Macy's, Inc.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Macy's, Inc.” or the “Company” are references to Macy's and its subsidiaries and references to “2025,” “2024,” and “2023” are references to the Company's fiscal years ended January 31, 2026, February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively. Fiscal years 2025 and 2024 each included 52 weeks and fiscal year 2023 included 53 weeks.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports, statements and information previously or subsequently filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC") contain or may contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the beliefs and assumptions of, and on information available to, the management of the Company at the time such statements are made. The following are or may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: (i) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “future,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “think,” “estimate” or “continue” or the negative or other variations thereof and (ii) statements regarding matters that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties relating to:

•the possible invalidity of the underlying beliefs and assumptions;

•the Company's ability to successfully implement the Bold New Chapter strategy, including the ability to realize the anticipated benefits within the expected time frame or at all;

•the success of the Company's operational decisions, including product sourcing, merchandise mix and pricing and marketing and strategic initiatives, such as re-imagining its best stores, expanding luxury business and advancing supply chain capabilities;

•competitive pressures from department stores, specialty stores, general merchandise stores, manufacturers' outlets and websites, off-price and discount stores and all other retail channels, including digitally-native retailers, social media and catalogs;

•the Company's ability to remain competitive and relevant as a modern department store as consumers' shopping behaviors continue to migrate to other shopping channels;

•transactions and strategy involving the Company's real estate portfolio;

•the seasonal nature of the Company's business;

•colleague costs, inclusive of wage inflation and cost of benefits as well as attracting and retaining quality colleagues;

•declines in the Company's credit card revenues;

•the Company's ability to maintain its brand image and reputation;

•possible systems failures and/or security breaches or other types of cybercrimes or cybersecurity attacks, including any security breach that results in the theft, transfer or unauthorized disclosure of customer, employee or company information, or the failure to comply with various laws applicable to the Company in the event of such a breach;

•business, legal and ethical challenges related to our use of artificial intelligence in our business operations;

•possible changes or developments in social, economic, business, industry, market, legal and regulatory circumstances and conditions, including supply chain disruptions, inventory shortage, labor shortages, wage pressures and rising inflation, and their related impact on costs;

•possible actions taken or omitted to be taken by third parties, including customers, suppliers, business partners, competitors, banks and other financial institutions and legislative, regulatory, judicial and other governmental authorities and officials;

•changes in relationships with vendors and other product and service providers;

•the Company's reliance on foreign sources of production, including risks related to the disruption of imports by labor disputes, regional and global health pandemics and regional political and economic conditions;

•duties, taxes, tariffs, other charges and quotas on imports;

•the possible inability of the Company's manufacturers or transporters to deliver products in a timely manner or meet the Company's quality standards;

•general consumer shopping behaviors and spending levels, the impact of changes in general economic conditions, consumer disposable income levels, consumer confidence levels, the availability, cost and level of consumer debt and the costs of basic necessities and other goods;

•the effects of weather and natural disasters, including the impact of climate change and health pandemics, on the Company's business, including the ability to open stores, customer demand and its supply chain, as well as our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows;

•unstable political conditions, civil unrest, terrorist activities and armed conflicts, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the Iran war;

•currency, interest and exchange rates and other capital market, economic and geo-political conditions;

•the potential for the incurrence of charges in connection with the impairment of tangible and intangible assets, including goodwill;

•the Company's level of indebtedness;

•the Company's ability to declare and pay future dividends and continue its share repurchases; and

•the Company's ability to execute on its strategies or achieve expectations related to environmental, social and governance matters.

In addition to any risks and uncertainties specifically identified in the text surrounding such forward-looking statements, the statements in the immediately preceding sentence and the statements under captions such as “Risk Factors” in reports, statements and information filed by the Company with the SEC from time to time constitute cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual amounts, results, events and circumstances to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.