Carter's CRI Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 44.7%-0.7pp | 45.4%-1.4pp | 46.8%-0.5pp | 47.3%-0.4pp | 47.7%-0.3pp | |
| Operating margin | 5%0.0pp | 5%-0.1pp | 5%-1.7pp | 6.7%-1.3pp | 8%-0.9pp | |
| Net margin | 3.1%-0.1pp | 3.2%0.0pp | 3.1%-1.6pp | 4.8%-1.0pp | 5.8%-0.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.2%-0.1pp | 10.3%-0.2pp | 10.5%-5.8pp | 16.3%-3.0pp | 19.3%-2.5pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1%-0.1pp | 7.2%+1.0pp | 6.2%-3.4pp | 9.5%-1.5pp | 11%-2.0pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.2×+0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.8×+0.3× | 2.5×+0.3× | 2.3×+0.1× | 2.2×-0.4× | 2.6×+0.3× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6×-0.1× | 3.7×-1.4× | 5.1×+1.9× | 3.2×+0.4× | 2.9×+0.6× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.33B+5.6% | $1.26B+10.2% | $1.14B+29.6% | $883.12M-36.6% | $1.39B-28.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 14.7×+1.0× | 13.7×+0.9× | 12.8×+6.3× | 6.5×-2.0× | 8.5×-1.9× | |
| Price / sales | 0.5×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.3×-0.2× | 0.5×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 1.4×+0.1× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.3×+0.3× | 1×-0.6× | 1.6×-0.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.4×+0.2× | 10.2×-0.9× | 11×+4.2× | 6.9×-1.0× | 7.9×-0.7× | |
| Dividend yield | 2.7%-1.7pp | 4.5%-2.2pp | 6.6%-4.2pp | 10.8%+2.5pp | 8.3%+2.3pp |
Chart any of these lines over time, or line them up against competitors.
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.