SuperworthCaleres profit margin CAL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 1.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 5.4%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Caleres kept 1.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.1% and a gross margin of 46.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −0.8%.
The median for 4 luxury Goods stocks of a similar size is 5.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.2% | 0.2% | 43.0% |
| FY2024 | 3.9% | 5.5% | 44.9% |
| FY2023 | 6.1% | 6.9% | 44.8% |
| FY2022 | 6.1% | 7.2% | 43.3% |
| FY2021 | 4.9% | 7.4% | 44.2% |
| FY2020 | −20.7% | −22.9% | 37.2% |
| FY2019 | 2.2% | 3.6% | 40.5% |
| FY2018 | −0.2% | 0.0% | 40.8% |
| FY2017 | 3.1% | 4.6% | 42.0% |
| FY2016 | 2.5% | 4.3% | 41.2% |
| FY2015 | 3.2% | 5.2% | 40.7% |
| FY2014 | 3.2% | 4.9% | 40.4% |
| FY2013 | 1.5% | 3.9% | 40.4% |
| FY2012 | 1.1% | 3.0% | 39.9% |
| FY2011 | 1.0% | 1.4% | 38.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 1.8% | −0.4 pts | 3.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 0.0% | −3.1 pts | 0.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −0.2% | −4.2 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 0.8% | −4.9 pts | 1.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 2.3% | −3.6 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 3.1% | −2.8 pts | 4.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 3.9% | −2.1 pts | 5.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.7% | +0.1 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.8% | +0.6 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 6.0% | +0.2 pts | 6.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.1% | −0.0 pts | 6.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 5.6% | −0.4 pts | 6.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Luxury Goods nearest Caleres' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CALCaleres | 1.8% |
| RCKYRocky Brands | 5.7% |
| WWWWolverine World Wide | 5.5% |
| CPRICapri | 4.4% |
| SHOOSteven Madden | 5.2% |
| Peer median | 5.4% |
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.