Caleres (CAL) Stock Fundamentals, Analysis & Risk Signals

Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.

Caleres

NYSE•Consumer Cyclical•Apparel Retail

$12.03-0.40(-0.03%)Pre-market

Market Cap

$383.49M

P/E

7.3x

P/S

0.1x

P/B

0.6x

Caleres, Inc. engages in the designs, develops, sources, manufactures, and distributes footwear in the United States, Canada, East and Southeast Asia, and internationally. It operates through Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments. The company offers licensed, branded, and private-label athletic, casual, and dress footwear products. The company provides brand-name fashion, casual, and athletic footwear, including Nike, Skechers, adidas, Crocs, Converse, Birkenstock, HeyDude, New Balance, Puma, Jordan, Vans, Bearpaw, Asics, and Brooks, as well as company-owned and licensed brands, such as Sam Edelman, Vionic, Allen Edmonds, Franco Sarto, Rykä, Vince, LifeStride, Dr. Scholl's Shoes, Blowfish Malibu, and Naturalizer. The company also operates naturalizer.com, naturalizer.ca, vionicshoes.com, samedelman.com, samedelman.ca, samedelman.co.uk, allenedmonds.com, allenedmonds.ca, shoebank.com, drschollsshoes.com, lifestride.com, francosarto.com, and ryka.com websites. In addition, it designs, sources, manufactures, and markets footwear to retail stores, such as online retailers, national chains, department stores, mass merchandisers, and independent retailers. Further, the company wholesales men's footwear, apparel, leather goods, and accessories under the Allen Edmonds brand; footwear for women under LifeStride brand; Italian footwear Franco Sarto brand; athletic footwear for women under the Rykä brand; women's shoe collection under the Vince brand; and women's footwear collection under Veronica Beard brand. The company operates through retail shoe stores, wholesales, and e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Brown Shoe Company, Inc. and changed its name to Caleres, Inc. in May 2015. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

How this company scores

AverageMetricSide Score: 49/100

Strongest: Balance Sheet & Red Flags (15/25); weakest: Profitability (9/25).

Profitability9/25

Growth14/25

Balance Sheet & Red Flags15/25

Cash & Earnings Quality11/25

Strengths

Interest easily coveredNet cash positionImproving marginsNo share dilution

Valuation vs. 5-year range

Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.

P/E · 7.3x5y range 0.0x – 682.4x

Currently near its 19-quarter median.

P/S · 0.1x5y range 0.0x – 0.4x

Currently near its 20-quarter median.

P/B · 0.6x5y range 0.0x – 2.6x

Watch items

Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters

High Risk

Margin Pressure

Red Flag

The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.

Earnings Quality

Red Flag

Free cash flow has been negative in 4 of the last 8 quarters — earnings are not translating to cash.

Price & Volume

Market Cap $383.49M

Metrics at a Glance

as of August 2026

Revenue & Profit

Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares

TTM Revenue: $2.85B
Q. Revenue: $695.45M
TTM EBITDA: $153.95M
TTM Op. Income: $86.98M
Q. Op. Income: $77.61M
TTM Net Income: $52.57M
Q. Net Income: $58.64M
EPS: $1.72
Shares Out.: $32.66M

$2.85B in TTM revenue grew 7.3% YoY, reaching $695.45M last quarter. TTM EBITDA of $153.95M and TTM operating income of $86.98M show growth is flowing through to the bottom line. TTM net income of $52.57M means revenue is converting into profit. Across the last 8 quarters, TTM revenue has risen for 4 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Margins

Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends

Gross Margin: 54.8%
EBITDA Margin: 13.4%
Op. Margin: 11.2%
Net Margin: 8.4%

Op. margin of 11.2% is up 9.7% YoY — cost efficiency is improving. Net margin at 8.4% and gross margin of 54.8% show how much of each revenue dollar survives to profit. Across the last 8 quarters, operating margin has risen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Price Ratios

P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield

P/E Ratio: 7.3x
P/S Ratio: 0.1x
P/B Ratio: 0.6x

At 7.3x P/E, the stock trades below typical market levels. P/S of 0.1x and P/B of 0.6x provide additional context. P/E sits below typical market levels while revenue is growing. Over the past year, P/E is up 18% — an improving trend.

Assets & Liabilities

Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage

Total Assets: $2.14B
Cash: $50.92M
Long-Term Debt: N/A
Book Value: $681.82M
D/E Ratio: N/A
Debt/EBITDA: 0.0

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality

Op. Cash Flow: $83.56M
TTM Free Cash Flow: $67.34M
FCF Margin: 2.4%
FCF / Net Income: 1.3

TTM FCF of $67.34M on $83.56M in operating cash flow. The FCF / Net Income ratio of 1.3x means free cash flow covers net income — earnings are backed by cash. Over the past year, free cash flow is up 320% — an improving trend.