# Caleres Inc. (CAL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $13.17, market value $454 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.6×** (5-yr avg 5.8×, 3-yr avg 6.1×). Caleres Inc. trades at 8.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 5.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 6.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, 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: 14.8%** (5-yr avg 12.2%). Free cash flow equals 14.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 12.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 11.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 46.2%**. Caleres Inc. keeps 46.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 3.1%**. 3.1% 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: 12.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.0%.
- **Return on assets: 2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.7% 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: 2.13%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Caleres Inc. yields 2.13%, 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): 24.8%** (YTD 12.6%, 3-mo -3.2%). The shares are up 24.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.4%** (49.7% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.91** (volatility 63%). Beta of 1.91 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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