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Carter's CRI Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin44.7%-0.7pp45.4%-1.4pp46.8%-0.5pp47.3%-0.4pp47.7%-0.3pp
Operating margin5%0.0pp5%-0.1pp5%-1.7pp6.7%-1.3pp8%-0.9pp
Net margin3.1%-0.1pp3.2%0.0pp3.1%-1.6pp4.8%-1.0pp5.8%-0.7pp
Returns
Return on equity10.2%-0.1pp10.3%-0.2pp10.5%-5.8pp16.3%-3.0pp19.3%-2.5pp
Return on invested capital7.1%-0.1pp7.2%+1.0pp6.2%-3.4pp9.5%-1.5pp11%-2.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.2×+0.1×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.8×+0.3×2.5×+0.3×2.3×+0.1×2.2×-0.4×2.6×+0.3×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.3×0.0×1.3×-0.1×1.4×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA3.6×-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 / earnings14.7×+1.0×13.7×+0.9×12.8×+6.3×6.5×-2.0×8.5×-1.9×
Price / sales0.5×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×+0.1×0.3×-0.2×0.5×-0.2×
Price / book1.4×+0.1×1.4×0.0×1.3×+0.3×-0.6×1.6×-0.6×
EV / EBITDA10.4×+0.2×10.2×-0.9×11×+4.2×6.9×-1.0×7.9×-0.7×
Dividend yield2.7%-1.7pp4.5%-2.2pp6.6%-4.2pp10.8%+2.5pp8.3%+2.3pp

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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.