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Caleres, Inc.

CAL

Consumer Cyclical · 12.54 +5.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Caleres, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Revenue YoY+1.3%2026-01-31
Operating margin0.2%-5.3 pts YoY
Company+5.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 17 activeDomestic Economic Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Lower tariffs, mitigation efforts, and tariff refunds supported the latest period’s margins and debt repayment.
  • Inventory grew faster than revenue in the latest comparable six-month period, raising the capital tied up in stock.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CAL's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Lower tariffs, mitigation efforts, and tariff refunds supported the latest period’s margins and debt repayment.
  • Inventory grew faster than revenue in the latest comparable six-month period, raising the capital tied up in stock.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations320
Usable filing statements157
Verified relationships7
Evidence supporting the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 6 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -5.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -4.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 6 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 98% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

12.54
6m+10.1%12m-18.4%24m—
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-29$2.8B+31.2%$3.56-0.3%
2023-01-28$3.0B+6.9%$4.92-4.6%
2024-02-03$2.8B-5.1%$4.80-3.5%
2025-02-01$2.7B-3.4%$3.09-1.9%
2026-01-31$2.8B+1.3%$-0.21-3.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 6 filings
“The lower debt-to-capital ratio as of August 1, 2026 reflects the decrease in borrowings under our revolving credit agreement from the previous year, which was higher as a result of the Stuart Weitzman acquisition.”
10-Q · Sep 10, 2026 ↗
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 6 filings
“Restructuring and Other Special Charges, Net Restructuring and other special charges, net resulted in income of $2.1 million for the six months ended August 1, 2026, driven by a gain on the sale of one of the remaining parcels comprising the corporate headqua…”
10-Q · Sep 10, 2026 ↗
Tariffs and trade policymixed · 6 filings
“The higher effective tax rate for the quarter was driven by the pre-tax income and tax provision associated with tariff refunds received during the second quarter of 2026 contrasted with a discrete tax benefit of $2.5 million associated with foreign earnings…”
10-Q · Sep 10, 2026 ↗
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 4 filings
“In 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded LIFO provisions of $ 4.1 million and $ 0.6 million, respectively, on certain inventories as a result of product cost inflation.”
10-K · Apr 2, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.1× · EV/sales 0.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

12.54+5.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CAL. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for CAL. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CAL

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ROSTRoss Stores, Inc.customerApr 2, 2026 ▾

“Our most significant customers include Famous Footwear and many of the nation’s largest retailers, including online retailers such as Amazon.com, Nordstrom.com and Zappos.com; national chains such as Nordstrom Rack, DSW, TJX Corporation (including TJ Maxx and…”

WMTWalmart Inc.customerApr 2, 2026 ▾

“Our most significant customers include Famous Footwear and many of the nation’s largest retailers, including online retailers such as Amazon.com, Nordstrom.com and Zappos.com; national chains such as Nordstrom Rack, DSW, TJX Corporation (including TJ Maxx and…”

Depended on by

TPRTapestry, Inc.partnerAug 14, 2025 ▾

“32 Stuart Weitzman Business Divestiture On February 16, 2025, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Caleres to sell the Stuart Weitzman Business (as defined below).”

Filing peers

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CAL is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Domestic Economic Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CAL; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.