CRI · Carters Inc - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $681.11M | $757.84M | $585.31M | $629.83M | - | $758.46M | $564.43M | $661.49M | - | $791.65M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | $416.21M | $303.55M | - | - | $402.45M | $281.50M | - | - | $448.10M |
| Gross Profit | $293.87M | $341.63M | $281.76M | $291.09M | - | $356.01M | $282.94M | $315.19M | - | $376.40M |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $270.05M | $317.96M | $280.96M | $270.32M | - | $284.71M | $247.49M | $265.37M | - | $288.68M |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D&A | $12.68M | $14.43M | $13.56M | $12.34M | - | - | - | $13.90M | - | - |
| Operating Income | $28.44M | $29.09M | $4.04M | $26.10M | - | $77.04M | $39.45M | $55.03M | - | $93.43M |
| Interest Expense | $11.76M | $7.38M | $7.86M | $7.82M | - | $7.38M | $7.87M | $7.91M | - | $8.62M |
| Income Tax | $5.52M | $3.24M | $1.26M | $5.81M | - | $12.41M | $6.72M | $11.91M | - | $19.25M |
| Net Income | $14.34M | $11.59M | $446.0K | $15.54M | - | $58.32M | $27.64M | $38.03M | - | $66.13M |
| EPS - Basic | $0.39 | $0.32 | $0.01 | $0.43 | - | $1.62 | $0.76 | $1.04 | - | $1.78 |
| EPS - Diluted | $0.39 | $0.32 | $0.01 | $0.43 | - | $1.62 | $0.76 | $1.04 | - | $1.78 |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $473.44M | $184.19M | $338.18M | $320.79M | $412.93M | $175.54M | $316.65M | $267.57M | $351.21M | $169.11M |
| Accounts Receivable | $196.60M | $247.01M | $140.35M | $203.87M | $194.83M | $240.51M | $132.36M | $224.07M | $183.77M | $240.51M |
| Inventory | $465.88M | $656.15M | $619.07M | $474.12M | $502.33M | $607.38M | $599.29M | $473.36M | $537.13M | $620.67M |
| Accounts Payable | $188.69M | $240.24M | $306.40M | $199.06M | $248.20M | $273.91M | $313.80M | $191.41M | $242.15M | $222.21M |
| Current Assets | $1.21B | $1.13B | $1.16B | $1.05B | $1.14B | $1.07B | $1.10B | $1.02B | $1.10B | $1.07B |
| Total Assets | $2.48B | $2.47B | $2.46B | $2.33B | $2.43B | $2.38B | $2.36B | $2.29B | $2.38B | $2.32B |
| Current Liabilities | $433.43M | $501.69M | $525.67M | $409.35M | $508.82M | $484.11M | $527.64M | $418.96M | $511.86M | $464.20M |
| Long-term Debt | $567.49M | $498.74M | $498.53M | $498.33M | $498.13M | $497.93M | $497.74M | $497.54M | $497.35M | $567.17M |
| Total Liabilities | $1.56B | $1.60B | $1.60B | $1.48B | $1.58B | $1.55B | $1.54B | $1.44B | $1.53B | $1.53B |
| Stockholders' Equity | $928.46M | $864.64M | $853.90M | $847.25M | $854.56M | $829.34M | $811.75M | $841.35M | $845.25M | $785.31M |
| Retained Earnings | $934.58M | $874.36M | $871.89M | $880.56M | $894.02M | $861.34M | $844.20M | $866.65M | $868.80M | $814.08M |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $6.42M | - | - | ($48.64M) | - | - | - | ($25.55M) | - | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($6.96M) | - | - | ($10.35M) | - | - | - | ($12.02M) | - | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($12.23M) | - | - | ($33.59M) | - | - | - | ($45.35M) | - | - |
| CapEx | $6.96M | - | - | $10.35M | - | - | - | $12.02M | - | - |
| Free Cash Flow | ($543.0K) | - | - | ($58.99M) | - | - | - | ($37.57M) | - | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 43.1% | 45.1% | 48.1% | 46.2% | - | 46.9% | 50.1% | 47.6% | - | 47.5% |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 4.1% | - | 10.2% | 7.0% | 8.3% | - | 11.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 6.0% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 6.1% | - | - | - | 10.4% | - | - |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.5% | - | 7.7% | 4.9% | 5.7% | - | 8.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | -0.1% | - | - | -9.4% | - | - | - | -5.7% | - | - |
| FCF / Net income | -0.04 | - | - | -3.80 | - | - | - | -0.99 | - | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 39.6% | 42.0% | 48.0% | 42.9% | - | 37.5% | 43.8% | 40.1% | - | 36.5% |
| Effective tax rate | 27.8% | 21.8% | 73.8% | 27.2% | - | 17.5% | 19.6% | 23.9% | - | 22.5% |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | - | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | - | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.8% | - | 7.0% | 3.4% | 4.5% | - | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% | - | 4.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | - | 5.4% |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 2.80 | 2.26 | 2.20 | 2.56 | 2.25 | 2.21 | 2.09 | 2.43 | 2.15 | 2.30 |
| Quick ratio | 1.72 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.40 | 1.26 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 0.96 |
