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Carter's CRI Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin44.7%-3.0pp45.4%-2.6pp46.8%-1.5pp47.3%-1.1pp47.7%-0.5pp
Operating margin5%-3.1pp5%-4.0pp5%-5.8pp6.7%-4.5pp8%-3.0pp
Net margin3.1%-2.7pp3.2%-3.4pp3.1%-5.0pp4.8%-3.5pp5.8%-2.3pp
EBITDA margin6.7%-3.2pp6.7%-4.1pp6.8%-5.9pp8.5%-4.7pp9.9%-3.2pp
Free cash flow margin4.3%-3.6pp2.4%-6.2pp3.2%-6.5pp5%-8.0pp7.9%-6.7pp
Returns
Return on equity10.2%-9.1pp10.3%-11.5pp10.5%-18.0pp16.3%-13.7pp19.3%-9.3pp
Return on assets3.8%-3.3pp3.7%-4.0pp3.7%-6.1pp5.6%-4.6pp7.1%-3.2pp
Return on invested capital7.1%-3.9pp7.2%-5.8pp6.2%-7.6pp9.5%-6.1pp11%-3.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.1×1.2×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.8×+0.2×2.5×+0.3×2.3×0.0×2.2×+0.1×2.6×+0.1×
Quick ratio1.7×+0.3×1.4×+0.2×0.0×+0.1×1.4×+0.1×
Cash ratio1.1×+0.3×+0.2×0.4×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.8×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.4×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA3.6×+0.8×3.7×+1.4×5.1×+2.6×3.2×+1.3×2.9×+0.8×
Interest coverage3.8×-3.4×4.2×-3.9×4.6×-5.4×6.1×-4.0×7.2×-2.8×
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.33B-4.4%$1.26B-35.1%$1.14B-41.9%$883.12M-59.6%$1.39B-44.2%
Enterprise value$2.05B-6.4%$1.99B-25.3%$2.14B-26.5%$1.67B-43.1%$2.19B-33.6%
Price / earnings14.7×+6.2×13.7×+3.3×12.8×+4.3×6.5×-2.7×8.5×-2.1×
Price / sales0.5×0.0×0.4×-0.2×0.4×-0.3×0.3×-0.4×0.5×-0.4×
Price / book1.4×-0.2×1.4×-0.9×1.3×-1.1×-1.7×1.6×-1.3×
EV / EBITDA10.4×+2.5×10.2×+1.6×11×+3.0×6.9×-0.8×7.9×-0.8×
EV / sales0.7×-0.1×0.7×-0.3×0.8×-0.3×0.6×-0.4×0.8×-0.4×
Free cash flow yield9.5%-6.3pp5.4%-7.0pp8%-6.0pp15.9%-1.2pp15.9%-1.1pp
Earnings yield6.8%-4.9pp7.3%-2.3pp7.8%-3.9pp15.4%+4.5pp11.7%+2.3pp
Dividend yield2.7%-5.6pp4.5%-1.5pp6.6%+0.8pp10.8%+5.6pp8.3%+3.8pp

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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.