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Caleres, Inc. CAL

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Caleres, Inc.

Overview of Caleres, Inc.

CAL NYQ
Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail Small Cap
Caleres, Inc. (CAL), is a Small Cap company, in the Apparel Retail industry, last closed at $9.29, about 774.5% undervalued vs fair value, -43.2% 1Y return, ranked 329/539 in sector.
$9.29
-1.28%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 57.9%
Market Cap
$314.89M
Enterprise Value
$1.24B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.caleres.com
HQ Saint Louis, MO
Employees 4,800
Fiscal year Jan 31

Next Events

Earnings Mar 19

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$67
$81
$96
Current: $9.29 +775% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$2.7B
-3.4%%
Gross Profit
$1.2B
-3.2%%
Operating Income
$157.0M
-21.7%%
Net Income
$107.3M
-37.4%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
49.3%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$74.7M
141.3% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Caleres, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
61
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Strong
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CAL's balance between Growth (25.5%), Profitability (39.4%), and Safety (35.1%). Growth 26% Safety 35% Profitability 39%

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Growth

36th percentile vs peers
37
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y -0.7% 55p Rev Growth YoY -3.4% 32p EPS CAGR 3Y -4.7% 50p EPS Growth YoY -36.2% 18p TSR -40.6% 18p
Strengths
  • Debt/Fcf Ratio in top 20% of peers (15.63, 84th percentile)
  • Cash Flow To Debt Ratio in top 20% of peers (1.19, 81th percentile)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks
  • Eps Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-36.2%)
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 36)

Profitability

56th percentile vs peers
56
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Safety

50th percentile vs peers
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Caleres, Inc..

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$81.24
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+774.5% vs current
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