Caleres (CAL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Caleres (CAL) posted Gross Margin of 54.78% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 11.38 percentage points from 43.40% a year earlier and up 7.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Caleres (CAL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Gross Margin at Caleres was 46.25%, up 2.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 42.96%, down 1.92 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +5.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Caleres' Gross Margin was 44.88% in FY2025 (+0.06 pp), 44.83% in FY2024 (+1.54 pp), 43.29% in FY2023 (-0.90 pp) and 44.19% in FY2022 (+7.01 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q2 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with a gain of 11.38 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 3.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 47.33% (Q1 2027), 41.77% (Q4 2026) and 41.76% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 59.22 Bn | 25.42 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 42.79% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 27.73 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 83.32% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 24.01 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 74.22% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 12.77 Bn | 7.02 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 60.52% |
| 5 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.28 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 895.11 Mn | 60.46% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 9.33 Bn | 5.91 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 66.21% |
| 7 | V F | 8.24 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 55.38% |
| 8 | Crocs | 7.62 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 689.73 Mn | 66.16% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 7.23 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 59.05% |
| 10 | Caleres | 444.90 Mn | 292.51 Mn | 380.98 Mn | 54.78% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 54.78% |
| May 2, 2026 | 47.33% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 41.77% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 41.76% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 43.40% |
| May 3, 2025 | 45.37% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 43.04% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 44.13% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 45.50% |
| May 4, 2024 | 46.89% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 43.86% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 44.67% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 45.17% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 45.67% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 40.38% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 42.58% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 45.62% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 44.48% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 43.40% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 42.77% |
Caleres Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();