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Carters (CRI) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported Debt to Equity over the past 18 years, most recently at $0.61 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 5.19% to $0.61 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.61 through Jan 2026, up 5.19% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.61 for FY2026, 5.19% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.61 for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from $0.58 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $1.08 in Q2 2022 and troughed at $0.58 in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.61 (2024), against an average of $0.71.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity grew 12.7% in 2022 and then tumbled 33.29% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.77 in 2022, then dropped by 24.0% to $0.59 in 2023, then decreased by 0.94% to $0.58 in 2024, then dropped by 1.04% to $0.58 in 2025, then increased by 6.3% to $0.61 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Debt to Equity are $0.61 (Q1 2026), $0.58 (Q3 2025), and $0.58 (Q2 2025).