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CALERES INC CAL
CALERES INC (CAL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.09% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $2.8B at a -0.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.79 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.009 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.214 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.003 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.449 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | CALERES INC | 2/9 | 1.25 | — | +1.3% |
| SHOO | STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. | 2/9 | 5.87 | — | +11% |
| WWW | WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ | 8/9 | 3.48 | 15.2 | +6.8% |
| RCKY | ROCKY BRANDS, INC. | 7/9 | 5.3 | 14 | +6.2% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
About CALERES INC
Caleres, Inc. engages in the designs, develops, sources, manufactures, and distributes footwear in the United States, Canada, East and Southeast Asia, and internationally. It operates through Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments. The company offers licensed, branded, and private-label athletic, casual, and dress footwear products. The company provides brand-name fashion, casual, and athletic footwear, including Nike, Skechers, adidas, Crocs, Converse, Birkenstock, HeyDude, New Balance, Puma, Jordan, Vans, Bearpaw, Asics, and Brooks, as well as company-owned and licensed brands, such as Sam Edelman, Vionic, Allen Edmonds, Franco Sarto, Rykä, Vince, LifeStride, Dr. Scholl's Shoes, Blowfish Malibu, and Naturalizer. The company also operates naturalizer.com, naturalizer.ca, vionicshoes.com, samedelman.com, samedelman.ca, samedelman.co.uk, allenedmonds.com, allenedmonds.ca, shoebank.com, drschollsshoes.com, lifestride.com, francosarto.com, and ryka.com websites. In addition, it designs, sources, manufactures, and markets footwear to retail stores, such as online retailers, national chains, department stores, mass merchandisers, and independent retailers. Further, the company wholesales men's footwear, apparel, leather goods, and accessories under the Allen Edmonds brand; footwear for women under LifeStride brand; Italian footwear Franco Sarto brand; athletic footwear for women under the Rykä brand; women's shoe collection under the Vince brand; and women's footwear collection under Veronica Beard brand. The company operates through retail shoe stores, wholesales, and e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Brown Shoe Company, Inc. and changed its name to Caleres, Inc. in May 2015. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
FAQ
Is CAL financially healthy?
CALERES INC's Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does CAL pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CALERES INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.09% with a -141.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CAL?
In FY2026, CALERES INC had a net margin of -0.2% and a return on equity of -1.1%.
Is CAL overvalued or undervalued?
CALERES INC trades at about 4.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.2×–27.9×, median 13.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CAL?
The average Wall-Street price target for CALERES INC is $17.00, about 25.5% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is CAL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CALERES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 2.09%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.