CRI Stock Analysis: Carter’s | NYSE
Apparel Retail | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.225m USD | 12M Return: 6.2% | US1462291097 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 41.5M
EPS Trend: -94.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 35.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Carters, Inc. (NYSE: CRI) is a leading U.S.-based branded childrenswear company that designs, sources, and markets apparel and related products for babies and young children across three operating segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The company distributes its products through an omnichannel model that includes company-owned retail stores, e-commerce websites and mobile apps, and wholesale channels serving department stores, national chains, and specialty retailers. Its portfolio spans multiple brands, including Carters, OshKosh Bgosh, Skip Hop, Simple Joys, and Little Planet, complemented by licensed sports and character apparel.
The company operates within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods), an industry characterized by brand-driven competition, seasonal demand cycles, and reliance on licensing partnerships with entertainment and sports properties to drive product differentiation. Carters was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, giving it one of the longest operating histories among publicly traded U.S. apparel companies.
- Tariff costs on imported childrenswear pressure gross margins
- Wholesale revenue falls as department stores cut orders
- U.S. birth rate decline weighs on long-term demand outlook
| Net Income: 220.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.48% < 20% (prev 22.31%; Δ 8.17% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 360.5m > Net Income 220.1m |
| Net Debt (1.28b) to EBITDA (371.1m): 3.45 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.78 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.6m) vs 12m ago 0.54% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 49.13% > 18% (prev 46.79%; Δ 2.34% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 115.8% > 50% (prev 114.7%; Δ 1.06% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.85 > 6 (EBIT TTM 316.9m / Interest Expense TTM 46.3m) |
| A: 0.34 (Total Current Assets 1.42b - Total Current Liabilities 509.6m) / Total Assets 2.67b |
| B: 0.40 (Retained Earnings 1.06b / Total Assets 2.67b) |
| C: 0.12 (EBIT TTM 316.9m / Avg Total Assets 2.57b) |
| D: 0.65 (Book Value of Equity 1.05b / Total Liabilities 1.62b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.03 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.92 (Receivables 228.9m/237.9m, Revenue 2.97b/2.83b) |
| GMI: 0.95 (GM 46.79% / 49.13%) |
| AQI: 0.89 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.22) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 2.97b / 2.83b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 220.1m - CFO 360.5m) / TA 2.67b) |
| Beneish M = -3.17 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of November 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 31.31 with a total of 1,545,812 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.32%, over one month by -3.13%, over three months by -20.90% and over the past year by +6.24%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 29.40 (which is 6.1% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Carter’s has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.43. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CRI.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 38 | 21.4% |
P/E Trailing = 6.2276
P/E Forward = 16.4474
P/S = 0.4112
P/B = 1.1092
P/EG = 2.0126
Revenue TTM = 2.97b USD
EBIT TTM = 316.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 371.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 567.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 131.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.81b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 628.8m
Net Debt = 1.28b USD (calculated: Debt 1.81b - CCE 526.0m)
Enterprise Value = 2.51b USD (1.23b + Debt 1.81b - CCE 526.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.85 (Ebit TTM 316.9m / Interest Expense TTM 46.3m)
EV/FCF = 7.84x (Enterprise Value 2.51b / FCF TTM 319.8m)
FCF Yield = 12.75% (FCF TTM 319.8m / Enterprise Value 2.51b)
FCF Margin = 10.75% (FCF TTM 319.8m / Revenue TTM 2.97b)
Net Margin = 7.40% (Net Income TTM 220.1m / Revenue TTM 2.97b)
Gross Margin = 49.13% ((Revenue TTM 2.97b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.51b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 47.15% (prev 67.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.94 (Enterprise Value 2.51b / Total Assets 2.67b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.56% (Interest Expense 46.3m / Debt 1.81b)
Taxrate = 21.63% (60.7m / 280.9m)
NOPAT = 248.3m (EBIT 316.9m * (1 - 21.63%))
Current Ratio = 2.78 (Total Current Assets 1.42b / Total Current Liabilities 509.6m)
Debt / Equity = 1.71 (Debt 1.81b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.05b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.45 (Net Debt 1.28b / EBITDA 371.1m)
Debt / FCF = 4.01 (Net Debt 1.28b / FCF TTM 319.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 983.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.57% (Net Income 220.1m / Total Assets 2.67b)
RoE = 22.38% (Net Income TTM 220.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 983.8m)
RoCE = 20.43% (EBIT 316.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 983.8m + L.T.Debt 567.2m))
RoIC = 11.59% (NOPAT 248.3m / Invested Capital 2.14b)
WACC = 4.88% (E(1.23b)/V(3.03b) * Re(9.12%) + D(1.81b)/V(3.03b) * Rd(2.56%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 9.12% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 23.37 | Cagr: -0.07%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈228.6m ; Y1≈262.1m ; Y5≈385.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 123.2 (EV 5.80b - Net Debt 1.28b = Equity 4.52b / Shares 36.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -94.06 | EPS CAGR: -25.92% | SUE: 0.75 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 35.91 | Revenue CAGR: 0.83% | SUE: 0.34 | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.17 | Chg30d=-3.25% | Revisions=+22% | GrowthEPS=-8.8% | GrowthRev=+2.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.46 | Chg30d=-6.40% | Revisions=-22% | GrowthEPS=+9.2% | GrowthRev=+1.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=6, down=6)