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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014707-23-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAL"
cik: "0000014707"
company_name: "CALERES INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T03:55:24.621923+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caleres targets FY2026 adjusted EPS of ~$6.00; reiterates FY2023 guidance with soft September

## Summary
- FY2026 targets: net sales CAGR 3-5%, adjusted EPS CAGR 11-13% to ~$6.00 midpoint, total shareholder return low-to-mid-teens.
- FY2023 guidance reiterated: sales -3 to -5% YoY (incl. 53rd wk), diluted EPS $4.02-$4.22, adjusted EPS $4.10-$4.30.
- Q3 FY2023 guidance: sales low-single-digit decline, diluted EPS $1.25-$1.30, adjusted EPS $1.30-$1.35.
- September consumer demand soft; expects to be at low-end of sales range for both Q3 and FY2023.
- Three-year strategic plan: accelerate Brand Portfolio, deepen Famous Footwear millennial connection, leverage platform capabilities.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014707-23-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAL
- cik: 0000014707
- company_name: CALERES INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470723000053/0000014707-23-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470723000053/cal-20231005x8k.htm

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