Carters (CRI) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Carters (CRI) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.21 for Q3 2026, up 2.36% year-over-year from 0.2 in Q3 2025, and down 9.03% on a QoQ basis from 0.23 in Q2 2026.
Carters (CRI) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Carters has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.21 in Q3 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q3 2026 came in at 0.21, up 2.36% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 0.21 (up 2.36% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.22, up 7.99% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio declined to 0.21 in Q3 2026, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.34 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.2 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.24 and a median of 0.22 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio advanced 12.5%; it then slipped 24.91% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.25 in 2022, then dropped by 17.27% to 0.21 in 2023, then dropped by 2.09% to 0.2 in 2024, then fell by 1.35% to 0.2 in 2025, then climbed by 2.89% to 0.21 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.21 in Q3 2026, 0.23 in Q2 2026, and 0.22 in Q1 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tjx Companies | 155.58 Bn | 150.00 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 0.08 |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 76.55 Bn | 72.42 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 0.08 |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 20.63 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.20 |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 13.94 Bn | 12.43 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - |
| 5 | Gap | 7.35 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.12 |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | 6.96 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 585.00 Mn | 0.00 |
| 7 | Urban Outfitters | 6.56 Bn | 6.15 Bn | 542.57 Mn | - |
| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 5.05 Bn | 4.91 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.85 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 682.63 Mn | - |
| 10 | Carters | 1.28 Bn | 622.02 Mn | 412.60 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 0.30 |