CAL
Strong BuySecond WindAI neutralCaleres, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · United States · $447M cap · $5.7M/day traded
$12.98 +0.5% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct
Second Wind: Cheap and rising again, but the business does not yet earn the optimism.
Report expected 10 Dec: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 3.7% over the last 14 weeks.
As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Caleres, Inc. (CAL) is 82/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 47, Value 72, Momentum 60, each scored against its sector).
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Caleres owns Famous Footwear and a portfolio of shoe brands, and its second-quarter results beat expectations. The shares look cheap, but the business depends on lower- and middle-income shoppers under pressure from fuel and food prices, and analysts cut forward earnings estimates by about 3.7% over the past month. Most products are sourced from Asia.
ABOUT CALERES, INC.
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Caleres, Inc. is a global footwear company operating a portfolio of leading brands, including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, and Allen Edmonds, alongside its wholesale operations. The company leverages its extensive retail footprint and strong brand recognition across various price points to capture a broad consumer base. As a diversified footwear specialist, it navigates the competitive retail landscape through a multi-channel approach and proprietary brands.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.0B | 2.8B | 2.7B | 2.8B | -2.4% | 2.8B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 3.4% |
| EPS | 4.98 | 4.80 | 3.10 | -0.21 | -21.1% | 1.53 | 1.61 | 2.19 | -10.9% |
| Shares | 35.7M | 35.5M | 33.6M | 33.9M | -5.2% | 34.5M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 887.6M | 747.9M | 826.5M | 891.1M | 0.1% | 877.3M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 420.7M | 560.6M | 599.0M | 601.9M | 12.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 125.9M | 200.2M | 104.6M | 103.2M | -6.4% | 117.3M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -64.0M | -49.6M | -51.7M | -161.5M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -58.2M | -163.0M | -44.5M | 58.4M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 13% below its 52-week high.
Swung more than 78% of stocks we rank over the past year (64% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Cyclical, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CAL are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | Caleres, Inc.(you) | $447M | 82 | Strong Buy |
| GCO | Genesco Inc. | $400M | 77 | Buy |
| JILL | J.Jill, Inc. | $336M | 95 | Strong Buy |
| LE | Lands' End, Inc. | $283M | 69 | Buy |
| DLTH | Duluth Holdings Inc. | $150M | 89 | Strong Buy |
| SHOE | Shoe Station Group Inc. | $384M | 56 | Hold |
| CRI | Carter's, Inc. | $1.2B | 71 | Buy |
| AEO | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | $3.0B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| BKE | The Buckle, Inc. | $2.4B | 74 | Buy |
| CTRN | Citi Trends, Inc. | $379M | 43 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.5% · P/E 19.9x · Gross margin 37.3%
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