secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CALERES INC (CAL)
CIK:        0000014707
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-09T11:49:15+00:00
Accession:  0000014707-26-000138
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caleres Q2 adjusted EPS $0.47 beats; raises FY26 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.50-1.65
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- Q2 net sales $695.5M, up 5.6% YoY; Brand Portfolio up 23.6% (8.2% organic), Famous Footwear down 6.3%.
- GAAP EPS $1.71 vs $0.20; adjusted EPS $0.47 vs $0.35, including $55.6M tariff refunds.
- Adjusted gross margin up 340bps to 46.8%; Brand Portfolio adjusted gross margin 49.1%, up 880bps.
- FY26 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $1.50-1.65 from $1.40-1.65; Q3 GAAP EPS seen $0.62-0.70.
- Famous Footwear comps down 5.9% in Q2; quarter-to-date through Labor Day comps flat.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000138/0000014707-26-000138-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000138/cal-20260909x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014707-26-000138

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