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Carter's Inc.

CRI

NYSEConsumer CyclicalApparel - Retail

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$35.75

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

81

Deep Value

Momentum

55

Neutral

Sentiment

66

Bullish

Risk resilience

65

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Industry
Apparel - Retail
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US

Market position

Volume
996.38K
Market cap
1.32B USD

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
1.9B USD
P/E (TTM)
6.52×
P/B (TTM)
1.23×
P/S (TTM)
0.44×
EV / EBITDA
9.35×
Earnings yield
7.80%
Free cash flow yield
5.83%
Dividend yield
2.80%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
48.60%
Operating margin
9.24%
Net margin
6.55%
Return on equity
9.92%
Return on assets
3.58%
Return on invested capital
5.29%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.15×
Current ratio
2.51×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends52%35%17%-1%Gross margin, FY2021: 47.68%Gross margin, FY2022: 45.83%Gross margin, FY2023: 47.39%Gross margin, FY2024: 48.00%Gross margin, FY2025: 45.36%Operating margin, FY2021: 14.26%Operating margin, FY2022: 11.80%Operating margin, FY2023: 10.98%Operating margin, FY2024: 8.96%Operating margin, FY2025: 4.97%Net margin, FY2021: 9.74%Net margin, FY2022: 7.78%Net margin, FY2023: 7.89%Net margin, FY2024: 6.52%Net margin, FY2025: 3.17%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 47.68%. Gross margin FY2022 45.83%. Gross margin FY2023 47.39%. Gross margin FY2024 48.00%. Gross margin FY2025 45.36%. Operating margin FY2021 14.26%. Operating margin FY2022 11.80%. Operating margin FY2023 10.98%. Operating margin FY2024 8.96%. Operating margin FY2025 4.97%. Net margin FY2021 9.74%. Net margin FY2022 7.78%. Net margin FY2023 7.89%. Net margin FY2024 6.52%. Net margin FY2025 3.17%.

Income trends

Revenue

2.9B USD+1.91%

Operating income

143.93M USD-43.50%

Net income

91.8M USD-50.52%
Income trends across reported periods3.83B USD2.47B USD1.11B USD−247.67M USDRevenue, FY2021: 3.49B USDRevenue, FY2022: 3.21B USDRevenue, FY2023: 2.95B USDRevenue, FY2024: 2.84B USDRevenue, FY2025: 2.9B USDOperating income, FY2021: 497.08M USDOperating income, FY2022: 379.17M USDOperating income, FY2023: 323.41M USDOperating income, FY2024: 254.73M USDOperating income, FY2025: 143.93M USDNet income, FY2021: 339.75M USDNet income, FY2022: 250.04M USDNet income, FY2023: 232.5M USDNet income, FY2024: 185.51M USDNet income, FY2025: 91.8M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 3.49B USD. Revenue FY2022 3.21B USD. Revenue FY2023 2.95B USD. Revenue FY2024 2.84B USD. Revenue FY2025 2.9B USD. Operating income FY2021 497.08M USD. Operating income FY2022 379.17M USD. Operating income FY2023 323.41M USD. Operating income FY2024 254.73M USD. Operating income FY2025 143.93M USD. Net income FY2021 339.75M USD. Net income FY2022 250.04M USD. Net income FY2023 232.5M USD. Net income FY2024 185.51M USD. Net income FY2025 91.8M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue2.9B USD2.84B USD2.95B USD3.21B USD3.49B USD
Cost of goods sold1.58B USD1.48B USD1.55B USD1.74B USD1.82B USD
Gross profit1.31B USD1.37B USD1.4B USD1.47B USD1.66B USD
Selling, general, and administrative1.19B USD1.1B USD1.09B USD1.11B USD1.19B USD
Operating expenses1.17B USD1.11B USD1.07B USD1.09B USD1.17B USD
Interest income13.47M USD11.04M USD4.78M USD1.26M USD1.1M USD
Interest expense34.23M USD31.33M USD33.97M USD42.78M USD60.29M USD
Depreciation and amortization55.26M USD57.93M USD64.14M USD65.28M USD94.11M USD
Operating income143.93M USD254.73M USD323.41M USD379.17M USD497.08M USD
Net income91.8M USD185.51M USD232.5M USD250.04M USD339.75M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest fiscal-year EPS
2.59
FY2025 · -49.41% year over year
Latest fiscal-year revenue
2.9B USD
FY2025 · +1.91% year over year
Next fiscal-year EPS consensus
3.31
FY2026 · 4 analysts
Next fiscal-year revenue consensus
2.9B USD
FY2026 · 3 analysts

Annual EPS trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast
Annual EPS trend8.336.244.162.07FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27FY28

Annual revenue trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast
Annual revenue trend3.55B3.29B3.04B2.78BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27FY28

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$40.33

12.75% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $42.00Average $40.33Low $38.00

Rating distribution

24 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy1250%
Hold938%
Sell313%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

8 institutions
Goldman SachsmaintainSell
B of A SecuritiesmaintainUnderperform
Evercore ISI GroupmaintainIn Line
WedbushmaintainNeutral

CRI news

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Carter's, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Carter's, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on September 25, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on…

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.55

2025 complete year-22.5% since 2019

2026 partial: $0.50

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 1, 2026

$0.25

Quarterly

Record Sep 1, 2026 · Payment Sep 25, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 26, 2026

$0.25

Quarterly

Record May 26, 2026 · Payment Jun 5, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 13, 2026

$0.25

Quarterly

Record Mar 13, 2026 · Payment Mar 27, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 24, 2025

$0.25

Quarterly

Record Nov 24, 2025 · Payment Dec 5, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 26, 2025

$0.25

Quarterly

Record Aug 26, 2025 · Payment Sep 12, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 2, 2025

$0.25

Quarterly

Record Jun 2, 2025 · Payment Jun 20, 2025

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ETFs holding CRI

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR
Market value
84.84M
Weight
0.08%
AUM
111.19B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$147.31+0.64%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV
Market value
46.64M
Weight
0.15%
AUM
31.27B USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
42.59M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
33.89M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
31.09M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
19.71M
Weight
0.03%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
16.4M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF logoState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM
Market value
12.52M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
17.03B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$57.28+0.61%

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