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Carters (CRI) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 43.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 457.0% to 43.24% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 45.36% through Jan 2026, down 264.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 45.36% for FY2026, 264.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 43.24% for Q1 2026 at Carters, down from 45.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 56.11% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 43.24% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 47.27% (2022), against an average of 47.31%.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin tumbled -1056bps in 2022 and then surged 319bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 45.56% in 2022, then grew by 7bps to 48.75% in 2023, then dropped by -2bps to 47.81% in 2024, then fell by -6bps to 45.08% in 2025, then decreased by -4bps to 43.24% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Gross Margin are 43.24% (Q1 2026), 45.08% (Q3 2025), and 48.14% (Q2 2025).