What is Caleres's free cash flow margin?

Caleres (CAL) reported free cash flow margin of 0.9% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Caleres's free cash flow margin?

Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Caleres's free cash flow margin has grown at a -34.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.2% to 1.4%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Caleres CAL Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$666.6M+8.5%

Gross profit$315.5M+13.2%

Operating income$23.9M+106%

Net income$14.3M+106%

EPS (diluted)$0.42+100%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$37.7M+13.9%

Total debt$601.8M+1.7%

Total equity$612.1M+1.1%

Total assets$2.0B+6.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$27.8M-391%

CapEx$11.2M-45.5%

Free cash flow-$39.0M-48.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$418.86M-1.5%

Enterprise value$982.91M-0.1%

P/E652.4×+647×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin43.5%-1.0pp

Operating margin1.5%-4.7pp

Net margin0%-3.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.1%-14.1pp

Debt / equity1×0.0×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Caleres’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=0.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Caleres’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Caleres's free cash flow margin?: Caleres (CAL) reported free cash flow margin of 0.9% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Caleres's free cash flow margin?: Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Caleres's free cash flow margin has grown at a -34.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.2% to 1.4%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.