Caleres vs Wolverine World Wide
Caleres reported revenue of $2.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Wolverine World Wide's $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Caleres' revenue grew 1.3% in its latest year, and Wolverine World Wide's grew 6.8%. Caleres had an operating margin of 0.2%, against 8.0% at Wolverine World Wide. Free cash flow was $39 million at Caleres and $126 million at Wolverine World Wide. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and January 3), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Caleres | Wolverine World Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 3, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.8B | $1.9B |
| Revenue growth | 1.3% | 6.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.4% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | 43.0% | 47.3% |
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | −0.2% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow | $39M | $126M |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| Return on capital | 0.9% | 15.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.5x | 2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $14M | $48M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.0% | 2.1% |
| Last close | $12.69 | $21.33 |
| P/E at the last close | 8.3× | 16.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $524,572, sold $1.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Caleres and Wolverine World Wide pages.