CRI Financials Carters Inc

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 46 d ago 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
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
Oct '21	$891M	$85M	45.9%	13.9%	8.1%	2.6%	-$50M	$991M	$943M

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 13.3× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.8× (Mar '23) to 0.4× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 4.5% (Mar '23) to 4.6% (Sep '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?

As of Sep '26, Carters Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 13.3× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.