Caleres (CAL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.47
- Estimate
- $0.37
- Surprise
- +27.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-01)
- $695.5M
- Score today
- 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Caleres (CAL) beat the $0.37 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.47 — a large 27.0% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Transcript: Caleres Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call — benzinga, 2026-09-10
- Caleres Raises Outlook As CEO Says Its Fashion Brands Are ‘Resonating With Consumers’ — benzinga, 2026-09-09
- Caleres Posts Upbeat Q2 Earnings, Joins Opus Genetics, Flotek Industries And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday — benzinga, 2026-09-09
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CAL Sell at 5.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +27.0% surprise compares with a +14.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-10.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)
- Reward/Risk 1.3:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $12.54
- Price target
- $14.45
- Stop
- $11.66
- Upside to target
- +15.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.3:1
The stock trades at 8.2× trailing but 5.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CAL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Apparel Retail
- Market cap
- $431.7M
- P/E (fwd)
- 5.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 8.2
- 52-week range
- $8.80–$15.87
- Off 52-week high
- 21.0%
- RSI (14)
- 38
- Volume vs avg
- 1.00×
- Score today
- 5.7/10