# Caleres Inc. (CAL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $12.43, market value $418 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Caleres Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.4%** (5-yr avg 12.2%). Free cash flow equals 6.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 43.5%**. Caleres Inc. keeps 43.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 0.7%**. 0.7% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -0.2%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 2.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 2.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.3%** (3-yr -2.4%/yr, 5-yr 5.4%/yr). Revenue grew 1.3% over the last year, against 5.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -106.8%**. Earnings per share fell 106.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -17.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -17.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.02** (quick 1.02). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.02 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.25%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Caleres Inc. yields 2.25%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.8%** (YTD 3.3%, 3-mo 1.0%). The shares are down 10.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.0%** (41.2% above the low). Trading 23% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.03** (volatility 66%). Beta of 2.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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