CAL
Caleres, Inc.
CAL's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 8.7x earnings, above its usual 6.3x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
CAL's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
CAL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.8x | $7.30 | -45% |
| Forward | 6.1x | $13.20 | — |
| Fair | 6.3x | $9.45 | -28% |
| Expensive | 8.5x | $12.88 | -2.4% |
| Current | 8.7x | $13.20 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CAL's PE is in its expensive range at 8.7x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.1x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
CAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CAL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
CAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.15 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.51 | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.00 | -100% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | -107% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.65 | -85% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.77 | -62% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.42 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.09 | -36% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.48 | +2.3% |
CAL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.51 over the past year, against $5.13 in mid-2022.
CAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $695.5M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $666.6M | +8.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $695.1M | +8.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $790.1M | +6.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $658.5M | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $614.2M | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $639.2M | -8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $740.9M | -2.8% |
CAL's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $695M last quarter, up 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +9.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8% | -5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5% | -6.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | -4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9% | -4.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.7% | -0.8 points |
CAL's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 9.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
CAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75.6M | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | -$39M | -$12.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $43.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.4M | +$45M |
| Q3 2025 | $35M | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | -$26.2M | -200% |
| Q1 2025 | $18M | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | -$57.4M | -539% |
CAL's free cash flow has turned positive again: $67M over the past year, against −$31M the year before.
CAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +77K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +206K shares |
| 3 years | -4.2% | -1.5M shares |
CAL has 33M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $7,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $5,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $5M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
CAL spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 94% from the year before.
CAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
CAL's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.4 years a year ago.
CAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.9 | Neutral |
CAL's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
CAL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CAL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.7x | 18x | 51% below |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
CAL is trading at 8.7x earnings, a 51% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
CAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 3.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.6 | 4.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $12.6 | 4.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.0 | 5.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $22.0 | 40% below |
CAL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 40% below its 200-week average.
CAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.6 | $13.5 | -43% |
| 2021 | $13.5 | $21.9 | +62% |
| 2022 | $21.9 | $21.8 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | $21.8 | $30.7 | +41% |
| 2024 | $30.7 | $23.4 | -24% |
| 2025 | $23.4 | $13.3 | -43% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $13.2 | -0.6% |
CAL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 0.6% so far in 2026.