Carters (CRI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.42 for Q2 2026, down 27.53% year-over-year from 3.34 in Q2 2025, and down 67.5% quarter-over-quarter from 7.44 in Q1 2026.

Carters (CRI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carters (CRI) has 15 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.42 in Q2 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 2.42, down 27.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 3.83 (down 46.96% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 4.21, down 48.28% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 2.42 in Q2 2026 per CRI's latest filing, from 7.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 22.31 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.51 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 8.25 and a median of 7.2 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio jumped 51.12% in 2023, then plunged 89.73% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 11.8 in 2022, then jumped by 51.12% to 17.83 in 2023, then slumped by 42.92% to 10.18 in 2024, then slumped by 60.15% to 4.06 in 2025, then plunged by 40.35% to 2.42 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRI's Interest Coverage Ratio at 2.42 in Q2 2026, 7.44 in Q1 2026, and 4.06 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn -
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn -
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 29.57
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn -
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 20.23
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn -
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 13.47
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 433.70
10 Carters 1.36 Bn 882.06 Mn 293.87 Mn 2.42

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 2.42
Jan 3, 2026 7.44
Sep 27, 2025 4.06
Jun 28, 2025 0.51
Mar 29, 2025 3.34
Dec 28, 2024 10.18
Sep 28, 2024 10.44
Jun 29, 2024 5.01
Mar 30, 2024 6.96
Dec 30, 2023 17.83
Sep 30, 2023 10.85
Jul 1, 2023 4.65
Apr 1, 2023 5.84
Dec 31, 2022 11.80
Oct 1, 2022 9.43
Jul 2, 2022 8.72
Apr 2, 2022 6.78
Jan 1, 2022 22.31
Oct 2, 2021 8.16
Jul 3, 2021 7.03