What is Carter's's EV / EBITDA?

Carter's (CRI) reported EV / EBITDA of 10.4× in Q1 2026.

How has Carter's's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?

Carter's's EV / EBITDA increased by 31.6% year-over-year, from 7.9× to 10.4×.

What is the long-term trend for Carter's's EV / EBITDA?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.5× to 10.2×.

What does EV / EBITDA mean?

Enterprise value (market cap plus total debt minus cash) at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. A capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple.

Carter's CRI EV / EBITDA

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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.

enterprise value/ebitda=10.4×

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 EV / EBITDA?: Carter's (CRI) reported EV / EBITDA of 10.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Carter's's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?: Carter's's EV / EBITDA increased by 31.6% year-over-year, from 7.9× to 10.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Carter's's EV / EBITDA?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.5× to 10.2×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?: Enterprise value (market cap plus total debt minus cash) at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. A capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple.