CAL vs URBN vs AS Stock Comparison

Caleres, Urban Outfitters and Amer Sports Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAL Caleres Inc
$12.92 +3.1% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$423.18M
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.59 +20.2% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.76B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amer Sports leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amer Sports 5, Urban Outfitters 4, Caleres 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALURBNASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $423.18M $7.76B $15.65B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 13.6x 28.6x CAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 13.7x 23.0x CAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +11.0% +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% 8.8% 7.3% URBN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% — 9.7% AS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — -0.4x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% +33.7% -10.1% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr +24.1%/yr — URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.4% 42.9% 39.8% AS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 77/100 60/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

CALURBNAS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCALURBNAS
Valuation 96 #3 of 46 59 #43 of 104 42 #20 of 34
Growth 24 #33 of 43 80 #21 of 99 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 39 #26 of 42 82 #19 of 99 97 #2 of 32
Financial Health 33 #36 of 53 85 #18 of 113 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns 67 #12 of 34 82 #14 of 73 6 #17 of 18
Overall 52 77 60
  • CAL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCALURBNASSPY
1 month +3.1%+20.2%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months +3.3%+24.8%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -3.7%+25.2%-19.4% +7.0%
Year to date +6.2%+20.4%-23.6% +12.2%
1 year +2.8%+33.7%-10.1% +13.0%
3 years -48.9%+167.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.0%+38.9%— +23.1%
5 years -42.6%+193.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.5%+24.1%— +11.0%
10 years -48.8%+166.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.5%+10.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALURBNASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.4%42.9%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.8%39.0%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.961.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.78-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.8%-52.2%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%0.0%-32.0% -1.8%
52-week high $14.73$90.59$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$59.57$26.25 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCALURBNAS
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 16.6x 13.6xmedian 16.7x 29.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.7x 8.1xmedian 9.0x 11.0xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 12.2x 26.3xmedian 16.5x 22.9xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.28median 0.64 0.34median 0.72 —median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCALURBNAS
Revenue $2.85B $6.47B $7.44B
Gross profit $1.32B $2.43B $4.45B
Operating income $86.98M $731.44M $956.70M
Net income $50.29M $569.06M $567.80M
Free cash flow $67.34M $295.21M $694.70M
EPS (diluted) $1.60 $6.57 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $50.92M $598.76M $720.40M
Total debt $1.29B – $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 32.83M 86.67M 563.08M
Enterprise value $270.79M $5.32B $13.24B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCALURBNAS
P/E 8.0x 13.6x 29.0x
P/FCF 6.6x 26.3x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 10.8x 16.6x
P/S 0.2x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 0.7x 2.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.7x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 8.1x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 9.6x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.1x 2.1x
EV/FCF 10.1x 23.9x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 9.8x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.28 0.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALURBNAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 11.0% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 9.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% 16.7% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 16.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 31.4% 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 34.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -13.3% 19.7% 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.1% 36.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -13.0% 25.9% 117.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.3% 40.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.5% 21.3% 106.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 22.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 319.9% -26.0% 170.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 11.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALURBNAS
Gross margin 46.2% 37.5% 59.8%
EBITDA margin 5.2% 13.5% 18.8%
Operating margin 3.1% 11.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin 2.5% 11.1% 10.8%
Net margin 1.8% 8.8% 7.3%
FCF margin 2.4% 4.6% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 11.1% 12.9%
Return on equity 7.7% 20.8% 8.3%
Return on assets 2.4% 11.5% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 6.3% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 19.3% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALURBNAS
Debt / assets 13.5% – 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.3x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 44.3% 32.9%
Equity / assets 31.9% 55.7% 67.1%
Interest coverage – – 10.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.03 4.73 4.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALURBNAS
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 3.9% -5.4%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 3.9% -5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCALURBNAS
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $6.62FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +180.3%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% -3.3% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +5.8% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALURBNAS
Held by institutions 88.9% 71.7% 38.1%
Institutions holding 169 416 354
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -0.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying 81 205 236
Institutions selling 56 150 87
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.37 2.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CALURBNAS
CAL 1.00 0.51 0.34
URBN 0.51 1.00 0.37
AS 0.34 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAL, URBN and AS?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caleres (CAL) $423.18M, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.76B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAL, URBN and AS?

Caleres (CAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caleres (CAL) 8.0x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.6x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caleres (CAL) is cheapest (Caleres (CAL) 7.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x, Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caleres (CAL) +7.3%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) has the highest net margin (Caleres (CAL) 1.8%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Amer Sports (AS) leads (Caleres (CAL) 6.3%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Caleres (CAL) +2.8%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +33.7%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Caleres (CAL) -10.5%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caleres (CAL) 0.02%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%, Amer Sports (AS) 0.00%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amer Sports (AS) has been the steadiest (Caleres (CAL) 63.4%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAL, URBN and AS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amer Sports (AS) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.