CAL - Caleres, Inc.
Caleres, Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale of footwear in the United States, Canada, China, and Guam. It operates through Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $11.03, ATM IV 87.0%, max pain $12.50, net GEX -$24.7K.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel - Footwear & Accessories
- Market Cap
- $372.2M
- Beta
- 0.72
- 52-Week Range
- 8.8-18.12
- Dividend Yield
- $0.28
- CEO
- John W. Schmidt
- Employees
- 4,800
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Exchange
- NYSE
What CAL Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 13.7% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$24.7K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.090) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The CAL overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked CAL overview questions
- What is CAL?
- CAL is the ticker symbol for Caleres, Inc., a listed security. Caleres, Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale of footwear in the United States, Canada, China, and Guam. Listed on NYSE. CAL is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CAL options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the CAL options snapshot shows spot at $11.03, ATM IV 87.0%, IV rank 13.7%, max pain $12.50, net GEX -$24.7K, expected move 24.94%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CAL's key statistics?
- Caleres, Inc. (CAL) carries a market capitalization of $372.2M, beta of 0.72 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 8.8-18.12. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does CAL belong to?
- Caleres, Inc. operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Apparel - Footwear & Accessories industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CAL's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CAL data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).