What is Carter's's invested capital?

Carter's (CRI) reported invested capital of $1.65B in Q1 2026.

How has Carter's's invested capital changed year-over-year?

Carter's's invested capital increased by 0.1% year-over-year, from $1.65B to $1.65B.

What is the long-term trend for Carter's's invested capital?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's invested capital has grown at a 1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.56B to $1.65B.

What does invested capital mean?

Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).

Carter's CRI Invested capital

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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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.

$1.2Btotal debt+$928.5Mtotal stockholders equity−$473.4Mcash and equivalents=$1.65B

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 invested capital?: Carter's (CRI) reported invested capital of $1.65B in Q1 2026.
How has Carter's's invested capital changed year-over-year?: Carter's's invested capital increased by 0.1% year-over-year, from $1.65B to $1.65B.
What is the long-term trend for Carter's's invested capital?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's invested capital has grown at a 1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.56B to $1.65B.
What does invested capital mean?: Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).