Carters Inc (CRI) stock

CRINYSEApparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar MatlFiscal year ends January 2

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 3, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 21/3057% below fair value

$34.29+0.42 (+1.24%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.26BP/E 5.7Yield 4.52%

Carters statistics

112 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 26, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 1, 2026
Fundamentals through: Oct 3, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.26B; $3.71B
Enterprise Value: $1.30B; $3.43B
PE Ratio: 5.68; 18.94
PS Ratio: 0.42; 0.84
PB Ratio: 1.19; 2.22
P/TBV Ratio: 2.18; 2.42
P/FCF Ratio: 3.93; 11.81
P/OCF Ratio: 3.49; 9.91

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.44; 0.88
EV / EBITDA: 3.62; 10.30
EV / EBIT: 4.21; 12.71
EV / FCF: 4.07; 13.12

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 37M; 52M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.54%; -1.23%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.05%; -0.03%
Float: 35M; 35M
Shares Held by Insiders: 3.62%; 11.0%
Shares Held by Institutions: 106.6%; 73.7%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 6M; –
Short Interest Change: -8.76%; -4.95%
Short % of Float: 17.6%; 8.84%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 16.9%; 6.55%
Days to Cover: 4.86; 4.90

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $44.44; –
52-Week Low: $27.86; –
20-Day Moving Average: $32.88; –
50-Day Moving Average: $31.94; –
200-Day Moving Average: $36.13; –
Average True Range (14): $1.48; –
Price Change (1 Week): 7.12%; 2.01%
Price Change (1 Month): 5.06%; 6.40%
Price Change (3 Months): -9.33%; 4.73%
Price Change (6 Months): 2.48%; 15.9%
Price Change (YTD): 5.74%; 10.8%
Price Change (1 Year): 3.25%; 12.0%
Price Change (3 Years): -52.3%; 14.7%
Price Change (5 Years): -68.6%; -22.4%
Price Change (10 Years): -63.0%; -6.68%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 1M; –
Relative Volume: 0.62; 0.75
Relative Strength Index (14): 55.9; 59.4
Volatility (1 Year): 49.1%; 45.8%
Beta (5 Years): 0.93; 1.01

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 49.1%; 52.1%
Operating Margin: 10.4%; 8.43%
Pretax Margin: 9.44%; 6.49%
Profit Margin: 7.40%; 4.62%
EBITDA Margin: 12.1%; 10.4%
FCF Margin: 10.7%; 9.34%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 22.9%; 15.2%
Return on Assets (ROA): 8.57%; 5.30%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 21.3%; 14.4%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 14.3%; 14.1%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.78; 1.95
Quick Ratio: 1.48; 0.82
Debt / Equity: 0.54; 0.45
Debt / EBITDA: 1.58; 1.58
Debt / FCF: 1.78; 1.62
Net Debt / EBITDA: 0.12; 0.68
Interest Coverage: 6.67; 5.88

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 5.01%; 5.83%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 147.1%; 1.12%
EPS Growth (YoY): 144.5%; 28.8%
FCF Growth (YoY): 247.7%; 71.2%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -3.37%; 0.61%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): -0.85%; 8.02%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -26.4%; 0.94%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 0.24%; 7.08%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.16; 1.13
Inventory Turnover: 2.43; 2.55
Revenue Per Employee: $193.15K; $334.46K
Profits Per Employee: $14.29K; $14.22K
Employee Count: 15,400; 8,070
WACC: 8.69%; 9.34%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $2.97B; $2.85B
Gross Profit: $1.46B; $1.27B
Operating Income: $308.73M; $239.25M
Pretax Income: $280.86M; $231.93M
Net Income: $220.12M; $17.62M
EBITDA: $359.18M; $209.78M
EPS (Diluted): $6.04; $0.92

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $525.96M; $163.66M
Total Debt: $568.14M; $574.27M
Net Cash (Debt): -$42.18M; $905
Net Cash Per Share: -$1.15; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $1.05B; $564.48M
Book Value Per Share: $28.73; $10.27
Tangible Book Value: $578.19M; $292.16M
Working Capital: $906.72M; $513.53M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $360.46M; $161.45M
Capital Expenditures: -$40.71M; -$40.71M
Free Cash Flow: $319.75M; $274.62M
FCF Per Share: $8.71; $2.88

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 17.5%; 4.59%
FCF Yield: 25.4%; 7.79%
Dividend Yield: 4.52%; 1.80%
Shareholder Yield: 4.52%; 2.74%
Dividend Per Share: $1.55; $0.56
Dividend Growth (YoY): -51.6%; 3.23%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 1
Payout Ratio: 16.6%; 34.5%
FCF Payout Ratio: 11.4%; 28.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $46.27M; $49.29M
Income Tax: $60.74M; $69.91M
Effective Tax Rate: 21.6%; 23.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $62.49; $28.80
Graham Upside: 82.2%; -18.2%
Altman Z-Score: 2.93; 3.24
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 6
Beneish M-Score: -2.61; -2.56

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CRI	S&P 500	Difference	CRI per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+7.7%	-3.0%	+10.8 pts
3 months	-11.7%	-2.8%	−9.0 pts
Year to date	+8.1%	+11.5%	−3.4 pts
1 year	+6.8%	+13.5%	−6.7 pts
3 years	-43.5%	+77.7%	−121.2 pts	-17.3%	+21.1%
5 years	-61.5%	+72.6%	−134.1 pts	-17.4%	+11.5%
10 years	-48.7%	+308.2%	−356.9 pts	-6.5%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

6M CRI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 8.8% from the previous report, or 17.58% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	6,215,908	-8.8%	1,278,430	4.9
Oct 15, 2026	6,812,373	-10.0%	1,320,428	5.2
Sep 30, 2026	7,570,539	+30.9%	1,489,072	5.1
Sep 15, 2026	5,782,950	+26.5%	1,674,393	3.5
Aug 31, 2026	4,572,429	+44.6%	1,279,809	3.6
Aug 14, 2026	3,163,032	+1.8%	1,087,540	2.9
Jul 31, 2026	3,107,744	-16.6%	999,101	3.1
Jul 15, 2026	3,725,657	+8.1%	861,779	4.3
Jun 30, 2026	3,446,708	+12.4%	1,045,095	3.3
Jun 15, 2026	3,067,090	-8.7%	836,419	3.7
May 29, 2026	3,358,370	+6.4%	873,131	3.9
May 15, 2026	3,156,065	+16.5%	1,410,501	2.2