies we track in Consumer Cyclical, where the median is $394K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Macy's, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell M.