CAL · Caleres Inc
$13.37
-0.36 (-2.62%)
At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$449.09M
Shares
33.59M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$13.37
Open$13.54
Day$13.19–13.75
52W close$8.86–15.75
Avg vol 30d471K
Short int4.0M · 11.9% float · 9.0d
Short vol69%
Last earningsJun 4, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jun 9
Up next
Next earnings call
Sep 9, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 4 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 30, 2026
Est
filed Jun 9, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+8%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
above
RSI (14)
51
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
65%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+13%
trailing
6-month return
+7%
trailing
YTD return
+10%
this year
Relative strength
−6%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $13 › 200d $12 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +28 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
11.88% of float · ▲ +2.1% MoM · 9.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
169 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score
79
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+0%
Y/Y
Gross margin
1385%
contracting
EPS growth
−107%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$39.4M
Balance sheet
$29.8M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
65%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−44%
past year
ATR
4.9%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jun 4, 2026
Interest expense
· full-year 2026
$18M
Tax rate
· full-year 2026
27% – 28%
Capital expenditures
· full-year 2026
$50M – $55M
GAAP earnings per diluted share
· full-year 2026
$1.44 – $1.69
Adjusted earnings per diluted share
· full-year 2026
$1.40 – $1.65
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Jun 4, 2026
Tax Rate
· second quarter 2026
26% – 27%
GAAP earnings per diluted share
· second quarter 2026
$0.32 – $0.38
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Earnings per diluted share
2025
guided $2.80 – $3.20
$3.09
In line
Earnings per diluted share
Q1
guided $0.35 – $0.40
$0.88
Beat +134.7%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+8%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
Bullish
RSI (14)
51
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
65%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $13 › 200d $12 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +28 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
11.88% of float · ▲ +2.1% MoM · 9.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
169 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $9
Now $13 · 65%
Range high $16
vs 200-day avg +8%
vs 50-day avg +4%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted earnings per diluted share non-GAAP | $0.38 | first quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted gross margin excluding Stuart Weitzman non-GAAP | 46.8% | first quarter 2026 | — |
| Brand Portfolio net sales change | 20.6% | first quarter 2026 | — |
| Brand Portfolio net sales change excluding Stuart Weitzman | 5.8% | first quarter 2026 | — |
| Direct-to-consumer sales as % of total net sales | 67% | first quarter 2026 | — |
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| Famous Footwear comparable sales change | -2.3% | first quarter 2026 | — |
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| Famous Footwear gross margin | 43.8% | first quarter 2026 | — |
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| Famous Footwear net sales change | -2.5% | first quarter 2026 | — |
| Brand Portfolio adjusted gross margin non-GAAP | 41.6% | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Brand Portfolio sales growth excluding Stuart Weitzman | 1.5% | Q4 FY2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Apparel Retail — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAL
this stock
Caleres Inc
|
$449.09M | +9.9% | +0.5% | — | 11.9% |
|
IDEXF
Industria de Diseno Textil Inditex SA / ADR
|
$205.82B | -0.4% | — | — | 0.0% |
|
TJX
Tjx Companies Inc /De/
|
$168.59B | -1.0% | +6.0% | 29.7 | 1.8% |
|
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
|
$79.63B | +36.2% | +7.7% | 34.7 | 3.0% |
|
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
|
$21.88B | +20.4% | +8.8% | 35.8 | 4.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | -7.8% | +12.8% | +7.5% | +4.1% | +9.9% |
| SPY | +0.4% | +4.5% | +13.8% | +3.9% | +13.9% |
| vs SPY | -8.2% | +8.4% | -6.3% | +0.2% | -4.0% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.07
/ share · ex Jun 11, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.28
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
2.09%
Buyback program
· as of Jul 29, 2023
Authorized
shares 5.00M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.