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Carters (CRI) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 26.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 476.0% to 26.75% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.37% through Jan 2026, down 616.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.37% for FY2026, 616.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 26.75% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 19.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 35.66% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 21.95% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 4.08% (2023), against an average of 5.62%.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 3637bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -1544bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 32.05% in 2022, then grew by 11bps to 35.66% in 2023, then fell by -12bps to 31.52% in 2024, then plummeted by -160bps to 19.01% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 241bps to 26.75% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's FCF Margin are 26.75% (Q1 2026), 19.01% (Q3 2025), and 4.12% (Q2 2025).