15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has declined 0.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (-3.5% vs -0.8% per year).
Operating margin has contracted, at 5.0% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 34.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($567M) exceeds cash ($487M); net debt is $80M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-10.5% vs -0.8% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 4.2× in the latest year, up from 3.4× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 2.9× EBITDA.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 13 consecutive years, consuming 61.4% of earnings and 82.1% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 16.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2026
$2.9B
$92M
45.4%
5.0%
9.9%
3.6%
$69M
$567M
$487M
2024
$2.8B
$186M
48.0%
9.0%
21.7%
7.6%
$243M
$498M
$413M
2023
$2.9B
$233M
47.4%
11.0%
27.5%
9.8%
$469M
$497M
$351M
2022
$3.2B
$250M
45.8%
11.8%
31.4%
10.2%
$48M
$617M
$212M
2022
$3.5B
$340M
47.7%
14.3%
35.8%
10.7%
$231M
$991M
$984M
2021
$3.0B
$110M
43.4%
6.3%
11.7%
3.2%
$556M
$990M
$1.1B
2019
$3.5B
$264M
42.9%
10.6%
30.0%
9.6%
$326M
$595M
$214M
2018
$3.5B
$282M
43.3%
11.3%
32.4%
13.7%
$292M
$593M
$170M
2017
$3.4B
$303M
43.6%
12.3%
35.3%
14.6%
$260M
$617M
$178M
2016
$3.2B
$258M
43.1%
13.3%
32.7%
13.2%
$281M
$580M
$299M
2016
—
$238M
—
—
27.2%
11.9%
$204M
$579M
$381M
2015
—
$195M
—
—
24.7%
10.3%
$179M
$586M
$341M
2013
—
$160M
—
—
22.9%
8.9%
$27M
$586M
$287M
2012
—
$161M
—
—
16.4%
9.9%
$195M
$186M
$382M
2011
—
$114M
—
—
14.2%
8.1%
$36M
$236M
$233M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Oct '26
$752M
$37M
47.1%
7.4%
3.5%
1.4%
-$117M
$568M
$451M
Jul '26
$615M
$105M
67.0%
22.7%
10.2%
3.8%
$190M
$568M
$654M
Apr '26
$681M
$14M
43.1%
4.2%
1.5%
0.6%
-$543000
$567M
$473M
Jan '26
$925M
$64M
43.2%
9.2%
6.9%
2.5%
$248M
$567M
$487M
Sep '25
$758M
$12M
45.1%
3.8%
1.3%
0.5%
-$144M
$499M
$184M
Jun '25
$585M
$446000
48.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
$24M
$499M
$338M
Mar '25
$630M
$16M
46.2%
4.1%
1.8%
0.7%
-$59M
$498M
$321M
Dec '24
$860M
$62M
47.8%
9.7%
7.2%
2.5%
$271M
$498M
$413M
Sep '24
$758M
$58M
46.9%
10.2%
7.0%
2.5%
-$96M
$498M
$176M
Jun '24
$564M
$28M
50.1%
7.0%
3.4%
1.2%
$105M
$498M
$317M
Mar '24
$661M
$38M
47.6%
8.3%
4.5%
1.7%
-$38M
$498M
$268M
Dec '23
$858M
$107M
48.7%
15.9%
12.6%
4.5%
$306M
$497M
$351M
Sep '23
$792M
$66M
47.5%
11.8%
8.4%
2.9%
-$20M
$567M
$169M
Jul '23
$600M
$24M
48.6%
6.3%
3.1%
1.0%
$155M
$497M
$175M
Apr '23
$696M
$36M
44.5%
8.1%
4.5%
1.6%
$28M
$577M
$158M
Dec '22
$912M
$80M
45.6%
12.0%
10.1%
3.3%
$292M
$617M
$212M
Oct '22
$819M
$65M
45.3%
11.2%
8.2%
2.5%
-$134M
$736M
$122M
Jul '22
$701M
$37M
47.3%
10.8%
4.5%
1.4%
$62M
$616M
$231M
Apr '22
$781M
$68M
45.4%
13.1%
7.4%
2.3%
-$171M
$992M
$702M
Jan '22
$1.1B
$97M
46.4%
13.0%
10.2%
3.0%
$252M
$991M
$984M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CRI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 10.6× (Mar '23) to 12.7× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.8× (Mar '23) to 0.4× (Nov '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 4.5% (Mar '23) to 4.9% (Nov '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is CRI growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Carters Inc's revenue has declined 0.8% per year, and net income declined 3.5% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does CRI have?
As of FY2026, Carters Inc reported $567M of total debt against $487M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 4.2×.
What is CRI's profit margin?
In FY2026, gross margin was 45.4%, operating margin 5.0%, and net margin 3.2%.
What is CRI's P/E ratio?
Carters Inc's P/E (TTM) is 5.28 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CRI stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 12.7× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.