Caleres Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of April 2026: -2.02x

Caleres Inc cash flow quality index. Caleres Inc (CAL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -2.02x as of April 2026. Operating cash flow of $-27.78 Million is below net income of $13.75 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See how financially flexible is Caleres Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-2.02x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-27.78 Million
USD

Net Income

$13.75 Million
USD

Data as of

Apr 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Caleres Inc (1989–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Caleres Inc from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Caleres Inc across 31 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore CAL operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Caleres Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)

Caleres Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Caleres Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Caleres Inc cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 0.99x $104.56 Million $106.10 Million ▼ -19.3%
2024 1.22x $200.15 Million $163.87 Million ▲ +74.4%
2023 0.70x $125.88 Million $179.69 Million ▼ -42.5%
2022 1.22x $168.44 Million $138.16 Million ▼ -55.7%
2020 2.75x $170.79 Million $62.08 Million ▲ +25.4%
2018 2.19x $191.38 Million $87.23 Million ▼ -21.0%
2017 2.78x $183.62 Million $66.09 Million ▲ +52.4%
2016 1.82x $149.15 Million $81.82 Million ▲ +27.3%
2015 1.43x $118.81 Million $82.94 Million ▼ -32.0%
2014 2.11x $104.03 Million $49.41 Million ▼ -71.1%
2013 7.28x $197.94 Million $27.20 Million ▲ +269.1%
2012 1.97x $48.09 Million $24.39 Million ▲ +3260.3%
2011 -0.06x $-2.31 Million $37.06 Million ▼ -100.6%
2010 11.31x $118.08 Million $10.44 Million ▲ +691.1%
2008 1.43x $86.37 Million $60.43 Million ▼ -33.9%
2007 2.16x $142.19 Million $65.71 Million ▼ -39.6%
2006 3.58x $146.84 Million $41.00 Million ▲ +190.8%
2005 1.23x $53.32 Million $43.30 Million ▼ -34.2%
2004 1.87x $87.75 Million $46.89 Million ▼ -18.5%
2003 2.30x $103.73 Million $45.17 Million ▲ +1198.6%
2001 0.18x $6.43 Million $36.37 Million ▼ -84.0%
2000 1.10x $39.14 Million $35.50 Million ▼ -66.9%
1999 3.33x $78.90 Million $23.70 Million ▲ +1947.9%
1997 0.16x $3.30 Million $20.30 Million ▼ -96.6%
1996 4.76x $15.70 Million $3.30 Million ▲ +287.3%
1995 1.23x $48.40 Million $39.40 Million ▲ +240.8%
1993 -0.87x $-4.10 Million $4.70 Million ▼ -119.5%
1992 4.47x $70.20 Million $15.70 Million ▲ +118.4%
1991 2.05x $65.10 Million $31.80 Million ▲ +59.2%
1990 1.29x $39.60 Million $30.80 Million ▼ -23.3%
1989 1.68x $43.90 Million $26.20 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.