Growth Metrics

Caleres (CAL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Caleres has reported Gross Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 41.77% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 127.0% to 41.77% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 42.96% through Jan 2026, down 192.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 42.96% for FY2026, 192.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 41.77% for Q1 2026 at Caleres, roughly flat from 41.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 46.89% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 40.38% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 44.13% (2024), against an average of 43.98%.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin soared 389bps in 2022 and then tumbled -302bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 42.58% in 2022, then grew by 5bps to 44.67% in 2023, then fell by -1bps to 44.13% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 41.76% in 2025, then increased by 0bps to 41.77% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAL's Gross Margin are 41.77% (Q1 2026), 41.76% (Q4 2025), and 43.4% (Q3 2025).