Forensic Analysis · Apparel & Specialty Retail · as of Nov 11, 2026

Genesco Inc (GCO)

A forensic read on Genesco Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

C · Mixed — selective

Forensic grade

Grey Zone

Financial health

2.6

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

2.4%

ROE

4.8%

Revenue growth

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Genesco Inc earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 2.6, placing it in the Grey zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

1.7%

FY2026

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 1.7% in the latest fiscal year and rising across FY2024–FY2026 from -1.1%. After-tax operating profit was ($11M) in FY2024 and $16M in FY2026, with operating income at -0.6% of revenue in FY2024, 0.6% in FY2025 and 0.7% in FY2026. The capital base behind it went from $975M in FY2024 to $916M in FY2026 (-6%), while the revenue it carried went from $2.3B to $2.4B. FY2024's operating profit carried a $28M goodwill write-off that alone took about 2.3 points off that year's return, so about 2.3 of the 2.8-point rise across FY2024–FY2026 is that charge leaving the base year rather than the capital earning more. A non-cash write-down lowers the reported return in the year it lands.

$28M

FY2024

Goodwill impairments. Took $28M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2024 ($28M)). Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$2.44B

Revenue Growth YoY+4.8%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)+2.4%

Net Margin0.5%

Free Cash Flow$83.7M

Return on Equity2.4%

Debt / Equity0.01x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Nov 11, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.

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