What is Carter's's cash ratio?

Carter's (CRI) reported cash ratio of 1.1× in Q1 2026.

How has Carter's's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Carter's's cash ratio increased by 39.4% year-over-year, from 0.8× to 1.1×.

What is the long-term trend for Carter's's cash ratio?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's cash ratio has grown at a -7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.4× to 1×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Carter's CRI Cash ratio

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$681.1M+8.1%

Gross profit$293.9M+1.0%

Operating income$28.4M+9.0%

Net income$14.3M-7.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.39-9.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$473.4M+47.6%

Total debt$1.2B+6.6%

Total equity$928.5M+9.6%

Total assets$2.5B+6.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.4M+113%

CapEx$7.0M-32.7%

Free cash flow-$543.0K+99.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.6B-4.4%

Profitability

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Gross margin44.7%-3.0pp

Operating margin5%-3.1pp

Net margin3.1%-2.7pp

FCF margin4.3%-3.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.2%-9.1pp

Debt / equity1.3×0.0×

Current ratio2.8×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Carter's’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=1.1×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Carter's’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Carter's's cash ratio?: Carter's (CRI) reported cash ratio of 1.1× in Q1 2026.
How has Carter's's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Carter's's cash ratio increased by 39.4% year-over-year, from 0.8× to 1.1×.
What is the long-term trend for Carter's's cash ratio?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's cash ratio has grown at a -7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.4× to 1×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.