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 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.90B | $2.84B | $2.95B | $3.21B | $3.49B | $3.02B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | $1.31B | $1.37B | $1.40B | $1.47B | $1.66B | $1.31B |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $1.19B | $1.10B | $1.09B | $1.11B | $1.19B | $1.11B |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D&A | $51.54M | $54.23M | $60.41M | $61.54M | $90.38M | $90.28M |
| Operating Income | $143.93M | $254.73M | $323.40M | $379.17M | $497.08M | $189.87M |
| Interest Expense | $34.23M | $31.33M | $33.97M | $42.78M | $60.29M | $56.06M |
| Income Tax | $22.04M | $45.30M | $69.74M | $66.70M | $98.54M | $25.27M |
| Net Income | $91.80M | $185.51M | $232.50M | $250.04M | $339.75M | $109.72M |
| EPS - Basic | $2.53 | $5.12 | $6.24 | $6.34 | $7.83 | $2.51 |
| EPS - Diluted | $2.53 | $5.12 | $6.24 | $6.34 | $7.81 | $2.50 |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $487.07M | $412.93M | $351.21M | $211.75M | $984.29M | $1.10B |
| Accounts Receivable | $178.57M | $194.83M | $183.77M | $198.59M | $231.35M | $186.51M |
| Inventory | $544.62M | $502.33M | $537.13M | $744.57M | $647.74M | $599.26M |
| Accounts Payable | $235.70M | $248.20M | $242.15M | $264.08M | $407.04M | $472.14M |
| Current Assets | $1.27B | $1.14B | $1.10B | $1.19B | $1.91B | $1.95B |
| Total Assets | $2.57B | $2.43B | $2.38B | $2.44B | $3.20B | $3.39B |
| Current Liabilities | $506.00M | $508.82M | $511.86M | $528.95M | $731.03M | $792.53M |
| Long-term Debt | $567.17M | $498.13M | $497.35M | $616.62M | $991.37M | $989.53M |
| Total Liabilities | $1.64B | $1.58B | $1.53B | $1.64B | $2.25B | $2.45B |
| Stockholders' Equity | $925.05M | $854.56M | $845.25M | $796.41M | $950.19M | $938.03M |
| Retained Earnings | $929.46M | $894.02M | $868.80M | $830.37M | $978.67M | $952.60M |
Cash Flow
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $122.33M | $298.79M | $529.13M | $88.36M | $268.26M | $589.89M |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($53.70M) | ($56.16M) | ($59.86M) | ($40.36M) | ($32.44M) | ($32.87M) |
| Financing Cash Flow | $2.04M | ($174.82M) | ($332.64M) | ($819.27M) | ($352.71M) | $324.84M |
| CapEx | $53.70M | $56.16M | $59.86M | $40.36M | $37.44M | $32.87M |
| Free Cash Flow | $68.63M | $242.62M | $469.27M | $48.00M | $230.82M | $557.02M |
Ratios
| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 48.0% | 47.4% | 45.8% | 47.7% | 43.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 6.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 6.7% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 16.8% | 9.3% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.4% | 8.5% | 15.9% | 1.5% | 6.6% | 18.4% |
| FCF / Net income | 0.75 | 1.31 | 2.02 | 0.19 | 0.68 | 5.08 |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 41.0% | 38.7% | 37.1% | 34.6% | 34.2% | 36.6% |
| Effective tax rate | 19.4% | 19.6% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 22.5% | 18.7% |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 9.9% | 21.7% | 27.5% | 31.4% | 35.8% | 11.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 21.2% | 19.8% | 8.0% |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.51 | 2.25 | 2.15 | 2.25 | 2.62 | 2.46 |
| Quick ratio | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 1.73 | 1.70 |
| Cash ratio | 0.96 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.40 | 1.35 | 1.39 |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.77 | 1.04 | 1.05 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.29 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.90 | 1.61 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.69 | 3.53 |
| Interest coverage | 4.2x | 8.1x | 9.5x | 8.9x | 8.2x | 3.4x |
| Equity multiplier | 2.77 | 2.85 | 2.81 | 3.06 | 3.37 | 3.62 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.32 | 1.09 | 0.89 |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 22d | 25d | 23d | 23d | 24d | 23d |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||
| P / E | 13.1x | 10.6x | 12.0x | 11.8x | 13.0x | 37.6x |
| P / B | 1.3x | 2.3x | 3.2x | 3.6x | 4.6x | 4.4x |
| P / S | 0.4x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.4x |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4x | 6.5x | 7.5x | 7.5x | 7.4x | 14.2x |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 1.9% | -3.4% | -8.3% | -7.9% | 15.3% | -14.1% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -3.4% | -6.6% | -0.9% | -3.0% | 2.9% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | -0.8% | -4.2% | -1.6% | - | - | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | -3.7% | -2.2% | -5.2% | -11.4% | 26.6% | -12.9% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | -43.5% | -21.2% | -14.7% | -23.7% | 161.8% | -48.9% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -50.5% | -20.2% | -7.0% | -26.4% | 209.7% | -58.4% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -50.6% | -17.9% | -1.6% | -18.8% | 212.4% | -57.3% |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | -26.4% | -13.1% | 35.6% | 2.7% | 9.2% | -26.3% |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 0.2% | -2.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 9.0% | -11.1% |
| FCF growth (YoY) | -71.7% | -48.3% | 877.7% | -79.2% | -58.6% | 71.0% |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | -34.2% | -5.7% | 9.9% | -28.7% | -3.8% | 22.2% |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 8.2% | 1.1% | 6.1% | -16.2% | 1.3% | 6.6% |
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%
Stability scores
Altman Z′
FY 2025 · bankruptcy risk
2.06
Grey zone
Private-firm variant - uses book equity instead of market cap. > 2.90 safe · 1.23-2.90 grey · < 1.23 distress.
Piotroski F-score
FY 2025 · 9-point quality
5/9
Neutral
- ✓Net income positive
- ✓Operating cash flow positive
- ✗ROA improved YoY
- ✓Cash flow > net income
- ✗Long-term debt decreased
- ✓Current ratio improved
- ✓No share dilution
- ✗Gross margin improved
- ✗Asset turnover improved
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 |