CAL
Caleres, Inc.
CAL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the 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.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE has the edge over CAL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
CAL has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. 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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.51 over the past year, against $5.13 in mid-2022.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE has the edge over CAL on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 NKE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE's operating margin was 8.2% 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 has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
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.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has the edge over CAL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE 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).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (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 has the edge over NKE on valuation relative to its sector.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with 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 the edge over NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% 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 NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.