CRI Stock Analysis: Carter’s | NYSE
Apparel Retail | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.232m USD | 12M Return: 20.8% | US1462291097 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 38.6M
EPS Trend: -90.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -10.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 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. is a U.S.-headquartered apparel company that designs, sources, and markets branded childrenswear for babies and young children across three operating segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. Its product portfolio spans everyday apparel such as bodysuits, layette essentials, and sleepwear, along with playclothes, outerwear, swimwear, accessories, and home goods like bedding, toys, and diaper bags. The company distributes through a multi-channel model combining company-owned retail stores, e-commerce websites, a mobile app, and wholesale partnerships with department stores, national chains, and specialty retailers. Carters markets a portfolio of brands including Carters, OshKosh Bgosh, Skip Hop, Child of Mine, Simple Joys, and Little Planet, and was founded in 1865 with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
- U.S. birth rate decline pressures core childrenswear demand
- Wholesale segment exposed to department store traffic weakness
- Cotton input costs and tariff exposure squeeze gross margins
| Net Income: 195.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.01 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 29.41% < 20% (prev 22.33%; Δ 7.08% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 333.0m > Net Income 195.1m |
| Net Debt (1.16b) to EBITDA (333.8m): 3.48 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.47 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.4m) vs 12m ago 0.10% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 48.60% > 18% (prev 47.29%; Δ 1.31% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 114.9% > 50% (prev 115.4%; Δ -0.51% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.69 > 6 (EBIT TTM 278.6m / Interest Expense TTM 41.6m) |
| A: 0.32 (Total Current Assets 1.47b - Total Current Liabilities 596.2m) / Total Assets 2.73b |
| B: 0.38 (Retained Earnings 1.03b / Total Assets 2.73b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 278.6m / Avg Total Assets 2.59b) |
| D: 0.60 (Book Value of Equity 1.03b / Total Liabilities 1.71b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.69 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.14 (Receivables 167.9m/140.4m, Revenue 2.98b/2.83b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 47.29% / 48.60%) |
| AQI: 0.86 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.22) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 2.98b / 2.83b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 195.1m - CFO 333.0m) / TA 2.73b) |
| Beneish M = -2.99 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of September 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 33.55 with a total of 1,492,818 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.78%, over one month by -15.05%, over three months by -11.37% and over the past year by +20.77%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 30.70 (which is 8.5% or 2 ATR below the current price).
Carter’s has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.33. Therefore, it is recommended to sell CRI.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 42.7 | 27.2% |
P/E Trailing = 6.2245
P/E Forward = 15.4083
P/S = 0.4133
P/B = 1.1914
P/EG = 2.0126
Revenue TTM = 2.98b USD
EBIT TTM = 278.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 333.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 567.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 132.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.81b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 628.8m
Net Debt = 1.16b USD (calculated: Debt 1.81b - CCE 653.6m)
Enterprise Value = 2.39b USD (1.23b + Debt 1.81b - CCE 653.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.69 (Ebit TTM 278.6m / Interest Expense TTM 41.6m)
EV/FCF = 8.16x (Enterprise Value 2.39b / FCF TTM 293.0m)
FCF Yield = 12.25% (FCF TTM 293.0m / Enterprise Value 2.39b)
FCF Margin = 9.83% (FCF TTM 293.0m / Revenue TTM 2.98b)
Net Margin = 6.55% (Net Income TTM 195.1m / Revenue TTM 2.98b)
Gross Margin = 48.60% ((Revenue TTM 2.98b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.53b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 67.04% (prev 43.15%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.88 (Enterprise Value 2.39b / Total Assets 2.73b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.29% (Interest Expense 41.6m / Debt 1.81b)
Taxrate = 21.10% (52.2m / 247.3m)
NOPAT = 219.8m (EBIT 278.6m * (1 - 21.10%))
Current Ratio = 2.47 (Total Current Assets 1.47b / Total Current Liabilities 596.2m)
Debt / Equity = 1.77 (Debt 1.81b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.03b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.48 (Net Debt 1.16b / EBITDA 333.8m)
Debt / FCF = 3.96 (Net Debt 1.16b / FCF TTM 293.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 936.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.52% (Net Income 195.1m / Total Assets 2.73b)
RoE = 20.84% (Net Income TTM 195.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 936.4m)
RoCE = 18.53% (EBIT 278.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 936.4m + L.T.Debt 567.2m))
RoIC = 10.37% (NOPAT 219.8m / Invested Capital 2.12b)
WACC = 4.88% (E(1.23b)/V(3.05b) * Re(9.39%) + D(1.81b)/V(3.05b) * Rd(2.29%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.39% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -43.17 | Cagr: -0.52%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈232.0m ; Y1≈265.9m ; Y5≈391.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 128.8 (EV 5.89b - Net Debt 1.16b = Equity 4.73b / Shares 36.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -90.24 | EPS CAGR: -24.17% | SUE: 0.63 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -10.80 | Revenue CAGR: -0.26% | SUE: 0.70 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.89 | Chg30d=-0.44% | Revisions=+12% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.26 | Chg30d=-0.12% | Revisions=+12% | GrowthEPS=-6.0% | GrowthRev=+2.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.64 | Chg30d=-0.51% | Revisions=-12% | GrowthEPS=+11.5% | GrowthRev=+1.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +6% (up=8, down=7)