---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014707-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAL"
cik: "0000014707"
company_name: "CALERES INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:36:58.093172+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caleres Q4 loss $0.70 per share; guides FY2026 adjusted EPS $1.35-$1.65

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $695.1M (+8.7%); GAAP loss per share ($0.70) vs prior year earnings $0.15.
- Brand Portfolio sales +20.3% (organic +1.5%); Famous Footwear sales -1.2% (comp +0.1%).
- Stuart Weitzman integration completed on time and budget with minimal disruption.
- FY2026 guidance: GAAP EPS $1.31-$1.61; adjusted EPS $1.35-$1.65; net sales up low to mid-single digits.
- Gross margin expected to improve 140-180 bps in FY2026 via tariff mitigation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014707-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAL
- cik: 0000014707
- company_name: CALERES INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000039/0000014707-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000039/cal-20260319x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CALERES INC reported fiscal year 2025 (52 weeks ended January 31, 2026) results: revenue $2.8 billion, net income GAAP net loss was $6.7 million, EPS $0.21.
  - Period: fiscal year 2025 (52 weeks ended January 31, 2026)
  - Revenue: $2.8 billion
  - Net income: GAAP net loss was $6.7 million
  - EPS: $0.21
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Adjusted excluding Stuart Weitzman ($0.06) $0.33 ​ Fiscal Year 2025 Results (52 weeks ended January 31, 2026, compared to 52 weeks ended February 1, 2025) ​ ● Net sales were $2.8 billion, up 1.3% versus fiscal 2024, including Stuart Weitzman. o Famous Footwear segment net sales decreased 3.6% versus last year, with comparable sales down 2.3%. o Brand Portfolio
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000039/0000014707-26-000039-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CALERES INC reported the quarter ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $695.1 million, net income GAAP net loss was $22.7 million, EPS $0.70.
  - Period: the quarter ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $695.1 million
  - Net income: GAAP net loss was $22.7 million
  - EPS: $0.70
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Brands, eCommerce and International drive growth. Caleres completes Stuart Weitzman integration. ​ Sam Edelman Saige Studded Ankle Boot ​ ● Reported fourth quarter net sales of $695.1 million, up 8.7%. o Brand Portfolio sales increased 20.3%, with organic sales up 1.5%. o Continued growth across all channels of our Brand Portfolio business, supplemented by continued
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000039/0000014707-26-000039-index.htm

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