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Caleres Executive Compensation (FY25)

CAL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Schmidt
Median of the other named officers
$1,001,367
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Caleres' chief executive and what were they paid?
John Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $4,143,930 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Caleres' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Caleres' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Abercrombie & Fitch, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Carter's, Inc. and Columbia Sportswear Company, among others.
What is Caleres' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 204:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $20,314.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Schmidt
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Jack Calandra
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Todd Hasty
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Daniel Friedman
Chief Sourcing and Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Brian Costello
Division President--Famous Footwear
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Willis Hill
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Daniel Karpel
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian P. CostelloPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Brian P. CostelloPSU◇—◇———◇
Daniel L. KarpelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel R. FriedmanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jack P. CalandraPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
John W. SchmidtPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Todd E. HastyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Willis D. HillPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Willis HillRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel FriedmanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John SchmidtRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel KarpelRSU◇◇——
Brian CostelloRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ward M. Klein
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Lisa A. Flavin
◇◇————◇
Wenda Harris Millard
◇◇————◇
Lori H. Greeley
◇◇————◇
Brenda C. Freeman
◇◇————◇
Mahendra R. Gupta
◇◇———◇◇
Molly Langenstein
◇◇———◇◇
Steven W. Korn
◇◇————◇
Kyle F. Gendreau
◇◇————◇
Bruce K. Thorn
◇◇————◇
John W. Schmidt served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as RSUs or Restricted Stock (director's election).
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Abercrombie & Fitch ANF
  • Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ASO
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO
  • Carter's, Inc. CRI
  • Columbia Sportswear Company COLM
  • Crocs, Inc. CROX
  • Deckers Outdoor Corp. DECK
  • Designer Brands, Inc. DBI
  • Dillard's, Inc. DDS
  • Foot Locker, Inc. FL
  • Fossil Group, Inc. FOSL
  • G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. GIII
  • Genesco Inc. GCO
  • Guess, Inc. GES
  • Hanesbrands, Inc. HBI
  • Hibbett, Inc. HIBB
  • Kontoor Brands, Inc. KTB
  • Oxford Industries, Inc. OXM
  • Shoe Carnival, Inc. SCVL
  • Skechers USA, Inc. SKX
  • Steve Madden, Ltd. SHOO
  • Tapestry, Inc. TPR
  • The Buckle, Inc. BKE
  • The Children's Place, Inc. PLCE
  • Under Armour, Inc. UAA
  • Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN
  • Wolverine World Wide, Inc. WWW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 31, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 25, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 25, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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196 figures on this page: 185 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
185 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000014707-26-000070
  2. 0001193125-26-158809
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation Table · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000014707-25-000029
  4. 0000014707-24-000016
  5. 0000014707-23-000026
  6. 0000014707-22-000033
  7. 0000014707-21-000024
  8. 0001437749-20-012093
  9. 0000014707-19-000033
  10. 0000014707-18-000023
  11. 0000014707-17-000019
  12. 0000014707-16-000093
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Peers Caleres discloses

The companies named in CAL's own disclosed peer group.

Abercrombie & FitchAcademy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.Carter's, Inc.Columbia Sportswear CompanyCrocs, Inc.Deckers Outdoor Corp.Designer Brands, Inc.Dillard's, Inc.Foot Locker, Inc.Fossil Group, Inc.Genesco Inc.Hanesbrands, Inc.Kontoor Brands, Inc.Oxford Industries, Inc.Skechers USA, Inc.Steve Madden, Ltd.Tapestry, Inc.The Buckle, Inc.Under Armour, Inc.Urban Outfitters, Inc.Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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