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CARTERS INC CRI

NYSE · stock · Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl · website · IPO 2003-10-24

CARTERS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.6B
P / E17.4×
P / S0.6×
P / B1.7×
P / FCF23.3×
Dividend yield3.53%
Net margin3.2%
Return on equity9.9%
FCF margin2.4%
Net debt$80.1M
Net debt / EBITDA0.4×
Enterprise value USD$1.7B
EV / EBITDA8.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.6%
Return on capital7%
Graham number -2.7%$38.02

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($38.02); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.10% 8.90% 8.10% 7.50% 3.60% 9.70% 7.80% 7.90% 6.50% 3.20% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Gross margin (%)
43.10% 43.60% 43.30% 42.90% 43.40% 47.70% 45.80% 47.40% 48.00% 45.40% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Operating margin (%)
13.30% 12.30% 11.30% 10.60% 6.30% 14.30% 11.80% 11.00% 9.00% 5.00% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Return on equity (%)
32.70% 35.30% 32.40% 30.00% 11.70% 35.80% 31.40% 27.50% 21.70% 9.90% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Shares outstanding
50.4M 48.1M 46.6M 44.7M 43.8M 43.0M 38.9M 36.6M 36.0M 36.4M 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Net debt ($)
$281.0M $438.8M $423.2M $380.4M -$112.8M $7.1M $404.9M $146.1M $85.2M $80.1M 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Return on assets (%)
13.20% 14.60% 13.70% 9.60% 3.20% 10.70% 10.20% 9.80% 7.60% 3.60% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.80% 7.70% 8.40% 9.30% 18.40% 6.60% 1.50% 15.90% 8.50% 2.40% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Debt / equity (×)
0.74× 0.72× 0.68× 0.68× 1.05× 1.04× 0.77× 0.59× 0.58× 0.61× 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
EPS ($)
$5.08 $6.24 $6.00 $5.85 $2.50 $7.81 $6.34 $6.24 $5.12 $2.53 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CARTERS INC trades at about 15.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.5×–35.2×, median 13.8×).

10.5× 35.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.5×–35.2×); dot = today's 15.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin45.4%48.0%47.4%45.8%47.7%43.4%42.9%43.3%43.6%43.1%
Operating margin5.0%9.0%11.0%11.8%14.3%6.3%10.6%11.3%12.3%13.3%
Net margin3.2%6.5%7.9%7.8%9.7%3.6%7.5%8.1%8.9%8.1%
FCF margin2.4%8.5%15.9%1.5%6.6%18.4%9.3%8.4%7.7%8.8%
Return on assets3.6%7.6%9.8%10.2%10.7%3.2%9.6%13.7%14.6%13.2%
Return on equity9.9%21.7%27.5%31.4%35.8%11.7%30.0%32.4%35.3%32.7%
Debt / equity0.61×0.58×0.59×0.77×1.04×1.05×0.68×0.68×0.72×0.74×
Current ratio2.512.252.152.252.652.462.333.193.083.81

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.