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CAL Caleres (CAL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Consumer Goods · Footwear, (no rubber) · CIK 0000014707
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
80
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · no price filed

What the filings say about CAL

Insiders, 180 days
-$168.1K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Caleres insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CALERES INC insiders sold a net $168.1K of stock across 123 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Sourcing Officer
SELL
2026-06-01 SECtraded 2026-05-28
11,207
$168.1K
-9.5%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Apr 8, 2024.
  • The trade is 17.3% of the 64,780 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Sourcing Officer Freidman Daniel R sold about $168.1K of CAL on May 28, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President & CEO, Caleres
BUY
2025-06-10 SECtraded 2025-06-06
7,600
$101.8K
-1.8%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 7 sales), the last on May 6, 2024.
  • +9.9% median (+2.5% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.7% of the 453,480 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO, Caleres Schmidt John W bought about $101.8K of CAL on Jun 6, 2025; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2025-03-31 SECtraded 2025-03-27
513
$9.1K
-24.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 33.9% of the 1,513 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Greeley Lori bought about $9.1K of CAL on Mar 27, 2025; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2025-03-31 SECtraded 2025-03-27
202
$3.6K
-24.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 11.8% of the 1,715 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Greeley Lori bought about $3.6K of CAL on Mar 27, 2025; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2025-03-31 SECtraded 2025-03-27
7,375
$131.1K
-24.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 73.8% of the 10,000 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Greeley Lori bought about $131.1K of CAL on Mar 27, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
123 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$168.1K over 180 days
more than 62% of Consumer Goods
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
80 funds bought in last quarter
below 55% of Consumer Goods
Revenue
+1.3% year over year
below 55% of Consumer Goods
Margin
-0.2% net margin
below 56% of Consumer Goods
Buybacks
$3.1M repurchased, FY to 2026-08-01
below 67% of Consumer Goods
Short interest
12.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 90% of Consumer Goods
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+7.2%12M
-27%-11%+6%+22%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-28 · Freidman Daniel R sold $168.1K
Insider sell
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Who owns CAL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
5,038,461 sh
$62.3M
3,950,701 sh
$48.9M
$15.7M

Congress trades in CAL

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CAL planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

CAL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
$3.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Invenomic Fund
$7.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares
$194.2K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.7%
iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF
$719.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.4%
Neuberger Intrinsic Value Fund
$4.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.3%
Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF
$245.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $168.1K sold by insiders over 180 days, 80 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

CAL financials

Revenue growth
+1.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-0.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.8B
four quarters, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Net margin, TTM
+1.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Free cash flow, TTM
$67.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Debt to equity
0.00x
LongTermDebt as filed 2022-07-30 (48 months older than the period end) (includes the current portion); equity 2026-08-01
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Return on equity
+7.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on assets
+2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on invested capital
+11.7%
operating income after a 29.8% effective tax rate, over LongTermDebt as filed 2022-07-30 (48 months older than the period end) (includes the current portion) plus average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+7.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
8.52x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Enterprise value
$395.9M
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-28 shares, plus LongTermDebt as filed 2022-07-30 (48 months older than the period end) (includes the current portion), minus cash 2026-08-01
FCF yield
+15.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -14%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-012025-022024-022023-01
Revenue$2.8B$2.7B$2.8B$3.0B
Gross profit$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B$1.3B
Operating income$6.4M$149.9M$194.5M$214.3M
Net income-$9.9M$106.1M$171.8M$179.7M
EPS (diluted)-0.213.094.804.92
Operating cash flow$103.2M$104.6M$200.2M$125.9M
Cash$29.8M$29.6M$21.4M$33.7M
Buybacks$5.0M$65.0M$17.4M$63.2M
Dividends paid$9.4M$9.7M$10.0M$10.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

CAL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CAL ranks highest on financial health (99th percentile) and risk and compliance (58th), and lowest on insider conviction (30th), among Consumer Goods peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
49
Inputs
  • Return on equity+7.7% · 53 pct, sector of 105
  • Return on assets+2.3% · 51 pct, sector of 124
  • Return on invested capital+11.7% · 38 pct, sector of 51
  • Return on capital employed+7.5% · 54 pct, sector of 108
Financial health
100
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 100 pct, sector of 112
  • Cash flow to debtno debt to cover
Growth
45
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+1.3% · 45 pct, sector of 145
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
30
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$168K · 61 pct, sector of 80
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 80
Institutional and government
45
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter80 · 45 pct, sector of 123
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
58
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+12.3% · 17 pct, sector of 157
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 102
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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CAL filings, in plain words

Are Caleres insiders buying or selling CAL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Caleres insiders were net sellers, a net $168.1K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Caleres insiders were net sellers of CAL, a net $168.1K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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