| Cash ratio | 1.09 | 0.37 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.36 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.72 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 13.80 | 11.46 | 28.32 | 12.96 | - | - | - | 7.22 | - | - |
| Interest coverage | 2.4x | 3.9x | 0.5x | 3.3x | - | 10.4x | 5.0x | 7.0x | - | 10.8x |
| Equity multiplier | 2.68 | 2.86 | 2.88 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 2.87 | 2.90 | 2.72 | 2.81 | 2.95 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.66 |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.27 | - | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.29 | - | 0.34 |
| Inventory turnover | - | 0.63 | 0.49 | - | - | 0.66 | 0.47 | - | - | 0.72 |
| Days sales outstanding | 105d | 119d | 88d | 118d | - | 116d | 86d | 124d | - | 111d |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | 575d | 744d | - | - | 551d | 777d | - | - | 506d |
| Days payable outstanding | - | 211d | 368d | - | - | 248d | 407d | - | - | 181d |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | 484d | 463d | - | - | 418d | 456d | - | - | 435d |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | 92.1x | 91.3x | 3005.0x | 94.1x | - | 41.1x | 81.5x | 81.4x | - | 38.8x |
| P / B | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.7x | - | 2.8x | 2.7x | 3.6x | - | 3.2x |
| P / S | 1.9x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 2.3x | - | 3.1x | 3.9x | 4.6x | - | 3.2x |
| EV / EBITDA | 33.3x | 31.0x | 69.6x | 41.8x | - | - | - | 47.4x | - | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.1% | -0.1% | 3.7% | -4.8% | - | -4.2% | -6.0% | -4.9% | - | -3.3% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -0.7% | -2.5% | -5.8% | -6.9% | - | -5.2% | -8.9% | -5.6% | - | -2.9% |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | -2.9% | -2.6% | 2.6% | -0.8% | - | -4.3% | -5.1% | -2.2% | - | -3.0% |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | 1.0% | -4.0% | -0.4% | -7.6% | - | -5.4% | -3.1% | 1.8% | - | 1.6% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 9.0% | -62.2% | -89.7% | -52.6% | - | -17.5% | 5.0% | -2.3% | - | 2.0% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -7.7% | -80.1% | -98.4% | -59.1% | - | -11.8% | 15.8% | 5.7% | - | 1.8% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -9.3% | -80.2% | -98.7% | -58.7% | - | -9.0% | 18.8% | 9.5% | - | 6.6% |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | -25.7% | -42.3% | -77.9% | -36.3% | - | -5.7% | -22.3% | -19.0% | - | -1.3% |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | -27.6% | -29.6% | -44.5% | - | - | 3.9% | -4.8% | 6.8% | - | 3.1% |
| FCF growth (YoY) | 99.1% | - | - | -57.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 9.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | -0.4% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2026-01-03.
Business segments
$3.19B totalRetail Segment$1.47B · 46.0%
Wholesale Segment$1.00B · 31.4%
International Segment$430.96M · 13.5%
International$287.95M · 9.0%
Product / service
$2.90B totalBaby$1.26B · 43.5%
Playclothes$914.69M · 31.6%
Other Products$371.54M · 12.8%
Sleepwear$351.59M · 12.1%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl
Comparing CARTERS INC against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$1.00/share trailing 12 months · -62.3% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | $0.2500 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.2500 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $0.2500 |
| Aug 26, 2025 | $0.2500 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $0.2500 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.8000 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | $0.8000 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | $0.8000 |
| May 24, 2024 | $0.8000 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | $0.8000 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $0.7500 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | $0.7500 |
| May 26, 2023 | $0.7500 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | $0.7500 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | $0.7500 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $0.7500 |
| May 27, 2022 | $0.7500 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | $0.7500 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | $0.6000 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | $0.4000 |
| May 11, 2021 | $0.4000 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | $0.6000 |
| Dec 2, 2019 | $0.5000 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | $0.5000 |