Caleres Inc (CAL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Caleres Inc stock $8.07, price $12.69, that is 36.4% below the price, quality 45 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 12 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Caleres Inc
CAL · USOur calculation puts a fair price 36% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $8.71 – $42.17 · fair‑value band $8.07 – $15.71 · the $12.69 price screens above the $8.07 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Company profile
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.
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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.
Stock analysis
Caleres Inc (CAL) currently trades at $12.69, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $8.07, 36% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $15.54 per share, and 7 of the 12 models we run sit above the $12.69 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at $7.57, and 5 of the 12 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $8.07 (bear) to $15.71 (bull), the price of $12.69 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 45/100 (below-average quality), in the Consumer Cyclical sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Caleres Inc reported revenue of $2.8B in FY2026 versus $2.8B in FY2022, a compound −0.2%/yr. Reported net income was −$7.1M in FY2026.
Key figures
Market cap $414M Small · P/E ratio 8.3 · P/S ratio 0.15 · EPS (TTM) $1.53 · Dividend yield 2.2% · Net margin 1.9% · Return on equity 7.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.7% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 26 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 14% below its 52-week high and 46% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Cyclical peers we cover trades at −18% fair-value upside, at −36%, CAL screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
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Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, one officer or director sold shares worth $168,105 and none bought.
- SaleDaniel R FreidmanChief Sourcing Officer11,207 shares at $15.00$168,105May 28, 202610b5-1 plan
Plus 16 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
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VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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| lululemon athletica inc., LULU | $110.79 | $307.70 | +178% | vs CAL |
| Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A ITX | €59.04 | €64.94 | +10% | vs CAL |
| Aritzia Inc ATZ | C$155.00 | C$170.50 | +10% | vs CAL |
| The Gap, Inc GAP | $21.48 | $20.67 | −4% | vs CAL |
| Fast Retailing Co 6288 | HK$39.08 | HK$32.03 | −18% | vs CAL |
| The TJX Companies, Inc TJX | $135.30 | $85.31 | −37% | vs CAL |
| Burlington Stores, Inc BURL | $246.76 | $150.41 | −39% | vs CAL |
| Ross Stores, Inc ROST | $231.09 | $118.41 | −49% | vs CAL |
| Trent Limited TRENT | ₹3,079 | ₹1,277 | −59% | vs CAL |
| Victoria's Secret & Co VSXY | $108.05 | $34.31 | −68% | vs CAL |
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