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Carters (CRI) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported EBT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 8.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 61.0% to 8.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.93% through Jan 2026, down 419.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 3.93% for FY2026, 419.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 8.21% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 1.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 29.22% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.29% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 8.21% (2026), against an average of 8.98%.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin tumbled -1820bps in 2022 and then surged 507bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 11.01% in 2022, then surged by 46bps to 16.08% in 2023, then crashed by -45bps to 8.81% in 2024, then tumbled by -78bps to 1.96% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 319bps to 8.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's EBT Margin are 8.21% (Q1 2026), 1.96% (Q3 2025), and 0.29% (Q2 2025).