Caleres (CAL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Caleres (CAL) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.31% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 1.32 percentage points from 7.63% a year earlier but up 4.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Caleres (CAL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Caleres reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.59%, down 14.34 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +47.04 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 14.94% in FY2025 (-9.91 pp), 24.85% in FY2024 (-1.99 pp), 26.84% in FY2023 (+3.11 pp) and 23.74% in FY2022 (+70.18 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from 0.55% in fiscal Q4 2026 to 29.34% in fiscal Q1 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 83.53 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 17.42 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 1.99% (Q1 2027), 0.55% (Q4 2026) and 3.51% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 59.22 Bn | 25.42 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 12.98% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 27.73 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 51.28% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 24.01 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 12.77 Bn | 7.02 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.28 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 895.11 Mn | - |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 9.33 Bn | 5.91 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 17.38% |
| 7 | V F | 8.24 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 9.85% |
| 8 | Crocs | 7.62 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 689.73 Mn | 27.23% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 7.23 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 9.71% |
| 10 | Caleres | 444.90 Mn | 292.51 Mn | 380.98 Mn | 6.31% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.31% |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.99% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.55% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 3.51% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 7.63% |
| May 3, 2025 | 10.96% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 14.09% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 20.93% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 22.75% |
| May 4, 2024 | 23.60% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 24.71% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 22.83% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 21.48% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 23.04% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 24.05% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 23.00% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 27.82% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 29.34% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 25.17% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 7.21% |
API Access
Caleres Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();