15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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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
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2026
$2.9B
$92M
45.4%
5.0%
$69M
$567M
$487M
2024
$2.8B
$186M
48.0%
9.0%
$243M
$498M
$413M
2023
$2.9B
$233M
47.4%
11.0%
$469M
$497M
$351M
2022
$3.2B
$250M
45.8%
11.8%
$48M
$617M
$212M
2022
$3.5B
$340M
47.7%
14.3%
$231M
$991M
$984M
2021
$3.0B
$110M
43.4%
6.3%
$556M
$990M
$1.1B
2019
$3.5B
$264M
42.9%
10.6%
$326M
$595M
$214M
2018
$3.5B
$282M
43.3%
11.3%
$292M
$593M
$170M
2017
$3.4B
$303M
43.6%
12.3%
$260M
$617M
$178M
2016
$3.2B
$258M
43.1%
13.3%
$281M
$580M
$299M
2016
—
$238M
—
—
$204M
$579M
$381M
2015
—
$195M
—
—
$179M
$586M
$341M
2013
—
$160M
—
—
$27M
$586M
$287M
2012
—
$161M
—
—
$195M
$186M
$382M
2011
—
$114M
—
—
$36M
$236M
$233M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Apr '26
$681M
$14M
43.1%
4.2%
-$543000
$567M
$473M
Jan '26
$925M
$64M
43.2%
9.2%
$248M
$567M
$487M
Sep '25
$758M
$12M
45.1%
3.8%
-$144M
$499M
$184M
Jun '25
$585M
$446000
48.1%
0.7%
$24M
$499M
$338M
Mar '25
$630M
$16M
46.2%
4.1%
-$59M
$498M
$321M
Dec '24
$860M
$62M
47.8%
9.7%
$271M
$498M
$413M
Sep '24
$758M
$58M
46.9%
10.2%
-$96M
$498M
$176M
Jun '24
$564M
$28M
50.1%
7.0%
$105M
$498M
$317M
Mar '24
$661M
$38M
47.6%
8.3%
-$38M
$498M
$268M
Dec '23
$858M
$107M
48.7%
15.9%
$306M
$497M
$351M
Sep '23
$792M
$66M
47.5%
11.8%
-$20M
$567M
$169M
Jul '23
$600M
$24M
48.6%
6.3%
$155M
$497M
$175M
Apr '23
$696M
$36M
44.5%
8.1%
$28M
$577M
$158M
Dec '22
$912M
$80M
45.6%
12.0%
$292M
$617M
$212M
Oct '22
$819M
$65M
45.3%
11.2%
-$134M
$736M
$122M
Jul '22
$701M
$37M
47.3%
10.8%
$62M
$616M
$231M
Apr '22
$781M
$68M
45.4%
13.1%
-$171M
$992M
$702M
Jan '22
$1.1B
$97M
46.4%
13.0%
$252M
$991M
$984M
Oct '21
$891M
$85M
45.9%
13.9%
-$50M
$991M
$943M
Jul '21
$746M
$72M
49.4%
14.4%
$80M
$990M
$1.1B
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 17.3× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.8× (Mar '23) to 0.5× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 4.5% (Mar '23) to 3.5% (Jun '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 Jun '26, Carters Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 17.3× (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.