What is Carter's's net margin?

Carter's (CRI) reported net margin of 3.1% in Q1 2026.

How has Carter's's net margin changed year-over-year?

Carter's's net margin decreased by 47.0% year-over-year, from 5.8% to 3.1%.

What is the long-term trend for Carter's's net margin?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's net margin has grown at a -2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.6% to 3.2%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

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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$1.58B-4.4%

Enterprise value$2.3B-6.4%

P/E17.4×+7.3×

P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.7%-3.0pp

Operating margin5%-3.1pp

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.

net income/total revenue=3.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 net margin?: Carter's (CRI) reported net margin of 3.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Carter's's net margin changed year-over-year?: Carter's's net margin decreased by 47.0% year-over-year, from 5.8% to 3.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Carter's's net margin?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carter's's net margin has grown at a -2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.6% to 3.2%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.