CAL
Caleres, Inc.
CAL offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has a slight edge over CAL overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
CAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
CAL's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $49.5B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
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.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over CAL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% 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.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over CAL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
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.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% 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 the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.