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Steven Madden, Ltd. earns 8.3% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so growth costs more than it returns.
8.3%
Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 0.70 points below what the capital costs: growth destroys value
- Operating margin
- 4.8%
Operating margin · Footwear & Accessories median 8.5% · 12 months to Q1 2026
- Share count, year on year
- +1.2%
Share count, year on year · shareholders own a smaller slice than a year ago
- Gross margin
- 45%
Gross margin
| Year | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | −2.6% |
| FY2021 | 13% |
| FY2022 | 13% |
| FY2023 | 11% |
| FY2024 | 9.8% |
| FY2025 | 3.2% |
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- Gross margin12 months to Q1 2026
- 45%
- Operating margin12 months to Q1 2026
- 4.8%
- Free cash flow margin
- 3.3%
- Revenue, trailing twelve months
- $2.63B
- Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
- $87M
- Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
- 8.3%
Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion from the cash flow statement.
Footwear & Accessories
Ranks #4 of 7 by Smart Score