Carter's CRI Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 44.7%-3.0pp | 45.4%-2.6pp | 46.8%-1.5pp | 47.3%-1.1pp | 47.7%-0.5pp | |
| Operating margin | 5%-3.1pp | 5%-4.0pp | 5%-5.8pp | 6.7%-4.5pp | 8%-3.0pp | |
| Net margin | 3.1%-2.7pp | 3.2%-3.4pp | 3.1%-5.0pp | 4.8%-3.5pp | 5.8%-2.3pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.2%-9.1pp | 10.3%-11.5pp | 10.5%-18.0pp | 16.3%-13.7pp | 19.3%-9.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1%-3.9pp | 7.2%-5.8pp | 6.2%-7.6pp | 9.5%-6.1pp | 11%-3.5pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.8×+0.2× | 2.5×+0.3× | 2.3×0.0× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.6×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6×+0.8× | 3.7×+1.4× | 5.1×+2.6× | 3.2×+1.3× | 2.9×+0.8× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.33B-4.4% | $1.26B-35.1% | $1.14B-41.9% | $883.12M-59.6% | $1.39B-44.2% | |
| Price / earnings | 14.7×+6.2× | 13.7×+3.3× | 12.8×+4.3× | 6.5×-2.7× | 8.5×-2.1× | |
| Price / sales | 0.5×0.0× | 0.4×-0.2× | 0.4×-0.3× | 0.3×-0.4× | 0.5×-0.4× | |
| Price / book | 1.4×-0.2× | 1.4×-0.9× | 1.3×-1.1× | 1×-1.7× | 1.6×-1.3× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.4×+2.5× | 10.2×+1.6× | 11×+3.0× | 6.9×-0.8× | 7.9×-0.8× | |
| Dividend yield | 2.7%-5.6pp | 4.5%-1.5pp | 6.6%+0.8pp | 10.8%+5.6pp | 8.3%+3.8pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Carter's's profit margins?
- Carter's (CRI) runs a 44.7% gross margin and a 5.0% operating margin, with a 3.1% net margin.
- Where do Carter's's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Carter's's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
