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Carters (CRI) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported EBIT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 9.15% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 53.0% to 9.15% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 4.97% through Jan 2026, down 399.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.97% for FY2026, 399.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 9.15% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 3.84% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 30.38% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.69% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 9.68% (2024), against an average of 10.14%.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin plummeted -1837bps in 2022 and then soared 385bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 12.01% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 32bps to 15.86% in 2023, then plummeted by -39bps to 9.68% in 2024, then tumbled by -60bps to 3.84% in 2025, then soared by 138bps to 9.15% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's EBIT Margin are 9.15% (Q1 2026), 3.84% (Q3 2025), and 0.69% (Q2 2025).